less poo

[chand13]

hello everyone.,my piggies doesn't have any health issues such like stasis. they eat and drinking like they used to, running around the cage, and nothings wrong with how they eat. but i just found that there's less poop than it usually. and i found that my girl ate her own poo for 4 times today. is there are less poop bcs they eat their own poop?

 

[Piggies&buns]

No there should not be less poop because they eat their poop. The poop they eat is a different type to that which is waste poop that you will see around the cage. The poop they eat are called caecotrophs. They are taken directly from the anus and should never really be found in the cage. They look very different to normal waste poops.
If you are noticing less or smaller than normal poops then it can because a piggy is not eating enough hay. Hay is their main food source. The only way you know they are eating enough hay is through the routine weekly weight checks. Where you have health concerns then you should switch to weighing daily so you can monitor hay intake even more closely.

Weight - Monitoring and Management

 

[chand13]

i checked the poops and its normal poop btw

 

[chand13]

or it's bcs they eat the different grass and it's kinda hard to digested?

 

[Piggies&buns]

or it's bcs they eat the different grass and it's kinda hard to digested?

No, they digest grass very well because it is their natural food. However fresh grass always needs to be introduced gradually alongside plenty of hay. Too much fresh grass on unprepared tummies can cause digestive issues.

Please ensure you weigh your Guinea pigs as routine to ensure they are eating enough hay.
As I say, less poop can mean they aren’t eating quite enough - so the weekly weight checks are so important as routine but switch to weighing them every day if you have health concerns about them