Smaller poops

[fgcb]

Hi everyone, I’m going to talk to my vet later today but I just wanted to ask if anyone had similar experiences. About two weeks ago, I noticed a couple of unusually smaller poops. I was reading the forum and someone said it might be a sign of not eating enough. I have my work space next to their cage and I see they are behaving the same, but just to be sure I started weighting my guinea pigs every day. Their weight has been constant. The poops came back to normal next day so I didn’t think about it too much, but in the last couple of days I saw again smaller poops. I think one of my guinea pigs is pooping a mix of normal and smaller ones, because I see the same amount of poops, but just a few of them smaller. The texture, smell and colour are exactly the same, but you can see in the picture they are smaller. I also touched the bellies and they are soft, don’t feel bloated. I will separate them for a couple of hours to see if I find out who is the offender! Any thoughts will be appreciated

 

[Piggies&buns]

The poops don’t look bad at all to me - they are a good consistency.
They may be shorter than you are used to seeing but they aren’t thinner - thinner poops signify a reduced food intake. Shorter poops can be a sign of a pain issue - are you noticing any pain symptoms from either?

However if their weights are maintaining then they are eating enough hay.
Personally I would not separate at this point particularly as this issue is not consistent and if you aren’t seeing any other symptoms.

Wiebke's Guide to Poops

 

[fgcb]

Thank you so much. I’ve been really observing them and they seem to be behaving the same as always. I do no see any signs of pain: no extra chattering, drinking water excessively or crying when I hold them, but I’ll keep an eye as always. I will not separate them… I don’t think they can cope without each other, I will just encourage them to go to differ sides of the cage with their personal favourite hides and try to find out who is the culprit.