Chive Pig Chartreuse color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a small plant.
Chive Pig Chartreuse color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a small plant on a table in a bright room.
Chive Pig Chartreuse color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a small plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Pig Chartreuse color ceramic planter, styled with a small plant.
Chive Pig Chartreuse color ceramic pig shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Pig Yellow color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a small plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Pig Yellow color ceramic planter, styled with a plant.
Chive Pig Yellow color ceramic pig shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Pig White color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a fittonia plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Pig White color ceramic planter, styled with a plant.
Chive Pig White color ceramic pig shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Pig Pink color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Pig Pink color ceramic planter, styled with a plant.
Chive Pig Pink color ceramic pig shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Pig Chartreuse color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a small plant.
Chive Pig Chartreuse color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a small plant on a table in a bright room.
Chive Pig Chartreuse color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a small plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Pig Chartreuse color ceramic planter, styled with a small plant.
Chive Pig Chartreuse color ceramic pig shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Pig Yellow color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a small plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Pig Yellow color ceramic planter, styled with a plant.
Chive Pig Yellow color ceramic pig shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Pig White color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a fittonia plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Pig White color ceramic planter, styled with a plant.
Chive Pig White color ceramic pig shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Pig Pink color glazed ceramic pig shaped planter styled with a plant.
Close-up of the glossy glazed finish on a Chive Pig Pink color ceramic planter, styled with a plant.
Chive Pig Pink color ceramic pig shaped succulent planter with no drainage.

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Pig Ceramic Indoor Plant Pot For Succulents

animal shaped planters

$18.75
Colors: Pink
Animal Shaped Pot
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Curate Your Indoor Landscape With These:

Designed to layer beautifully in any room. Choose a piece as your design anchor, hen build your custom pottery collection with these complementary companions:

The Pig is a ceramic succulent planter shaped like a pig. That is most of what there is to know. Some things are what they are, and a pig-shaped pot is one of them. You see it and the decision is made.

You either want a pig on a shelf holding a small plant, or you don't. If you've read this far, you do.

There is no drainage hole, so it's happiest with a succulent or a cactus, or as a cover pot for a nursery container you lift out to water. It's glazed ceramic, it wipes clean, and it looks like a pig.

Product detail
  • Color: Chartreuse, Pink, White, Yellow
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: No
  • Saucer: No
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2022
Dimension
  • 5.5" diameter, 3.5" wide, 3.25" tall
Plants that love this pot
  • Succulents
  • Cacti
  • Haworthia
  • Echeveria
  • Jade plant
  • Aloe
  • Air plants (Tillandsia)
  • Snake plant

Potting in a Pot Without Drainage

  1. Add a 1-inch layer of small stones or LECA pebbles at the bottom to create a small reservoir, since there is no drainage hole.
  2. Use a well-draining cactus or succulent mix. Not garden soil. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, or simply set the nursery pot inside and lift it out to water.
  4. Water sparingly. Without a drainage hole, less is always safer than more, so let the soil dry out between waterings.
  5. Keep it in bright, indirect light, and pour off any standing water you can see pooling at the bottom.

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Repotting guide →
Pot Care instructions
  1. Dishwasher-safe. Can also be hand-washed with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.
  2. The glaze is dipped and kiln-fired — it is sealed, durable, and not looking for trouble. No special cleaning products required.
  3. For pots with saucers empty the saucer periodically. Standing water in the saucer defeats the purpose of having a drainage hole, which is a thing we feel strongly about.
  4. Not frost-safe. Designed for indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use. Freezing temperatures are not recommended.
Shipping & returns

Shipping

  • Free shipping: On qualifying US orders — threshold shown at checkout
  • Standard: 5–8 business days Express 2–3 business days (at checkout)
  • International Ships: to 40 countries — rates at checkout
  • Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box

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Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 14 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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A Pig. That Is the Pitch.

Pig. The pot is shaped like a pig. We have been told, repeatedly, by people who write these descriptions for a living, that this is not enough, that a product needs a story, a hook, a reason to exist beyond the obvious. We have considered their advice. We have decided the pig disagrees.

Here is the entire case for the pig. It is a pig. It holds a plant. It sits on a shelf and looks like a pig holding a plant, which is a sentence that should not require elaboration and yet, in the current climate, apparently does. People come into the shop and see it and either smile immediately or feel nothing at all, and we have never once seen anyone land in the middle. There is no convincing involved. The pig does not need an argument. The pig is the argument.

We make it in a glaze that suits a pig, because we tried the others and a pig has firm opinions about what a pig should look like. There is no drainage hole, so it is happiest with a succulent or a small cactus, or working quietly as a cover pot for a nursery container you lift out to water. Beyond that, we have nothing to add. You either need a ceramic pig on your shelf or you do not, and if you have read this far, we both already know the answer.

