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soft poop and calcium pee

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guys i have 2 piggies,i fed them with fresh grass. but one pig has soft poop,i put him in different cage and feed him with timothy hay and green pepper only. but why he's also have calcium pee by only eating timothy hay? what should i do? give him fresh grass but he'll get soft poop, or give him timothy hay but he'll get sludgy pee. i really confused. or is it just bad quality hay?
 
First, please put your piggies back together. Separating them isn’t helpful and can actually ruin their bond.
If they have been apart for more than a few hours you will need to make sure they are reintroduced properly on neutral territory to ensure they actually do want to go back together. You cannot just put them directly back in the normal cage if they have been separated for a while as it can be seen as a territory invasion.

Soft poop means there is likely a gut imbalance. Please don’t feed him grass or pepper while he has soft poops. Feed just hay during this time.
Remove the veg and only feed him hay until his poops normalise. You then need a wait a further 24 hours after they normalise and then you can very slowly reintroduce veg again. I’d you reintroduce veg too fast then it can cause the poops to go soft again.
If poops don’t normalise within a few days your piggy should be seen by a vet.

Being given hay does not cause calcium pees.
Lots of calcium being excreted in the urine is caused by the diet not being balanced. The calcium content of their diet is either too low or too high. Yes, being too low can also cause the same calcium problems as being too high.

Please can you give us details of exactly what their diet is? Is it just grass, pepper and hay with nothing else at all?

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i put them back together at floor time. and yes, their diet is just grass, hay and pepper in small amount. i use different brand of timothy hay and it doesn't make calcium.
 
It is only a little amount and it doesn’t look gritty. It is normal for their body to excrete calcium. What matters is that it isn’t a lot and that it doesn’t feel gritty.

Hay on its own and the brand you use does not cause calcium pees. What will cause calcium pees is the diet as a whole and if it is out of balance.

While hay and grass are their main diet source, and veg is just supplemental, it would be good if there was a bit more variety added into the veg part of their diet to provide a greater mix of nutrients.
For example, most piggies on here will be fed lettuce, pepper, cilantro and cucumber as the basis of their veg part of the diet. Other items then added in moderation and rotation
 
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