I saw this on my guinea pig cage

[CavyL0ver]

Should I be worried? I saw this pile of poop on my guinea pig cage where my younger guinea pig has been sitting on.

 

[CavyL0ver]

I'm currently cutting them off of veggies.

 

[Piggies&buns]

From the picture, and there are limitations to look at pictures, it looks simply like a poop has been stood on and squashed ie nothing to worry about.

Is it a clump of poop, does it look soft?
There are normal poops around it, so assuming it’s all from the same piggy, and it is an unformed poop then it may just be a one off but if all poops are too soft and unformed (and come out unformed), then that is when you think of it being a mild digestive upset and remove veggies from the diet etc

 

[CavyL0ver]

I tried poking it with a tooth pick. I could poke through it pretty easily. There are several other poop liks this in the cage but also a lot of normal ones. Should I remove the veggies?

 

[Claire W]

If the poo is softer than normal then yes, please remove veggies only feeding hay, pellets and water for 24-48 hours until the poos return to normal

 

[CavyL0ver]

If the poo is softer than normal then yes, please remove veggies only feeding hay, pellets and water for 24-48 hours until the poos return to normal

I only have rabbit pellets left. Will it be ok to feed them that until I get Oxbow pellets.

 

[Claire W]

I only have rabbit pellets left. Will it be ok to feed them that until I get Oxbow pellets.

Please do not feed rabbit pellets as they contain different nutrients to guinea pig pellets. You’re best to just feed hay until your Oxbow pellets arrive

 

[Piggies&buns]