I think there might b something wrong with my piggies feet

[Nfrye]

 

[Freela]

Those look like foot spurs- kind of like a callus on a human foot. Some pigs get them, others don't, even living in the same environment. They aren't harmful, the only risk is that they could potentially catch on something and tear into the soft part of the foot, which would hurt. You can trim them with nail clippers, but careful not to go too close to the foot- kind of like a hangnail, the ends are old dead skin but they are attached to normal skin where they meet the foot and you don't want to injure that!

 

[Claire W]

I agree. It’s just a harmful foot spur and both my pigs have them. My vet gently trims them when they go for nail trims but they can be left alone if they’re not too long or causing any mobility problems

 

[DMS260820]

Could do with a nail trim also ☺

 

[Guinea Pig Magazine]

Footspurs are common on several of our pigs. I remove them with small scissors when trimming their nails. @Freela describes them perfectly.

 

[Nfrye]

Could do with a nail trim also ☺[/

Those look like foot spurs- kind of like a callus on a human foot. Some pigs get them, others don't, even living in the same environment. They aren't harmful, the only risk is that they could potentially catch on something and tear into the soft part of the foot, which would hurt. You can trim them with nail clippers, but careful not to go too close to the foot- kind of like a hangnail, the ends are old dead skin but they are attached to normal skin where they meet the foot and you don't want to injure that!

thank you do u know if there’s any way to prevent this since my piggies hate anything done that involves picking them up