{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_profile_mini_pig","category":"exotic-pet-profile","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_profile_mini_pig\ncategory: exotic-pet-profile\ntitle: \"Miniature pet pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) — pet profile (behavior, housing, diet, reproduction, health)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Miniature Pet Pigs (Management; Feeding and Nutrition; Reproduction)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_mini_pig_profile_2026.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-31\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverified: true\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 15\n  passed: 15\n  date: 2026-08-04\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Miniature Pet Pigs (combined first-hand extract)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com)\"\n  title: \"Miniature Pet Pigs — Management, Feeding and Nutrition, Reproduction\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/miniature-pet-pigs\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-31\"\n  ref: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Miniature Pet Pigs\"\n  doc_type: \"first-hand veterinary manual (.edu-adjacent expert clinical source)\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com) is copyrighted and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T3\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T3:vet-ref\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Miniature pet pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) — pet profile (behavior, housing, diet, reproduction, health)\nSource: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), a copyrighted veterinary reference. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Miniature pet pigs (MPPs) are sensitive to temperature extremes and need a clean, dry, draft-free environment.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Outdoor access should include an area to root, since soil minerals benefit the pig.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* MPPs may live outdoors, indoors or both, but must be acclimated to the specific setting.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* As healthy neutered MPPs mature, some grow more aggressive and threaten people.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Habituate MPPs to a harness and leash as early as possible, ideally while still very young and small, so they stay manageable.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Fresh water must be available at all times to prevent dehydration and salt toxicosis (water-deprivation sodium ion poisoning).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* An animal that eats excess sodium chloride, especially with limited water, can develop salt toxicosis.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* In MPPs, first estrus can occur as early as 3 months of age in gilt piglets.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Older female MPPs typically show irritable behaviour for 2–3 days of estrus within every 21-day cycle.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Neutering is usually done at 8–12 weeks of age.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* MPPs can carry the same external and internal parasites as other swine.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Sarcoptic mange is the most common parasitic disease in pet pigs.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Permanent canine teeth emerge at about 5–7 months and grow continuously.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Most pet pigs need regular nail trimming to avoid overgrowth.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com) — copyrighted, non-Open-Access. 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