hannahs26
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi,
I've done a search on here and can't find what I'm looking for, so thought it best to post a question.
Our two rescue girls who've been with us 10 months now, age 5 and 3, have never had strong smelling urine, and I'm aware that a sudden strong smell can be cause for concern.
We adopted 2 young sows yesterday, age estimated by rescue vet at 6 to 8 months, and their urine smells very strong. They have the same set up in terms of bedding and litter tray as the older pair, yet their urine leaves a very strong smell.
I'd usually not need to change the litter in my older girls side of the enclosure until 4 days or longer, just removing used or dirty hay and poop each day, but the young pair have been with us just 24 hours, and I've had to completely change and clean out their litter trays completely this evening, as the smell was very strong.
I'm wondering whether this is due to their age, or unknown previous diet, or something else? I use a layer of news paper, then wood pellet litter, then a layer of fleece on top in their littler trays under the hay rack.
They were checked by the vet at the rescue center, and said to be healthy, although I suspect it was only general check done, no bloods/urine checks.
Thanks :-)
I've done a search on here and can't find what I'm looking for, so thought it best to post a question.
Our two rescue girls who've been with us 10 months now, age 5 and 3, have never had strong smelling urine, and I'm aware that a sudden strong smell can be cause for concern.
We adopted 2 young sows yesterday, age estimated by rescue vet at 6 to 8 months, and their urine smells very strong. They have the same set up in terms of bedding and litter tray as the older pair, yet their urine leaves a very strong smell.
I'd usually not need to change the litter in my older girls side of the enclosure until 4 days or longer, just removing used or dirty hay and poop each day, but the young pair have been with us just 24 hours, and I've had to completely change and clean out their litter trays completely this evening, as the smell was very strong.
I'm wondering whether this is due to their age, or unknown previous diet, or something else? I use a layer of news paper, then wood pellet litter, then a layer of fleece on top in their littler trays under the hay rack.
They were checked by the vet at the rescue center, and said to be healthy, although I suspect it was only general check done, no bloods/urine checks.
Thanks :-)