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Pellets Striped poops?

Fleetwood Mac

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I put this in the nutrition category because I figured it has to do with something they’re eating. My guinea Panic is pooping dark brown with a light brown stip (takes up about 1/3-1/4 of the poop).
ive seen a lot of posts relating to this, so I don’t know if should be concerned. She eats and drinks regularly and shows no signs of anything abnormal. So I haven’t taken her to a vet yet. I don’t think my other guinea Fleetwood has the stripe in her droppings. I feed them Vito guinea pig food, and pet supplies plus Timothy hay.
 

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It's caused by whatever they're eating. If the poops are the normal shape, size and consistency, it's fine.

I never heard of Vito guinea pig food. Are you talking VitaKraft? If so, it's usually crap stuff with all sorts of unneeded, possibly dangerous things in it. You need a plain hay pellet (alfalfa if the pig is under six months, timothy if over). The only pellets we recommend in the U.S. are Oxbow and KMS Hayloft.
 

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@bpatters How do I delete this thread?? I want to move it to my medical one
 

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You can't delete. Copy your post and paste it over there, and I'll close this one.

What do you want your medical thread named?
 
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