Little help please

They are teenie. Like 4.5" I don't even know what to compare them to!! Lol
 
Congrats!
Sorry some didn't make it. Boy is that tiny!!
 
As for iron shots where do I get them and what is it called? When do I need to give it to them? I was going to get some dirt and fill a small kiddie pool with it and give then some play time, but I wasn't expecting them to be so small lol. My pig is being so sweet. She's not aggressive at all!
 
The Iron for pigs is called Iron Dextran...TSC has it in 100ml bottles for $10. We usually dose at 1ml per piglet on day 3 but i have no idea if mini pigs require a smaller dose. @Ferguson K ?

We also cut milk teeth at the same time as the iron shot or sooner if the sow shows a lot of damage or reluctance to nurse. Thinking about it we more often give shots on day two i guess and clip teeth...we started doing it on day 3 and sometimes still do...kinda depends...so

Iron shot day 2-3
teeth clip day 2-3
Ivermec wormer day 3 if we are handling them, if not day 5
Castration day 10-14 (have heard of farms/people waiting until day 28..personally think thats to long seems to make them stress more, fight more, etc.)
We do not ear notch or dock tails.
 
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Do you know about how much castrations cost? They won't find furever homes til it's all done. I didn't plan on cutting their teeth either. I've heard mixed reviews on doing it. Only altering I planned was sterilization
 
One of the babies mouth looks deformed. I'll try to get it posted. It seems to be the only one like that
 
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