Kyogre386
New Born Pup
I was cleaning my guinea pigs' cage when I found this near the side of the cage:
I'm not certain what it is but it looks like a clump of hair. There's really no way anything that looks like that could get in the cage that I can think of, so I can't think of anything else it could be. It's a large clump, though, and seems like it's still held together somehow.
These are my two guinea pigs:
The first one is Napoleon, the second one is Snowball. Based on the coloration, it looks like it could only have come from Napoleon. But I have no idea how it would have happened. I don't think Snowball could have taken it off, Napoleon is the boss and Snowball never really challenges it, and there's only occasional dominance behaviors (entirely from Napoleon), and nothing like the kind of fight it would take to do that. And when I found it they were perfectly calm and normal around each other. The only thing I can think is it came off some other way, and the only way I'd imagine that happening is something like mites.
Unfortunately, if it is hair from Napoleon, I am unable to determine where it came from. His entire top, sides, head, everywhere is smooth and looks perfectly normal, with no spots with less hair. I tried to look at his underbelly, but he was very much not cooperative with that and I had a hard time getting a good look for long. Still, I did see everything and couldn't find a bald/rough patch there either.
Can anyone confirm whether the clump is indeed guinea pig hair? If so, should I take him to the vet? And should I book an emergency appointment, or just soonest available?
I'm not certain what it is but it looks like a clump of hair. There's really no way anything that looks like that could get in the cage that I can think of, so I can't think of anything else it could be. It's a large clump, though, and seems like it's still held together somehow.
These are my two guinea pigs:
The first one is Napoleon, the second one is Snowball. Based on the coloration, it looks like it could only have come from Napoleon. But I have no idea how it would have happened. I don't think Snowball could have taken it off, Napoleon is the boss and Snowball never really challenges it, and there's only occasional dominance behaviors (entirely from Napoleon), and nothing like the kind of fight it would take to do that. And when I found it they were perfectly calm and normal around each other. The only thing I can think is it came off some other way, and the only way I'd imagine that happening is something like mites.
Unfortunately, if it is hair from Napoleon, I am unable to determine where it came from. His entire top, sides, head, everywhere is smooth and looks perfectly normal, with no spots with less hair. I tried to look at his underbelly, but he was very much not cooperative with that and I had a hard time getting a good look for long. Still, I did see everything and couldn't find a bald/rough patch there either.
Can anyone confirm whether the clump is indeed guinea pig hair? If so, should I take him to the vet? And should I book an emergency appointment, or just soonest available?