I did have a hoggy for 6 yrs but sadly lost her on EASTER SUNDAY the petshop owner I know says her gaul bladder had burst and it was nothing I had done.
aaawww so sad... sorry to hear of your loss. Do you intend to get another?... a fair few for sale today at the IHS show at Rodbaston - various prices from £25 (which had all gone by the time I got there!!) to around £70.
How old do hoggies generally go on to?... my little one was only hatched in July, but he's a greedy little thing.
I think you get a good 20 years out of a hoggy, but that's if you're lucky. However good you care for a pet, they can still get disorders and diseases that you can't avoid. Just like us really- we could live up to 90 if we are lucky, but so many of us die younger for various unavaoidable reasons.