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my potbelly pepper

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Question
I have a 6 month old potbellied pig which i adore.  However, she is waking us up every night between 3am and 4:30 am squealing to eat.  That would not be such a problem i can take the sqealing but she is in our master bathroom in a pet yard pen because she started eating the drywall in the potty room we had her in.  I have not let her roam the house because she eats the walls and she is spade.  I started taking her outside to do her business which she does great with.  We fixed her a fenced in area within our fenced in yard because we also have dogs. The problem with the yard pen in the bathroom is that she will pick up and push the pen on the tile floor which is very loud and also she will run it down the walls in the small hallway we have going into the master bath.  I would really appreciate your help in this matter.  I wouldn't mind if she stayed outdoors at night but, we do have other animals like foxes and coyotes in our area.  Please help with her waking up and popping her pen.  Thank you very much in advance.  Trina


Answer
Hello,
I would suggest that you put her yard pen in an are in the house that it can either be fastened to the wall and/or floor so she can't move it or lift it.  You can also hang gallon jugs full of rocks to help weight it down.
If you put a litter box in her pen at night she will use it and not wake you up.
Hope this helps.
Good luck,
Patty