my dad told me they do so im scared to pet them
2007-01-07 22:03:36 · 16 answers · asked by tj 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Well They Do Bite, But It Really Depend's On The Pig
Like If It's Use To Human's Then Yeah Im Sure It's Fine To Pet It
If It's Wild Just Leave It Alone And Don't Risk It Bitting You.
2007-01-08 20:16:20 · answer #1 · answered by † Dark Prince † 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! They have big nasty teeth for chewing on roots of trees and gnawing on hard stuff. Pigs are odd things that can make wonderfully tame (albeit huge) pets but can also get real temperamental over rough treatment or dangerous if protecting piglets. I have been around lots of pigs (on other peoples) farms and it is fun to go into the paddock and throw vegies etc to the pigs and wander amongst them, but don't go near a sow with piglets or act in a threatening/rough manner toward them. I have often walked down the paddock with a big bucket of food for the pigs, they come running as soon as you bang on the side of the bucket and although they may get a bit pushy trying to snatch a few bits on the way, they were never a threat or gave me a hard time.
My father was raised on farm and says that they are harmless unless you do something really stupid- but then that applies to all animals doesn't it.
2007-01-07 23:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by magpiez 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they bite and will if they are provoked or hungry, in a bad mood, etc.. We just went to the PA Farm Show today and my 3 year old was petting some pigs and they were fine with it. So use judgement with the piggies.
2007-01-08 15:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by Suga 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do bite and it hurts like a mother mother.I'm 16 and I manage a barn, for my parents, one day I was going to feed are sow...and she's a big old thing, weighs more then a new born pony, butt anyways i open the padlock and before i even get in she wobbles her to me and I'm trying to push her back cause the last time she go out....well im not going there.but they get impatient ans she tore in to my arm so i beat her around the head to get her to release dropped the food ran for the house ...my momma just laughed at first then see saw how deep it was and got me sown up...but yeah they bite.
2007-01-08 00:10:03 · answer #4 · answered by blueeyedrapture 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything with a mouth can bite. People, too. (Little babies just getting their first teeth will try them on anything they can get their mouths on, including family members or whoever happens to be holding them.) Usually animals will bite out of fright, if you annoy them, or they just want to be left alone and someone keeps insisting on wanting to touch them. My friend's pot-belly sometimes nip one of the dogs if he annoys her too much, but on the whole, she's a sweety. A couple of dried cherries and she's putty in your hands.
2007-01-08 00:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by all things mystical 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do bite when they eat did you know that a big is the only animal on earth that can suck as an adoult
2007-01-07 22:44:14 · answer #6 · answered by Lacadema (Role-player) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They do indeed bite. Listen to your dad on this one.
2007-01-07 22:39:48 · answer #7 · answered by HarmNone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi
yes the do one bite my son at a petting zoo because the boynext to him kicked the pig.
LAmmy
2007-01-07 22:12:39 · answer #8 · answered by Clammy S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There was a farmer that hit his head when he was feeding his hogs and got knocked out, he got eaten up,, 100%, except for his feet.
2007-01-07 22:12:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do. i know of an incident where in the jungle of laos a pig ate the leg of a live man!
2007-01-07 22:06:11 · answer #10 · answered by curiousguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