Gingerspider
Junior Guinea Pig
We went away for a few days last week and our lovely pig sitter came twice a day to check on and feed our two boars. This is something we do a good few times a year and never had any issues before.
When we came home we noticed Len had left all his food (veg and nuggets) from the night before, which is totally unheard of (the guy is an absolute pig and always eats all food you give him immediately and he's porky for it!)
We got them both out for floor time and gave the cages a good clean and he went back to normal scoffing
Since we've been back they have been bickering/borderline fighting a fair bit but nothing unusual and they've both just had their quarterly checks and nail trims with the vet nurse.
Tonight Len hasn't touched his veggies again but has been gorging on hay and has come up to the side for nuggets treats.
It might not sound like much but he usually packs his veggies away so quickly, it feels very out the ordinary for him.
We haven't changed veggies and he's not lost any weight and I'm worried that maybe it's mood related? Maybe because we were away and he's not been getting on with Ron (they're in separate cages) and we are away for a couple of days this weekend again.
It feels very odd to have such a dramatic change of interest in food, I wondered if anyone else has seen this before?
When we came home we noticed Len had left all his food (veg and nuggets) from the night before, which is totally unheard of (the guy is an absolute pig and always eats all food you give him immediately and he's porky for it!)
We got them both out for floor time and gave the cages a good clean and he went back to normal scoffing
Since we've been back they have been bickering/borderline fighting a fair bit but nothing unusual and they've both just had their quarterly checks and nail trims with the vet nurse.
Tonight Len hasn't touched his veggies again but has been gorging on hay and has come up to the side for nuggets treats.
It might not sound like much but he usually packs his veggies away so quickly, it feels very out the ordinary for him.
We haven't changed veggies and he's not lost any weight and I'm worried that maybe it's mood related? Maybe because we were away and he's not been getting on with Ron (they're in separate cages) and we are away for a couple of days this weekend again.
It feels very odd to have such a dramatic change of interest in food, I wondered if anyone else has seen this before?