How Often Should A Piggy Poop?

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I had Daisy on my lap for 20mins this morning and she never did 1 poop (or pee)! Is this ok? She is eating loads of hay :/ also, she is like stretching forward and sniffing the air a lot today. She will stand in 1 spot, stretch forward a bit and sniff, sniff, sniff! Even when I'm not around so it's not like I am approaching with food! Am I being paranoid? Haha
 
Guinea pigs don't poo constantly, like don't eat constantly. it comes in waves. Some piggies are also better at holding things in when they are not in their cage.

Guinea pigs have also got a much better sense of smell than we humans; it is more vital to them than their sight (which is the main human sense).
 
Wiebke said:
Guinea pigs don't poo constantly, like don't eat constantly. it comes in waves. Some piggies are also better at holding things in when they are not in their cage.

Guinea pigs have also got a much better sense of smell than we humans; it is more vital to them than their sight (which is the main human sense).
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Thanks for the reply Wiebke. Not sure if you can help but I noticed a brown area around where her grease gland would be? Does this mean she has an active grease gland and that I should clean it? It doesn't feel particularly greasy.
 
aimzer said:
Thanks for the reply Wiebke. Not sure if you can help but I noticed a brown area around where her grease gland would be? Does this mean she has an active grease gland and that I should clean it? It doesn't feel particularly greasy.
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I would give the grease gland area a gentle clean and see if it changes. It greases the hair to make it more water-resistant, but it generally produces what looks like a brown residue around it.
 
Wiebke said:
I would give the grease gland area a gentle clean and see if it changes. It greases the hair to make it more water-resistant, but it generally produces what looks like a brown residue around it.
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Ok I will do that today :) thanks again!
 
When my girls have floor time they can go nearly an hour with no poos at all and then all of a sudden they'll let loads out like they've been holding them in! XD it's totally fine. It's fine that she didn't pee either. I have two girls and Pippy will hold off as long as possible when she's on my lap and will try to get away when she needs to go, whereas Daisy will just wiggle her bum - but usually too late for me to do anything and she pees on me! Some just like to hold off when they're out and others aren't fussed either way.

The sniffing is fine too - my girls sniff more than usual when a storm is on its way so it could be even something in the weather. Like Wiebke said, smell is more important to guinea pigs than sight, so she's just working out what's around her so she can make sure she's safe :)
 
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When my girls have floor time they can go nearly an hour with no poos at all and then all of a sudden they'll let loads out like they've been holding them in! XD it's totally fine. It's fine that she didn't pee either. I have two girls and Pippy will hold off as long as possible when she's on my lap and will try to get away when she needs to go, whereas Daisy will just wiggle her bum - but usually too late for me to do anything and she pees on me! Some just like to hold off when they're out and others aren't fussed either way.

The sniffing is fine too - my girls sniff more than usual when a storm is on its way so it could be even something in the weather. Like Wiebke said, smell is more important to guinea pigs than sight, so she's just working out what's around her so she can make sure she's safe :)
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I seen her do a pee when I put her back in her play pen but still haven't actually seen her poop ( but I'm not watching all the time) she is sitting in the hay box munching and there's poops in there so I'm hoping some of those poops are hers!
 
Some of my piggies have never peed on me yet, and some are prolific pee-ers.
I keep a large white towel on the sofa and put it on my lap at cuddle time for piggie to sit on.
Some of them will pee on the towel when they smell that someone else has.
And some of them will wait until they are put back in their cage. (Towel is white so I can see colour of pee.) Cuddle time is an hour long.
 
It's okay, she may be good at holding it. Mine are very good about not pooping or peeing when they are not in the cage. The will go back in when they have free time, and will get squirmy or otherwise give us a sign if they are on our knees. They do poop a lot, but it's not constant.

One of my pigs has an overactive grease gland. She will get dirty/greasy in that area and sometimes the gland itself will look red or inflamed. My vet suggested giving her a once-a-month spot bath with Dawn dish soap (it cuts through grease, apparently it is used for animals caught in oil spills as well as doing dishes.) This has helped enormously and seems to keep the grease under control and keep the gland itself from getting irritated.
 
I don't bother to use a towel or mat these days when it's cuddle time with Oscar as he just doesn't pee on me. Cuddle time can be up to 40 minutes - he'll poo occasionally, but usually when I put him back in his cage he'll pee at once. I'm sure they're all different.
 
My piggies only pee on me and my husbadn :) (sometimes). Poops no. They don't do that.. But i prefer that more then pee :P (if i can choose but i can't :D )
 
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