Hi
Let me give you the story: One of my guineas, Brownie (5 year old female), seemed to be constipated. She had a big belly bulge, and wasn't pooping the massive piles she usually does. She was sleeping a little more, and her appetite was down.
So, we gave her a small helping of romaine lettuce at two meals, which has done the trick in the past. She had some loose stools, but her appetite came back and she was getting feisty again, and her stools (a day later) are firming up again.
Problem solved? No. Today, she's been shunning her hay and nuggets for CAREFRESH. She grazes it like a field of wild carrots! This isn't your standard little bit of bedding chewing, she was plowing it down. I've never seen such a thing. So, I moved her from her big C&C cage (and her roomate) into an old storebought cage, to get her away from the bedding. I put down a hard blanket, one I never thought she could eat, and she ate a corner off it! Now she's on no bedding.
A: What do I do about this?!? I can't keep her in that small cage forever, and I'd hate to have to partition her away from her (neutered) boyfriend so they could have different bedding.
B: Did this cause the constipation in the first place, maybe?
C: Will it stop and what can I do to stop it?
Help!!!
Let me give you the story: One of my guineas, Brownie (5 year old female), seemed to be constipated. She had a big belly bulge, and wasn't pooping the massive piles she usually does. She was sleeping a little more, and her appetite was down.
So, we gave her a small helping of romaine lettuce at two meals, which has done the trick in the past. She had some loose stools, but her appetite came back and she was getting feisty again, and her stools (a day later) are firming up again.
Problem solved? No. Today, she's been shunning her hay and nuggets for CAREFRESH. She grazes it like a field of wild carrots! This isn't your standard little bit of bedding chewing, she was plowing it down. I've never seen such a thing. So, I moved her from her big C&C cage (and her roomate) into an old storebought cage, to get her away from the bedding. I put down a hard blanket, one I never thought she could eat, and she ate a corner off it! Now she's on no bedding.
A: What do I do about this?!? I can't keep her in that small cage forever, and I'd hate to have to partition her away from her (neutered) boyfriend so they could have different bedding.
B: Did this cause the constipation in the first place, maybe?
C: Will it stop and what can I do to stop it?
Help!!!