Help my guineas teeth are long !

[sugarandspice]

i give my guinea pigs carrots and lots of veg and they've eaten lots of the hutch i also bought them these carrot and fruit flavoured wooden thing (these are edible) and they've eaten all of them but they're bottom teeth are still long i just dont know what to do !

 

[sandra turpin]

Do you feed them hay? Hay should make up at least 70% of their diet and it will be the hay that keeps their teeth down.

 

[4piggiepigs]

Do you feed them hay? Hay should make up at least 70% of their diet and it will be the hay that keeps their teeth down.

That's what i would ask, mine eat load's of hay but they only chewed one toy i bought them and they have a few that and the ramp's they're not supposed to chew

 

[AudioHeart]

Hmm i would ask as the above have, my boys have loads of hay and I've never had a problem with them chewing the hutch or teeth problems - they do enjoying nibbling on their wooden hut however

 

[Laura-CCC4]

Are your guinea pigs eating well by themselves?

Have a read of this thread:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38688

 

[PopcornPigs]

I know this might sound a bit silly but guinea pigs teeth are really long - are you sure they're over grown? Are they having trouble eating or salivating? Here's what healthy guinea pig teeth look like .. http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2002&Category=1188&PID=8392&O=Generic (Figure 1)

 

[sugarandspice]

oh thanks x i guess theyre not overgrown after all they do seem long though x yes i give them lots of hay they love it !