Green spot on nose

[Laura M.]

One of my piggies has a green lump on their nose - what is it?
What gets me, is that it is green - is that even natural?

Oh, at the time of the photo I was weighing him!

 

[Siikibam]

I can’t really tell what it is. Does it feel like something is dried on?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Is it something stuck to the fur - food or a scab?

 

[Laura M.]

I can’t really tell what it is. Does it feel like something is dried on?

Is it something stuck to the fur - food or a scab?

No, it is definitely part of the skin.

 

[Siikibam]

I’d have it checked out then. Did you first notice it today?

 

[Piggies&buns]

 

[Laura M.]

I’d have it checked out then. Did you first notice it today?

A day or so, but I was told it was probably just a spot.

 

[Siikibam]

Who said it was probably just a spot? Had you noticed anything there previously?

 

[Piggies&buns]

A day or so, but I was told it was probably just a spot.

Who told you that?
There will be a cause for it - i would have it checked by a vet in case it is the start of cheilitis

 

[Laura M.]

Who said it was probably just a spot? Had you noticed anything there previously?

no, although this guinea pig is more prone to ticks than my others, and they always attach on the face

 

[Laura M.]

Who told you that?
There will be a cause for it - i would have it checked by a vet in case it is the start of cheilitis

what is cheilitis?

 

[Siikibam]

Guinea pigs generally don’t have species specific ticks if I remember correctly. Do you have dogs? And you’re sure it’s not something else and not ticksV

 

[Laura M.]

Guinea pigs generally don’t have species specific ticks if I remember correctly. Do you have dogs? And you’re sure it’s not something else and not ticksV

well, I have no idea how it got there, just one day it was normal, the next day the was a green lump there. I have no dogs, and none come around our place.

 

[Piggies&buns]

what is cheilitis?

A bacterial infection of the lips. If it is cheilitis then piggy will require treatment
Guinea Lynx :: Cheilitis

 

[Siikibam]

I’d just take him to the vet. I don’t know that whatever it is previously was ticks. Let us know how you get on.

 

[Laura M.]

I’d just take him to the vet. I don’t know that whatever it is previously was ticks. Let us know how you get on.

OK

 

[Laura M.]

A bacterial infection of the lips. If it is cheilitis then piggy will require treatment
Guinea Lynx :: Cheilitis

I looked it up, but it looks like scabby lips, whereas Albie's is a smooth green lump on his nose

 

[Piggies&buns]

I looked it up, but it looks like scabby lips, whereas Albie's is a smooth green lump on his nose

Only a vet is going to be able to tell you what it is
Not everything will look exact every time, things may look different when they have only just started and we can only give opinions based on personal knowledge and experience