Potting a plant with Chive

  1. Place a 1-inch layer of small stones or LECA pebbles at the bottom of the pot. Optional, but it helps with airflow.
  2. Add well-draining potting mix appropriate to your plant. Not garden soil. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, leaving about 1 inch at the top for watering.
  4. Set the pot on the matching saucer.
  5. Water thoroughly until water runs out the drainage hole into the saucer. Empty the saucer once the plant has absorbed what it needs.
Repotting plants with Chive | Chive Studio

The Ultimate Repotting Guide

For those who have killed a plant. Or several. Or, frankly, many.

Before you put a plant into your new pot, you have to get it out of the nursery pot — a process that ends badly more often than any gardening influencer will admit. We wrote a full guide: when to repot (early spring, and not when you're feeling impulsive in October), which soil to use, how to tell your plant is root-bound, and how to avoid the three mistakes that kill perfectly healthy plants within a week of a well-intentioned repotting.

It is the guide we wish someone had handed us twenty-five years ago. It is written by people who have personally committed most of the errors in it.

Read the guide we wish we had
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Meet the Whole Menagerie

The Pig has company. The full Animal Pots collection runs the same idea across ducks, dinosaurs, and the occasional pig.

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No Drainage, No Problem

The Pig has no drainage hole, so plant a succulent, add a layer of pebbles, or set a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. If you would rather have a drainage hole, the full pot range has one in every size.

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For the Part You Cannot See

The Pig is the part of the plant you can see. Verte Rx is the part you cannot, an indoor plant food that works on roots and color long after the pot has done its job.

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Stocked at the New York Botanical Garden, Pig Notwithstanding

Designed by Chive Studio, the Pig belongs to our original animal pot line, drawn in-house rather than borrowed from a catalog of someone else's ideas. We have spent a long time designing ceramics that turn up in places we did not entirely plan for, among them the gift shops and plant stores of botanical gardens across North America, including the New York Botanical Garden and Longwood Gardens. The Pig is not the piece that gets us into those rooms.

It is, however, made to the same standard as the pieces that do, which is the only standard we know how to work to. We design everything we sell, we keep our work in independent shops and our own stores rather than big-box shelves, and we ship to more than forty countries. The Pig goes out the door held to the same expectations as everything else with our name on it, which is to say all of them.

About Our Story

Plant Tips from Chive Studio

Quick tips, straight answers, and the occasional reminder that overwatering kills more houseplants than neglect does.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Pig planter used for?

The Pig is a ceramic planter for indoor plants. It works well for succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a ceramic planter, the Pig fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. It comes in several colorways to match different rooms.

Is the Pig a plant pot without a drainage hole?

No, the Pig is an indoor planter without a drainage hole, so it is best used with plants that tolerate less frequent watering or as a cachepot. Either plant succulents directly and water lightly, or drop a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. Without a drainage hole, the trick is to add water slowly and avoid leaving any pooled at the bottom.

What plants grow well in the Pig?

The Pig is a ceramic planter that holds a nursery plant of a similar width, so match the grower pot to the opening rather than the mature size of the plant. Good choices include succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out. For an indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Pig planter include a tray?

The Pig does not include a saucer, which suits its use as a decorative planter. If you plant directly in it, water lightly so nothing collects at the base, or set a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water over a sink. A small cork pad underneath protects furniture if you keep the Pig on a shelf. As an indoor planter without a tray, it is forgiving as long as you water with a light hand.

Are ceramic plant pots good for indoor plants?

Yes, the Pig is a ceramic plant pot. Ceramic is fired hard, holds glaze color well, and does not break down with watering the way untreated materials can, which makes ceramic plant pots a reliable choice for indoor plants. The Pig is glazed to seal the surface, so it wipes clean and keeps its finish on a sill, shelf, or table.

How do I care for plants in the Pig planter?

To water the Pig, add small amounts and stop before anything pools at the bottom, since this planter has no drainage hole. The easiest method is to keep the plant in its nursery pot, lift it out to water over a sink, let it drain, and set it back. Watering a pot without drainage is mostly about restraint, less water, less often.

Is the Pig a good ceramic pot for succulents?

The Pig is a good ceramic planter for succulents. Succulents like the tighter, fast-drying conditions of a pot without a drainage hole, as long as you water lightly. For anyone searching for a ceramic pot for succulents, the Pig covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

Where does the Pig planter work best?

The Pig is a small animal planter that works as a desk pot, a windowsill succulent home, or a gift for a plant lover or a kid's room. It has no drainage hole, so it suits a small succulent or a nursery pot dropped inside. As a novelty ceramic planter that still looks tidy, the Pig lands better than most desk trinkets.
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