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housetraining

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Question
Penelopig is almost five months old..We are having problems  with her urinating wherever she happens to be. She WILL go out and poop and pee on demand, but never lets us know when she has to go out. We confine her to a small pen at night and she consistently pees on her bedding(we feed her in this pen also.)When we catch her getting ready to pee ,we firmly tellher "No.Bad Pig" she'll squeel like crazy and seem to know what she did was wrong. She has never pooped anywhere other than her outside area. Hope you can help

Answer
Is she spayed? If not, this is probably the problem
Female pigs urinate in front of the male to tell him they are "ready".
Otherwise confine her to a small room to live until she learns the "box routine" all over. Use Natures Miracle to spot clean your carpets (sold at pet stores!
Please consider our book "Potbellied Pig Behavior and Training" at valentinesperformingpigs.com
Thanks,
Cheers,
Pris