HELP! how can you stop pigs from pooing everywhere?

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I've tried potty training my pigs but they just poop everywhere outside of the litter box! What other methods should I use for potty training? :{
 
Thats what pigglies do I'm afraid. They dont care where they do it. Mind you you could try putting some soiled bedding i.e newspaper/woodchips or whatever you use, in the litter tray. That might work.
 
This is just what guinea pigs do. You will never get them to do all their poops in a litter tray!:))
 
They might wee in a favourite spot but I don't think you'll ever get a piggie to poo in just one spot....but by all means let us all know if you figure out how to do it! :)) :)) :))
 
Yes if you do manage to find out how to make them do it, you can sell the secret and get rich!

Rod was litter trained for a while, but then he just went back to pooping where he liked.
 
Barty just opens the bomb doors whenever the mood takes him, wherever he is! :)):)):))
 
Mine are totally random peeing/pooping inside the cage- they don't have a 'potty corner' as much as I've tried to institute that! They don't poop outside the cage during free time- they will go back into the cage to pee or poop- but we didn't really teach them that. Linney (older/dominant pig) started doing it on her own and seems to have 'taught' it to the other subordinate pigs we have had.
 
Mine all poo everywhere except for little Star who poos through the grids into Terk's cage :))
 
mine like to poo in their beds! and then sleep on them the mucky piggies lol:)):)):))
 
Would love to know how to get them to poop in designated areas but alas, both boys treat every area as a free for all. They prefer to pee in corners though. I tried the whole toilet training thing (putting poops in litter tray etc) but it made absolutely no difference. Unfortunately they are far too adorable and all is forgiven with every single poop.
 
One of my OHs guinea pigs poo's in little piles :))

She starts a pile and when it gets to 10+ she makes another lol

Shes a strange pig anyway - she randomly runs round her cage at 100mile an hour lol
 
:(|) My lot have litter trays and they wee in them most of the time but poo wherever they like. As soon as I put the clean tray in, they run over and wee - have to mess it up :(|)
 
Oh my, this thread has brought a smile to my face. My boars could poop for England! They even poop as I'm clearing up after them, as if to say 'You can't keep up with us you know...'
 
Put the water bottles above the litter tray and put hay in the litter tray. Eating/drinking will increase the flow. At one point I had Sweets litter trained for poops anyways he pee's where he wants no matter what. I switched back to bedding is why he's no longer litter trained. ANYWAYS, put the water bottles over the litter trays and then hay in the litter tray, put any soiled bedding in the litter tray and you have to keep at this for a couple weeks and eventually the litter box should be the only thing smelling like a toilet so they will learn to go there. Give it a try and if it doesn't work then your piggies just like to go wherever and whenever lol good luck!
 
Whilst I tried [and failed with my girls] Potty training my piggies, I picked up soiled bedding and poop and placed it in the litter tray, If they won't go in the litter tray you could always try turning a small hidey upside down and using it as a litter tray. Some pigs tip there igloo's over and sit in them ^.^ Hope I helped! :)
 
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