Wolf and his friend brought Babe upstairs as a Christmas gift .  This was no small feat since she weights about 200 lbs.  She decided to make her home against the stove.  It is a little inconvenient for me but as long as Babe is happy that is fine.

She hasn't strayed from her blankets yet to explore the kitchen because we have terrazzo flooring and her little feet slip out from underneath her.  I will be purchasing rubber mats to place on the floor so that she will be able to explore the house.  She is paper trained, so no worries about accidents.

Luna and Colt  our two Huskies leave her alone, except that they seem to like her pellets that she eats

Piggy & Cat

Here is a picture of Babe with her best Friend Nemo.  A cat that I inherited from a friend of my son's.

Keeping Craftroom clean

I have to keep my craft room floor clean because whatever I drop on the floor is a snack for Babe. She loves the taste of wallpaper, must be the glue. If she has a piece of paper in her mouth and I try to take it away from her, she chews faster. I have to keep all my floors swept because whatever is on it is fair game. She is really good for my figure as well. I never get to eat a complete meal. Babe is always there, just like a dog begging for a mouthful. She is soooo cute that I can't resist. I have found out that she does not like broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, or peppers. I thought piggies eat everything. But not Babe. She will eat her pellets around anything she doesn't like.
I am in a swap called Pets. I make a card with a piggly on it.

Friendly visit

My friend Val came for a visit yesterday. It seems that Babe likes people. She had to check out Val's suede shoes and her leather purse. Val left with piggy gobbers on her shoes, but at least nothing is missing from her purse. Babe thinks that everyone has to give her treats and pet her.
Oh what a life.

Piggy in a Blanket

A picture of Babe at her best. The thing she loves doing the most. Sleeping. It looks like her ears are in need of a cleaning.

Life With Babe-Piggly

When the weather started to get cold in October, I made the decision to bring Babe, my potbellied piggy in to live downstairs with me in my downstairs apartment. My son helped me to bring her in. At that time she weighed about 100 lbs. She has now reached about 125. We are wondering how we will get her up the stairs when Spring time comes and put her back into her outside pen. How many other piggies have both summer and winter accommodations.?

I made her a bed of a quilt and a blanket in my livingroom and at night she sleeps on a blanket beside my bed. She is just like a pink dog. She knows when I come home and starts squawking until I come down and speak to her. She follows me all around my apartment and likes to be with me in my studio/craftroom.

At first I was concerned about her toilet training. But I was in for a wonderful surprise. I read up about potbellied piggies on the internet. It said that they do not mess or wet where they eat. I layed down a tarp and over that I put a thick layer of newspaper. I placed her water in the corner and put her food on the other side of the room. She came in, went to drink, used the papers and I have had no problem with her messing anywhere else but on her papers. I put clean ones down everytime she messes or wets and I have no odor in my home.

We have very little organic matter for recycling. Left over meat is eaten by our dogs, and all other food stuffs, old veggies and fruit, etc is eaten by Babe. There are certain things she will not eat, broccoli and green peppers are just a few.

People have a poor opinion of pigs. They are not dirty but like to be clean, they have likes and dislikes and are very loving.