guinea pig spur question

[nichola29]

i noticed on my guinea pigs foot this hard black thing, i googled it and all that was coming up was spur but this looks bigger than the other pics i have come across and getting really worried now, i am trying to add a pic but not sure how to, if anyone can tell me how to do this then i can put a pic on, sorry if i am sounding thick i am new on here and just want to see if it is anything to be really concerned about, thanks in advance x

 

[nichola29]

it looks stuck under her skin as i thought i was food or poo or something at first but it deffo doesnt come off x

 

[klee]

it looks stuck under her skin as i thought i was food or poo or something at first but it deffo doesnt come off x

Looks like a spur to me, from what I can see. Esme has them and they are a similar size.
You can trim them with nail scissors if it is in her way, but you have to be very careful to not cut the live skin.

 

[nichola29]

awww thank you for that i have been panicking about it because of the size, it doesnt seem to bother her, when i was touching it she wasnt bothered by it... thank you again at least i can relax at bit now x

 

[piglet_and_rogers_mama]

my boys get spurs from time to time. i would trim it carefully so it doesn't accidentally get snagged on something. Here's some more information. http://www.guinealynx.info/feet.html#spurs hth

 

[nichola29]

thays great i will have a look at it and sort it tomorrow, thank you for your help x

 

[Rodentopia]

I just trim them down with nail clippers

 

[pelicano]

I trim them with nail clippers too. Some piggies seem particularly prone to them once they are no longer very young.

 

[Stewybus]

I trim them weekly with scissors after easing them gently away from the skin. I also clean their feet weekly with a baby wipe.