Hello, all! New member and new guinea pig owner here. I got my guinea pig from a friend about a month ago because she couldn't keep him anymore (and wasn't giving him enough attention, etc.) He's been fine up until a day or two ago, when I noticed him starting to scratch with his hind legs a lot. While I was giving him vegetables the other day he'd sit halfway up on his hind legs and shake himself and sit back down again. Cute, but I think he might've been trying to shake the itch away
Does he have mites, or could he just be reacting to the new bedding in his cage? He's had kiln-dried pine shavings up until around the time he started itching, when I switched to aspen. Should I switch him back to pine bedding to see what happens, get him to a vet..?
Hm, he seems alright now but he was definitely itching a lot earlier.. Thank you very much for any help!
Does he have mites, or could he just be reacting to the new bedding in his cage? He's had kiln-dried pine shavings up until around the time he started itching, when I switched to aspen. Should I switch him back to pine bedding to see what happens, get him to a vet..?
Hm, he seems alright now but he was definitely itching a lot earlier.. Thank you very much for any help!