Hay Were It Shouldent Be

[gizzy]

Just doing a cage clean, and i picked up one of my boars, and between his pom poms was a peice of hay.
It was stuck a good half an inch up his bum (ouch)
It pulled out without any problem.
But how the hek did it get there in the first place , any thoughts

 

[7squeakers.]

It must have fallen out of his hay rack, or whatever the hay is in, and he has sat on it! Boars can get stuff a lot worse than hay stuck up there! Do you clean his bum regularly to remove any stuff stuck up there?

 

[gizzy]

Yup l check them all over every time l pick them up.
Particulary sow, for vulva stones

 

[MerryPip]

Ours always have hay, fur or worse stuck up there. They tend to do a fair amount of dragging their bums around the floor to show off, hence getting all sorts stuck up there!

A regular check and clean up does just fine, but I agree you do wonder how they do it sometimes!

 

[helen105281]

Pom poms did make me laugh.

 

[Caron's Cavies]

Yes all our boys have to be 'sorted' out each day to remove any debris they have picked up while running around.

I think they drag their bottoms on the floor to put the scent from their grease glands on it to tell the others to stay away.
Unfortunately I don't think it works very well cause a few minutes later another one comes along and does the same thing