Hi all,
am recently the proud owner of 2 male guinea pigs (3 weeks ago) & have a few questions if anybody could give me any help would be much appreciated.
I am using wood shavings dust free for the base of their cage & feeding on Timothy hay & fresh veg, kale romaine lettuce, few carrots etc..all seems to be fine with their appetite no problem, one thing I have noticed is the last few days they both seem to be scratching a lot, could this be a reaction to the shavings? As I have read up about mites etc & was thinking of taking a trip to the vets just to get them both checked over, am I overreacting or is this normal behaviour in guineas?
Also my other question is bedding...I am using the hay as bedding but was wondering if I could use a blanket instead of the wood shavings to see if that would stop the itching/scratching at all? I’ve read a lot about bedding & some use blanket some hay some carefree, so not to sure, just thinking it may stop the scratching? Sorry if some of this seems obvious just want to make them the happiest they can be.
Any advice or tips would be much appreciated,
Many thanks
Marc
am recently the proud owner of 2 male guinea pigs (3 weeks ago) & have a few questions if anybody could give me any help would be much appreciated.
I am using wood shavings dust free for the base of their cage & feeding on Timothy hay & fresh veg, kale romaine lettuce, few carrots etc..all seems to be fine with their appetite no problem, one thing I have noticed is the last few days they both seem to be scratching a lot, could this be a reaction to the shavings? As I have read up about mites etc & was thinking of taking a trip to the vets just to get them both checked over, am I overreacting or is this normal behaviour in guineas?
Also my other question is bedding...I am using the hay as bedding but was wondering if I could use a blanket instead of the wood shavings to see if that would stop the itching/scratching at all? I’ve read a lot about bedding & some use blanket some hay some carefree, so not to sure, just thinking it may stop the scratching? Sorry if some of this seems obvious just want to make them the happiest they can be.
Any advice or tips would be much appreciated,
Many thanks
Marc