Soft poops?

[Lotteluvspigs]

So I know that soft poops are an indication that somethings wrong with your guinea pig sometimes but both my guinea pigs (or at least one I'm not sure yet) have had soft poops ever since I got them 2 years ago. I'm not sure if there softer then usual but it's getting annoying cause it's sticking to their wood & plastic houses and is a hassle to clean. Is there any causes of this that aren't a sickness? I've had them for so long and they've been to many vet appointments and declared healthy so I'd assume it's not that.

Their diet consists of roughly 2 tablespoons of oxbow pellets (they split the one scoop), Timothy hay obv and romaine lettuce(1 leaf when its big more when it gets smaller etc.) with bell peppers every night and then whatever random safe veggies I have in my fridge (carrots, cilantro, carrot tops) <-- these are all sometimes not everyday.

So I'm pretty sure I'm feeding the right diet too? Just lost lol any help would be appreciated

 

[Piggies&buns]

Generally soft poops indicate a gut imbalance, too much veg vs fibre.
Things like carrot can bring in too much sugar - it doesnt sound like you feed them often though (one tiny round slice and given no more than once a week) but if there is any chance it could be that then stop giving carrot altogether (it’s not something they need in their diet at all - mine get a a small piece of carrot peeling once a year if they are lucky!)

Are their weights stable at each weekly check?

Thread 'Wiebke's Guide to Poops'

May 30, 2024

1 How the Digestive System Works
2 Poo Eating (Coprophagy)
3 Health Monitoring: Weighing vs. Poos Watching
- What does weighing do?
- What does the poop output tell you?
4 Minor Poop Issues
- How to deal with a minor tummy upset
- Funny poops: What do they mean?
- Caked on poops
5 Serious Diarrhoea
6 Impaction
7...

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[weepweeps]

I agree about the carrots. Mine get softer poops when I used to feed more carrot. I don’t feed any carrot now.