Hi there,
I have two guinea pigs, Zola and Lola, both around 6 months old. I have been feeding them Oxbow hay as well as Oxbow pellets. Every night I give them fresh veggies, rotating these:
Day 1: lettuce, cherry tomato, baby carrot, green bell pepper, grape
Day 2: lettuce, cherry tomato, baby carrot, red bell pepper, cucumber
*Also just started giving them corn husks, and sometimes the actual raw corn cob to chew on*
*They do also have alfalfa hay cubes to chew on*
Lately they seemed to be eating less hay, (I used to have to put more in about 3 times a day, now I barely have to do it twice.. sometimes only once) and I thought it was the quality of the bag because my piggies really only like to eat the soft green pieces, this bag seemed like it had more crunchy harder pieces and wasn't as fresh. I tried getting another bag but that one also seemed not very fresh.
They have also been going through their water bottle faster than normal. After a day they would maybe have drank a third of it, but now after a day it's down to about half.
I switched their hay to Small Pet Select thinking it would help because it's better quality hay. There were still a lot of stems in it, and my guinea pigs don't seem to be eating it more, and are still drinking a lot of water. Now I'm really thinking something is wrong.
Every night when I feed them their veggies I do it in their play pen, not in their cage. It seems Zola has been peeing a lot more when it's veggie time... but the pee is clear.
This morning I noticed white sludge on their fleece, which I believe comes from their pee? I'm very worried but don't really have an exotic vet super close to me... I will take them if I have to though. Am I doing something wrong??? I have tried to do the best for them. That's why I joined this forum. I got them a C&C cage with fleece flippers. and I buy them the good brands of food please help.
I have two guinea pigs, Zola and Lola, both around 6 months old. I have been feeding them Oxbow hay as well as Oxbow pellets. Every night I give them fresh veggies, rotating these:
Day 1: lettuce, cherry tomato, baby carrot, green bell pepper, grape
Day 2: lettuce, cherry tomato, baby carrot, red bell pepper, cucumber
*Also just started giving them corn husks, and sometimes the actual raw corn cob to chew on*
*They do also have alfalfa hay cubes to chew on*
Lately they seemed to be eating less hay, (I used to have to put more in about 3 times a day, now I barely have to do it twice.. sometimes only once) and I thought it was the quality of the bag because my piggies really only like to eat the soft green pieces, this bag seemed like it had more crunchy harder pieces and wasn't as fresh. I tried getting another bag but that one also seemed not very fresh.
They have also been going through their water bottle faster than normal. After a day they would maybe have drank a third of it, but now after a day it's down to about half.
I switched their hay to Small Pet Select thinking it would help because it's better quality hay. There were still a lot of stems in it, and my guinea pigs don't seem to be eating it more, and are still drinking a lot of water. Now I'm really thinking something is wrong.
Every night when I feed them their veggies I do it in their play pen, not in their cage. It seems Zola has been peeing a lot more when it's veggie time... but the pee is clear.
This morning I noticed white sludge on their fleece, which I believe comes from their pee? I'm very worried but don't really have an exotic vet super close to me... I will take them if I have to though. Am I doing something wrong??? I have tried to do the best for them. That's why I joined this forum. I got them a C&C cage with fleece flippers. and I buy them the good brands of food please help.