Help!

[DM290720]

Hi I’m really worried about something. One of my guinea pig’s whiskers fell off. And the guinea pig ate the thick whisker. Is this bad? Will she need to go to a vet now?

 

[Swissgreys]

This is totally fine.
Guinea pigs often nibble each others whiskers.
It's a form of behaviour know as barbering.

 

[PigglePuggle]

Nothing to worry about medically, piggies often nibble each other's fur and must swallow lots of their own grooming themselves!

 

[Claire W]

Thanks for the reassurance. It was just that it was a really long whisker which thick and at the moment when she swallowed it whole without biting it to smaller pieces, I was panicking and thought what if chokes.

Try not to worry. Your piggy will be perfectly fine

 

[Wiebke]

Thanks for the reassurance. It was just that it was a really long whisker which thick and at the moment when she swallowed it whole without biting it to smaller pieces, I was panicking and thought what if chokes.

Both piggies are fine and there is nothing to worry about; the whisker will grow back!
Unlike with other pets, eating hair doesn't cause any problems with hair balls in guinea pigs.
Barbering ( Eating Hair)