What if your pet grows and grows and grows ...

(07-30-2012, 05:06 AM)Fishbone Wrote: Wow. That is one big pig! I'm glad it has worked or for them. I've actually had something similar happen to me. The first exotic snake I ever had was am African rock python. I knew it was supposed to get big, but... We had to give him up after a few years. I've thoroughly researched every animal since.

And Victor is right about the pythons. There are allot of people who get the giant constrictors as little babies without a rational plan of what to do when they grow. And the giants with indeterminate growth never stop growing. I would think pigs are second on that list. I shared a weird story in another thread about a friend from a long time ago who bought a small pot bellied pig, our so he thought before it started growing into a farm pig

It is surely big. Typical pigs get slaughtered when they weight anywhere between 200~300lbs. This pig weights 150kg, it is beyond 300lbs. I do not know what they have been feeding it, it must be expensive to keep a large pet with huge appetite.

While it might not be a problem for this family, knowing the pet's maximum adult size is one of the most important knowledge everyone must know during planning stage. As a fish keeper, in order to avoid overstock a fish tank, we must know the full adult size of the fish instead of just look at their current size. Once the fish outgrow the tank, they can get themselves killed with ammonia poisoning released by themselves.