Miniature Vietnamese Pot Belly Pigs...

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SV Wind Dancer

November 15, 2009, 03:24:35 PM
A. Will they thrive on a diet of fish and seaweed, and:  B. Barbecuability? ;)  Hey, I might need this information someday! 

AdriftAtSea

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November 17, 2009, 08:59:51 PM
Pigs are omnivores, so they'd probably do okay on a fish and seaweed diet... but might need some vitamin supplements. :)  As for edibility... do you know how to skin and butcher a pig??? If not, then eating them might be a bit complicated for you.
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November 18, 2009, 10:57:28 AM
I am pretty sure pigs can and will thrive on a fish/seaweed and whatever else they can find diet. Especially in the Bahamas :D

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5843957/Pigs-swim-in-sea-in-Bahamas.html
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November 18, 2009, 11:34:50 AM
Quote from: Greenman on November 18, 2009, 10:57:28 AM
I am pretty sure pigs can and will thrive on a fish/seaweed and whatever else they can find diet. Especially in the Bahamas :D

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5843957/Pigs-swim-in-sea-in-Bahamas.html

I have been there and I can assure you they get more than fish/seaweed  ;) and occasionally one of them disappear from the beach, which is a good thing because the overpopulation eventually is unhealthy.
Also they can get quite aggressive (worse than seagulls)
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newt

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November 18, 2009, 05:05:41 PM
And what would the locals do if they found you slaughtering one strung up on a halyard on your mast? (I have slaughtered my own pigs and I do enjoy bacon and a occasional pork chop) I may have to shoot one and run for the open seas :)
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November 18, 2009, 05:33:23 PM
On this particular beach there aren't any locals and although the pigs are protected a little by their tourist attraction factor, that has not stopped a few of them from disappearing.
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newt

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November 19, 2009, 09:30:04 AM
Before I get it from the PETA section, I would note that Pigs, esp domestic then feral pigs, destroy an island like no other, and can wipe out plant species and completely trash an area. I think they should be controlled for their own sake, or they may destroy their own habitat. (Hey, why does this sound familiar?)
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SV Wind Dancer

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November 20, 2009, 08:57:50 AM
I think all islands with a piggie problem should have a tiny piggie icon on nav charts...
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