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Mouth My guinea pig ate a piece of plastic wrap.

Llamasomething

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During floor time he managed to push over a picture frame I had set up and got into a small corner I had blocked off. apparently there was about a 3/4 - 1/2 square inch of plastic wrap, the kind that comes on the outside of movies when you get them that I had missed when cleaning up.

Before I could even grab it out of his mouth he had completely eaten the entire piece of plastic!

Thankfully he didn't choke on it, he definitely swallowed it because when I picked him up to grab it from him he nipped at me and his mouth was empty.

Will it pass through normally? What should I do? Can guinea pigs vomit?

I'm panicking D:
 

xoLauraox09

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There are great threads on eating plastic on guinealynx.com
:)
 

PiggiePaws

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My pigs have accidentally eaten plastic also, he should be fine. Just make sure he's eating, drinking, peeing and pooing normally.
 

Kipsie

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No, guinea-pigs cannot vomit.
I cannot find the article, either.
 

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There are great threads HERE on about every subject. All one has to do is perform a forum search or ask someone to help you find what you are looking for.
 

wigglesgiggles1

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Mine have eaten part of a bag once. They are fine, just moniter your pig.
 

Jazlyn

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One of my piggies ate plastic that's on the front of a 3-ring binder once. She's fine now. I don't think it's serious.
 
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