Its ALL a scam. Even tv presenters got doped. Jane Croft teacup pigs seen on Sunday night program are nothing but a scam. There simple Pot Belly pigs that are starved with3-4month old mothers!

There are many breeders out there that tell people that potbellied pigs will stay
small if you do not feed them a lot. HOWEVER, underfeeding a pig, or any
animal for that matter, will cause serious health problems and deformities. As for
the so-called “Teacup” or “Micro-Mini” pigs, these are just normal potbellied pigs
that have been chronically underfed and malnourished in an attempt to keep them
small. Their life span is maybe five years or less. This is because the pig stays
tiny, but the organs continue to grow as for a normal size pig. Teacups, Micro- Mini’s, European, Blues, these are all fancy names made up by breeders. All potbellied pigs within the United States come from the same line. The term "miniature pig" is a term used to describe "small" mature pigs. Miniature pigs are generally considered
to be about 1/10 the size of a commercial farm pig. Given that farm pigs can approach and even exceed 1,000
pounds when full-grown, it is obvious to see that the term "miniature" is both relative and very subjective. Keep in mind that weight is often not the best way to describe a pig. Pigs are very solid and "hard-bodied." It does not take a very "big" pig to weigh 100 pounds. It is often best to describe a pig in terms of size, not weight. In dealing
with inexperienced pig people, we often ask them to describe the size of their pig in relation to the size of a dog.
Most people can relate to and visualize the size of a dog better than they can a pig.
An average potbellied pig at maturity will probably be in the 90-150 pound range if not overweight. This is the
size of a small to medium sized dog in terms of height and length. We have seen potbellied pigs at well over 400
pounds. Some have simply been grossly overfed and under-exercised and others have been cross bred with other
pigs – even farm pigs. The smallest healthy adult potbellied pig we have seen was about 45-50 pounds at maturity.
Keep in mind that size (length and height) are a function of genetics and are predetermined in the pig. Weight is
mainly a function of how much the pig eats. Pig owners can affect their pig’s weight through feeding and exercise,
but not the pig’s eventual size. Potbellied pigs can continue to grow well into their fourth year.
Many breeders are frantically trying to breed smaller and smaller potbellied pigs in hopes that the smaller size
will attract more buyers. We have investigated and seen numerous pigs advertised as a "teacup" or "micro-mini"
pigs. In virtually every case, what we have found was a normal potbellied pig that has been chronically underfed
and malnourished in an attempt to keep it small. This information has been verified with numerous other
sanctuaries and knowledgeable pig people. In the few instances where a very small (less than 20 pounds) pig has
been bred, it has been the result of inbreeding or very concentrated cross breeding. These pigs tend to be sickly
and unhealthy pigs with a myriad of health problems and very short life spans. At the present time, and to our
knowledge, the “teacup” or “micro-mini” pig does not exist, nor has any one successfully bred a healthy and
normal pig this size. We are certain, however, that the quest by breeders to breed this highly desirable and highly
marketable pig will continue.
BEWARE OF BREEDERS!!! Most breeders are only in business to make money. They will lie to you and tell
you anything to make you want to buy from them. They have been known to tell people that their pigs are "microminis"
or "teacup pigs" and that their pigs will get no more than 30 pounds. They will show you the cutest
teeniest tiniest newborn piglets, fewer than 10 pounds or so, then show you the parents of the piglets. Keep in mind that pigs can breed when they are only 3-4 months of age. Therefore, naturally if they have bred the pigs at 3-4 months of age, the parents will obviously still be fairly small, yet the breeder will tell you this is the “fullgrown
size” of those cutest teeniest tiniest piglet’s parents, without telling you the age of the parents nor mentioning the fact these pigs continue grow until 3-4 years of age.

Every year hundreds, if not thousands, of potbellied pigs are abandoned, "thrown away" or die, due to lack of information and knowledge. Many potbellied pigs are abandoned because buyers had unrealistic expectations, or were given the wrong facts (like the ridiculous statement: "a potbellied pig will stay small if you feed it less," a favorite of many unscrupulous breeders!). Remember that underfeeding causes malnutrition and sickness. This is why we strongly suggest ADOPTING as opposed to buying from breeders. Shelters, sanctuaries & foster care facilities are overflowing with potbellied pigs that have been abandoned & neglected because these so-called "micro-mini" or "teacup pigs" got “too big.” We strongly feel that these pigs need loving homes FIRST, before bringing any more pigs into the world. To buy from breeders only encourages breeders to breed more, which in turn causes many older pigs to die in shelters, sanctuaries, foster care or abandoned and left to die alone out in the deserts or turned loose on the streets. Therefore, realistically speaking, a 13" – 24" tall, full grown 90 – 250 pound potbellied pig is a "miniature" compared to farm hogs which can average as much as 800 or more pounds at three years of age. As with humans, some potbellied pigs are bigger or smaller than other potbellied pigs of the same age

Boy are you being played for a sucker. Piglets are babies, they never stay that size.

Ask what breed it is. Understand that there IS no ‘teacup’ in anything–that’s a marketing word breeders use for ‘runt of the litter’, which usually means the animal will have significant health issues since it’s not the best from the litter. None of them stay that size either.

"Miniature" pigs are NOT that small, they end up bigger than you’d think and the poop smells bad, just like human poop. The boars have to be neutered, and the females will be going into heat.

Adorable as they look–if you’re inside city limits, every city has local ordinances against ‘livestock’ for noise and sanitation reasons, and you’ll be ticketed for pigs, goats, chickens, geese, sheep, etc. if you’ve got them living inside the city limits.

What’s wrong with owning a pig if you don’t live on a farm? Why do pigs need to be kept with other pigs, but not dogs? Or are you against people who only own a single dog, even though dogs are pack animals?

Dog crap smells terrible as well, so I don’t see how dogs are more sanitary than pigs. Dogs also like to kill small animals and roll around on their corpses, eat dead animals, crap, etc.

Nothing wrong with owning a pig in the city as long as you take care of it and are following the law. And, yeah, micro/teacup pigs are a scam.