Micro pig eating his cat litter

Question
hi, my micro pig is eating his cat litter, we noticed it so we tried a different kind
of litter but he still tried eating it, then we tried newspaper and he did the same
thing. Any advice on what else we could use that he won't try to eat.
Thanks so much

Answer
Piglets sometimes try to eat or sleep in their litter. Usually, simply switching to a different litter solves the problem.

Clay cat litter and shredded newspaper are the two litters that pigs are most likely to eat. Pigs love playing with paper and shredding paper. Clay litter is basically a kind of dirt, and pigs naturally root around in dirt.

Some pigs try to sleep in pine shaving litter, but few try to eat it. The problem with pine litter is that it sticks to pig feet and can get spread around. Put a thick bath mat at the litter box entrance to collect any stray litter. A shaggy kind of rug works best.

Some people do not use any litter at all. They put a non-skid rubber mat down on the bottom of the litter box. They empty it and rinse it out often.

Because you've already tried switching the litter, the problem might something else. Pica is a condition where the piggy eats things that are not food, like clay litter or rocks. Now, pigs often eat things that are not food, like scented soaps and candle waxes, but that's because the objects smell like a food.

Pica has several causes, usually related to nutrition. The rule of thumb for piglets under 15 lbs is 1/2 cup pot-bellied pig pellets per day, plus veggies and fruits and a few training treats. For larger piglets, it's 1/2 cup per 15 lb of pig. It's important to remember that the calories in training treats really add up. Some people like to measure out the dinner pig pellets right after breakfast, then use one pellet at a time as training treats throughout the day. When it's dinner time, whatever pig pellets are leftover is dinner.

Many people like to give their pig a childrens vitamin tablet per day. There's certainly no harm in this, and it does provide important trace minerals that house pigs often have trouble getting, because pigs naturally get these trace minerals by rooting around in soil.