Tiny Baby Pig Trying Pumpkin Is the Cutest Messy Eater

Babies are messy eaters, no matter their species, and that will never not be funny. They're just learning how to have a mouth and eat with it; we can't expect them to be clean eaters... especially if they don't have any actual hands.

One sanctuary proved that to be true recently when they posted a video of a piglet they care for eating pumpkin for the first time. She may have loved it, but she also got it all over herself. Lucky for her, no one can really accuse her of eating like a piglet as an insult:

Oh, look, another animal from Uncle Neil's Home that completely stole every piece of my heart. Who would have thought? Uncle Neil, probably.

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This video is of a sweet pig named Tootsie , who just recently celebrated one year at Uncle Neil's Home on June 21st (which is also my birthday)! She's come a long way from where she began: when they found her, she was living in a tiny cage in a pet store, marked at a price of $1,000. She was only a few weeks old when they found her, and she was incredibly lethargic - according to Rian, an employee at UNH, one of the employees at the pet store actually said, "are you finally going to get her out of here?"

Since she was so tiny and poorly socialized, Tootsie lived inside with the owners of Uncle Neil's Home for a while, which is where they fattened her up and got her ready to go out in the world. It was in that house that she had pumpkin for the first time, and I think it's safe to say, it was a hit. Today, Tootsie loves to frolick around with the rest of the animals in the sanctuary, though she still eats like a... well, a pig.

Pumpkin is Perfect for Pigs

Pumpkin isn't just a fun, messy food to give your pet pig: it's actually really good for them. It's tasty, and it's high in protein, fiber, and antioxidants. Without getting too specific, a little bit of pumpkin every day will help keep things regular and easy. It's also easy to add to anything as a topper, and if your pig takes meds, pumpkin is a perfect hiding place.

When feeding pumpkin to your pigs, just be careful to feed them good pumpkin, not scraps from carving, whole old carved pumpkins, or stems. Other than that, you can feed it to them however you see fit, raw or cooked! Just avoid seasoning or canned pumpkin that has tons of additives.

Pumpkin is actually a good treat for most animals, including cats and dogs, especially when things get a little backed up. The fiber really works like a charm, but it doesn't work too well , if you catch my drift. I'm glad Tootsie was introduced to this superfood young: I bet she still loves it and makes just as much of a mess!