Is something wrong?

[ihrtmaxie]

I brought my guinea pigs home from the school about a week ago, and both have been fine and totally normal. I noticed today during floor time that my adult boar had soft poops. It wasn't like diarrhea or anything, but they weren't like normal. They're fed alfalfa-based pellets and have free choice alfalfa hay, because the other piggie is a two month old boar.
Do you think it could be stress or something more?

Also, is it okay to give them regular potatoes?

 

[TurboPiggy]

No on the potatoes. If you have an adult and baby together, I believe you should mix the pellets and hay to 50/50 alfalfa and timothy.

 

[TurboPiggy]

When I switched to Oxbow Cavy Performance, my pigs had softer poo's for a few days...it cleared up though.

 

[ihrtmaxie]

I'll pick up some timothy hay and pellets to mix with the alfalfa stuff as soon as I can get to the store again.

Thank you, Turbo.

 

[tashagurl]

What kind of veggies do they get?

 

[Ly&Pigs]

Potatoes are toxic to piggies but sweet potatoes/yams are fine to give in small amounts.