KuneKune Temperatures
The table below can help when assessing the health of your pig. Knowing how and when to take a pig’s temperature is essential to good animal husbandry and caretaking. “When” is simple: any time you think your pig is sick or seems “off”. “How” is easy too. Taking the temperature is done through the anus. On a boy, it’s the only hole. On a girl, it’s the upper most hole. If you have a less than willing participant, which is rare, you can usually distract a KuneKune with some food or belly scratches and then do what needs to be done. A little lubrication helps too.
You don’t need to spend a ton of money on a thermometer. You just need to find a digital thermometer that can take a temperature quickly. We buy ours from the local dollar store for around $4. You can find them online at Premier 1 Supplies for $5-6. https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/digital-thermometer
My biggest recommendation is make sure you have two. This allows you to verify the accuracy of a temperature reading. More importantly, this ensures you always have one on standby just in case (e.g. battery dies).
Temperature Chart
| 99.5 or lower | 37.5 or lower | Approaching Death |
| 100 - 101 | 37.7 - 38.3 | Toxic or Hypothermic |
| 101.5 - 102.5 | 38.61 - 39.16 | Normal |
| 102.5+ | 39.16+ | Fevered |
| 109 | 42.77 | Approaching Death |