Hot Ears and Cold Ears

[Chloe Pig]

Hello,

I have a quick question about guinea pigs ears, what does it mean when you touch their ears and they are hot/warm and what does it mean when the ears are cold.

i was just wondering out of interest, as i do not think i have ever read in any books what it means.

Thnak you

Chloe

 

[bubble&squeak4ever]

Mine always get little hot ears after they've been running around like lunatics!

 

[twiams]

Ears are the way to tell there temperature, if there warm your piggies are warm if there cold your piggies are a little chilly, it's just the best way to tell there temperature as obviously you can't really tell with there fur in the way ! (:

 

[Dusty_bugs]

I have a sickly piggy right now and her ears are about as cool as my healthy happy (and slightly overweight) guinea.. After a feed of critical care I often take her upstairs with me for a long warm cuddle - so that her tummy warms up and can digest more easily, but her ears go bright red and warm! she seems to prefer this but obviously I dont like to make her overheat.. but the change is very rapid.

My healthy happy guinea's ears are slightly cooler than say, her armpit. my unhappy guinea is cool all over, or toasty warm when she's had cuddles. For this reason I have filled a little wooden house she likes to sit in full of hay, its insulating but if she is too warm she can go for a quick scamper to cool off. If you're worried about their temp. Try provide a range of areas for them to warm up or cool off

 

[Chloe Pig]

Mine always get little hot ears after they've been running around like lunatics!

Thank you for the information, Haha, Duke likes to run round fast then lie down in his cosy cup to relax and calm down!

Ears are the way to tell there temperature, if there warm your piggies are warm if there cold your piggies are a little chilly, it's just the best way to tell there temperature as obviously you can't really tell with there fur in the way ! (:

Thank you for the information, i have always wondered why there ears change in temperature but now i know

I have a sickly piggy right now and her ears are about as cool as my healthy happy (and slightly overweight) guinea.. After a feed of critical care I often take her upstairs with me for a long warm cuddle - so that her tummy warms up and can digest more easily, but her ears go bright red and warm! she seems to prefer this but obviously I dont like to make her overheat.. but the change is very rapid.

My healthy happy guinea's ears are slightly cooler than say, her armpit. my unhappy guinea is cool all over, or toasty warm when she's had cuddles. For this reason I have filled a little wooden house she likes to sit in full of hay, its insulating but if she is too warm she can go for a quick scamper to cool off. If you're worried about their temp. Try provide a range of areas for them to warm up or cool off

Thank you for the information, sorry to hear about your sick piggy, duke and me send our love to you and your piggies. That is such a good idea about different areas to warm up and cool off, I will do this as it is getting very cold with the weather and this will be extra warm for Duke along side the winter blankets etc that i have started to get ready.