Tiny porkers with a big price tag: £700 'micro-pigs' are the latest celebrity pet craze

[Ian David]

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 4:17 PM on 07th October 2009

With their wrinkled little snouts, tiny trotters and oversized ears, they are irresistibly cute.

But while these micro pigs may be minuscule, their price tag is anything but.

In exchange for up to £700, owners take home a pet which weighs just 9oz at birth and is the size of a tea cup.



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At two years old they are fully grown and weigh in around 40-65lb and are about knee height at 12-16in tall.

They can live for up to 18 years, but make popular pets as they are low maintenance, quiet and surprisingly clean.



More:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1218472/The-700-teacup-sized-pigs-latest-celebrity-pet.html

Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/TheDailyBlonde/status/4684570897

[beac]

1. I'm guessing these "micro" pigs will spawn the same kind of scams that potbellies did when they

became popular--- unscrupulous people selling smallish, but regular old pigs that grow up to be enormous and unwanted. Sad.

[Ian David]

2. That could very well be. n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

3. I wish man would stop screwing with Mother Nature..

[catbyte]

4. The cat looks ticked off. lol n/t