Eating Poop

[LunaOreoPigz]

is it normal for guinea pigs to eat poop straight from their bum? it seems strange. please reply and why do they do it?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Yes it’s absolutely normal. They eat it to give food a second run through their system and get the most nutrition out of their food . The poops they eat are different to the waste poops.

 

[LunaOreoPigz]

Yes it’s absolutely normal. They eat it to give food a second run through their system and get the most nutrition out of their food . The poops they eat are different to the waste poops.

oh thank you, now it explains alot

 

[Betsy]

Eaty poops need to go through a second time. It is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.

 

[Winniepeg]

Normal for piggies and so glad us humans don’t need to do it