Conditions Guinea pigs poop longer / farting

[JenniferTyler]

Hi. My guinea pig, Cocoa, has been farting? I don’t understand, and she’s also had poops that have been longer than usual for both her and our other piggie. Sometimes, they’re a little mashed up too, but she’s eating vegetables, hay, and pellets, as well as drinking water. Does anybody have any ideas as to what is happening?

 

[bpatters]

How many veggies are you feeding her?

 

[rosspiggys]

Are you feeding any treats or food that has yogurt or other diary in it?

 

[JenniferTyler]

About a cup a day, and we feed her once in the morning (6:00 am) and at night (8:00 pm)

 

[JenniferTyler]

As far as I know, the treats that we give her don’t have dairy in them.

 

[bpatters]

Is she an adult pig? And what veggies do you feed?

 

[JenniferTyler]

Lettuce, Cabbage, radicchio, cucumber, carrots, green beans, green leaf lettuce is what we usually mix with

 

[Artista]

Lettuce, Cabbage, radicchio, cucumber, carrots, green beans, green leaf lettuce is what we usually mix with

Forget cabbage. That and broccoli, cauliflower etc is not food for gps.

 

[Artista]

Also, I don't buy the 1 cup a day veggies if they have quality pellets like kms or oxbow. When I give too much, especially cucumber or lettuce, it shows in the poops. Not good especially since my girl naturally drinks a good amount of water daily.

 

[bpatters]

Given that the poops are soft, I'd also cut out cucumber for a while. You may be able to add some of these things back if her poop firms up, but I'd wait for several days after things have stabilized before I started adding anything back. And add it back one at a time, and in small quantities.