{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_mini_pig_feeding_ratio","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"exotic_nutrition_mini_pig_feeding_ratio\"\ncategory: \"exotic-pet-nutrition\"\ntitle: \"Mini-pig feeding ratio & meal frequency — VCA Hospitals (paraphrased)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"VCA Hospitals 'Feeding Your Mini-Pig' (LifeLearn) — non-Open-Access veterinary source; paraphrased derived summaries per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3. Cross-referenced with Merck Veterinary Manual miniature-pet-pig feeding.\"\nsource_file: [\"pdf-raw/exotic-c-2026/vca_feeding_your_mini_pig.txt\", \"pdf-raw/exotic-c-2026/merck_mini_pig_feeding.txt\"]\ndate_parsed: \"2026-08-05\"\nrecovered: false\nauthority_tier: T4\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T4:welfare-org\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\nmethod: paraphrase\nlicense: paraphrase\ncitation:\n  authority: \"VCA Hospitals\"\n  title: \"Mini-pig feeding ratio & meal frequency (VCA Hospitals 'Feeding Your Mini-Pig')\"\n  url: \"https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/feeding-your-mini-pig\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-05\"\n  needs_review: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_nutrition_mini_pig_feeding_ratio/01_exotic_nutrition_mini_pig_feeding_ratio.md\n---\n\n# Mini-pig feeding ratio & meal frequency — VCA Hospitals (paraphrased)\n\nSource: VCA Hospitals 'Feeding Your Mini-Pig' (LifeLearn Inc.), copyrighted. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, paraphrased derived fact summaries: numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten.\n\n## Claims (derived summary — method: paraphrase)\n\n- Divide the adult mini-pig's total daily ration into a minimum of 2–3 feedings; wild pigs eat about 7–11 small meals per day, so 2–3 daily feedings is the practical minimum for a pet.\n- Feed adult mini-pigs a daily total (pelleted ration plus other foods) of about 2% of body weight, roughly 1 cup of pelleted food per 23 kg (50 pounds) of body weight.\n- Feeding more than 2% of body weight risks obesity, arthritis and other health problems, so keep to the 2% guideline.\n- Offer pelleted mini-pig chow first at each meal so the pig eats a balanced ration, and feed vegetables, fruit and treats only in moderation.\n- Feed life-stage formulated chow: a starter up to about seven weeks of age, a grower for roughly 8–16 weeks, and maintenance feed from greater than a year old; newborn piglets get milk replacer and starter until about seven weeks, then are weaned onto solid food.\n- Treats (small pieces of fruit or vegetable) may be given once or twice a day as training rewards, but excess treat-feeding can cause obesity and food aggression.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Mini-pig feeding ratio & meal frequency (VCA Hospitals 'Feeding Your Mini-Pig') (retrieved 2026-08-05)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Mini-pig feeding ratio & meal frequency (VCA Hospitals 'Feeding Your Mini-Pig')","url":"https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/feeding-your-mini-pig","retrieved":"2026-08-05","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"","verification_file":"[\"pdf-raw/exotic-c-2026/vca_feeding_your_mini_pig.txt\", \"pdf-raw/exotic-c-2026/merck_mini_pig_feeding.txt\"]"},"source_document":"","source_file":"[\"pdf-raw/exotic-c-2026/vca_feeding_your_mini_pig.txt\", \"pdf-raw/exotic-c-2026/merck_mini_pig_feeding.txt\"]","trust":{"authority_tier":"T4","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":132,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}