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# KuneKune Temperatures
- URL: https://www.allenandemily.com/kunekune-temperatures/
- Published: 2023-09-05T00:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-10T21:59:03.000Z
- Description: A simple skill every pig owner should have: taking a temperature. Here's how to do it, what the readings mean, and why you should always keep two thermometers on hand.
- Author: Allen Houchins
- Tags: Pigs

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](https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/digital-thermometer?ref=allenandemily.com)

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

| Fahrenheit    | Celsius       | Clinical State       |
| ------------- | ------------- | -------------------- |
| 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    |