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From: graham@potbelliedpig.com
Category: General Discussion
Date: 4/15/99
Time: 7:35:34 PM
Remote Name: 208.153.58.151
Give yourself a week or more of daily interactions 1-2 minutes to build trust and inderstanding
(1) start slowly massaging your potbellied pig's feet for the first few times and give treats.
(2) get a hoof rasp and try it a few strokes -- then food.
(3) you can use clippers for the dewclaws and sometimes even for the main hooves themselves --provided its a powerful clippers (good lawn & garden snips work well actually).
Remember patience, food, patience, food.
Watch out not to cut too close or you will have a bloody mess (literally).
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