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Originally Posted by Ratsicles
Mice and rats are omnivores ... they require some animal content in their food to thrive ... I have no idea as to a pigs dietary requirements so I have no idea if the pig pellets meet rodent criteria.
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Pigs are also omnivores. They will eat anything you throw in the trough. There have been several recorded cases of hogs being used to dispose of murder victim's corpses.
When we still lived in the country and raised our own, they ate primarily vegetables that a local supermarket couldn't sell, supplemented with excess goat milk. They also got any dead chickens, rabbits, etc. We didn't give them "pig chow" until six weeks before slaughter. As I said, they'll eat almost anything.
One fun fact: they don't digest the seeds when they eat tomatoes, so there were always a few tomato plants growing in the sty.