cassts
New Born Pup
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Hi everyone,
I am the owner of two boars, both of them turning five years old around about this time of month. We have had a couple mishaps with health concerns with one in particular (straw poke, unusual growth which was definitely scary but ended up being harmless), but now our attention has turned onto his brother!
There isn't anything excessively concerning happening with him. There have just been a few behavioural changes over the past couple of days that I am wondering whether may be a cause of concern. He has been hiding away in a house a lot more frequently than previously (they have an indoor and outdoor cage - whilst outside, he spent virtually all his time inside a house, which is pretty regular for him during the winter months, but this continued on once he was inside which is definitely out of character for him. He appears to have developed a slight reluctance to eat - definitely not usual for him
- as he seems to be cutting down on the pellets, and rejected an offering of carrot (though he accepted cucumber a few moments after). He is a relatively quiet guinea pig, especially in comparison to his brother, so no comment to be made there. I took him out of his cage to give him a lookover a few minutes prior and there doesn't seem anything off about him physically, just changes in lethargy and appetite shifts.
I may just be the hypochondriac owner but any word of advice would be appreciated
I am the owner of two boars, both of them turning five years old around about this time of month. We have had a couple mishaps with health concerns with one in particular (straw poke, unusual growth which was definitely scary but ended up being harmless), but now our attention has turned onto his brother!
There isn't anything excessively concerning happening with him. There have just been a few behavioural changes over the past couple of days that I am wondering whether may be a cause of concern. He has been hiding away in a house a lot more frequently than previously (they have an indoor and outdoor cage - whilst outside, he spent virtually all his time inside a house, which is pretty regular for him during the winter months, but this continued on once he was inside which is definitely out of character for him. He appears to have developed a slight reluctance to eat - definitely not usual for him
- as he seems to be cutting down on the pellets, and rejected an offering of carrot (though he accepted cucumber a few moments after). He is a relatively quiet guinea pig, especially in comparison to his brother, so no comment to be made there. I took him out of his cage to give him a lookover a few minutes prior and there doesn't seem anything off about him physically, just changes in lethargy and appetite shifts. I may just be the hypochondriac owner but any word of advice would be appreciated
