pets. They can easily be tamed and are friendly to children and adults. They are often skittish, but if you teach them at a young age to follow you and let people go around them then they are more likely to not be as scared around other people.
             The Pygmy goat if often confused with other goats but, mainly the Nigerian Dwarf Pygmy goats and Pygora goats. Nigerian and Pygora are bred different and they are a different kind of goat. Pygmy's are a distinct breed of goat. The only way to be sure that you have a true Pygmy goat is to buy it registered form a reputable breeder. You can also get registered Pygmies at the livestock exchange auction, but it may cost more.
             The way your Pygmy goat look depends on the quality of the breeding stock and how much effort the owner puts into it. That's meaning you take care of it, and you feed it properly. You want to make sure that you don't over feed you goat, you don't want to feed it so much that it wont be able to jump. Pygmy's are already small animals and if you over feed them they are more likely to die sooner then later. That's why you want to keep them on a regular feeding schedule, that way they don't get off balance. If you take care of you Pygmy goat they can live between 10-15 years, and maybe longer in certain cases.
             Pygmy goats are not expensive animals. They come in all different colors, shapes, and sizes. The thing with pygmy goats is that you need to be able to give them a lot of attention, they are just like kids, and maybe that's why they call them that. It's always good to own more then one Pygmy goat. If you are not able to spend a lot of time with them then you might want to consider getting two goats, this way they don't get lonely, and they have someone to play with. Pygmy goats can cost from $50.00 to $500.00 depending on where you go to get them. If you want your pygmy to be registered then you should expect to pay m...