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Rotten Smell?

zippysmom

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I don't exactly know where to put this so I'm putting it in guinea pig talk.

There is some sort of smell coming from my guinea pigs cage and I changed it yesterday but it smells. Do you have any idea what it could be?
 

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Did you clean out the cage with a vinegar solution? Did you clean cage fixtures (pigloos, hidey houses, toys, etc.)? Are there rotten vegetables?
 

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Are you certain it's not coming from one of the GPs themselves? Mouth/teeth problems that becomeinfected, abcessed or ulcerated can smell rotten as can infected or gangrenous woulds.

Check your animals over carefully for wounds, lumps and smell their mouths to see if you can locate the problem. If you do then get to the vet quick.
 

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The only rotten smell I am familiar with is from the boar glue from males. You can check the links for proper descriptions and cleaning.
 

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^ Ditto. Whenever my cage is cleaned, the boys think they're in new territory. So, they rub their bums *everywhere* making the entire room smell.
 
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