Can anyone explain this?

[s.buck]

One of our guinea pigs has been occasionally doing this over the last few days (not our pig in the video, just a lot easier than trying to explain it)

Is it stuck food as the video suggests? Or is it something else?

Thanks

 

[DMS260820]

Mine have done this with stuck food before

 

[Darcey15]

Mine have done this with stuck food before

Same- bitten off more than they can chew (literally!)....

 

[DMS260820]

Might need a good vet to take a look if you or the pig cant sort it out, you wont reach back to the molars if its something stuck back there.

 

[flintstones]

Definitely food getting stuck or just in the wrong place.

 

[Gpowner]

 

[Freela]

It can just be stuck food. If it happens all the time, it's worth getting her molars checked out by a vet who is knowledgeable about guinea pig teeth, because sometimes there is a reason for the food to feel stuck (i.e. overly long molars trapping food in the back.) I've seen all my pigs do this from time to time, but my pigs with dental issues did it very often, and would also sometime paw at their mouths like they were trying to dislodge something, so it's worth keeping an eye on the frequency combined with other signs of dental issues, like weight loss.

 

[Claire W]

My pigs sometimes do this. I almost had a heart attack at first thinking that there was a dentel problem so as @Freela suggests, a vet check may be good if your piggy is doing it all the time but likelihood is, he’s just eaten a big piece of food