Can anyone help

[guinepigsevieee]

I gave my guinea pigs green beans and broccoli for the first time and just checked after they had a few bites of they can eat them or not. They then told me not to give them green beans But broccoli is ok. So I went to take them away but I saw a gooey white kind of sick like thing which may not have been from the beans but it was definitely from one of them from something and I’m not sure what to do. Please may someone help¡!

 

[Helen82]

Green beans are okay for guinea pigs to eat. The white substance might be a calcium wee that is just more noticeable as it's on a hard surface, rather than anything more sinister. (But just to add that I am not a medical expert so hopefully someone more knowledgeable can advise.)

 

[Deleted member 131797]

I don’t know about the goo bit but it could be a calcium pee, in which case not to worry as a one off. Mine do it after eating high calcium greens such as parsley or spinach

I can confirm that it is fine to give guinea pigs green beans (2 or so per pig) as I’ve been doing that for years with no ill effect.

 

[Siikibam]

That looks like wee I think. Be careful with broccoli, it can make them gassy. Same goes for cabbage. Only give a little a week, especially when they’re not used to it.

Is there some kind of bedding on the ground?

 

[Wiebke]

Neither green beans or broccoli are poisonous, so please calm down. Several of my own piggies have lived to the grand age of 8 years with a green bean as a daily treat and a floret of broccoli once a week.

That looks to me like a pee with just a tiny bit of calcium in there - nothing to worry about. It is the normal way of excreting any excess of calcium.