katew
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi
We got a new piglet last December (Valentina) who turned out to be a very stressed little thing and bit a lot - she has drawn blood from every member of the family. The Forum gave me great advice about guinea pig whispering and she is definitely settling, although still very nervy.
The problem we now have is that her incisors have become overgrown. I am feeling bad because although we handle her regularly, we have only just noticed and I don't know how long it has been going on. I have just taken her to the vet who has trimmed them and we have made another appointment to have her molars looked at - we couldn't do it this time because she was too distressed.
The vet thinks this has happened because her front teeth are misaligned - one incisor was worn down one side where there is contact, the other was overgrown. Presumably, she was born this way but she did have a fall when she was little and I am worried that this may have caused it.
She eats well (a mix of hay, grass, fresh food and dried food) and gnaws anything wooden that she can get to. She is 10 months old and weighs around 950 g.
I realise that her front teeth are likely to need regular trimming (maybe the back as well depending on what we find) but wondered how often this will need doing ?
Also, could this be linked to her biting ? And would all the wood chewing be because she is trying to sort it out for herself?
Any thoughts gratefully received.
We got a new piglet last December (Valentina) who turned out to be a very stressed little thing and bit a lot - she has drawn blood from every member of the family. The Forum gave me great advice about guinea pig whispering and she is definitely settling, although still very nervy.
The problem we now have is that her incisors have become overgrown. I am feeling bad because although we handle her regularly, we have only just noticed and I don't know how long it has been going on. I have just taken her to the vet who has trimmed them and we have made another appointment to have her molars looked at - we couldn't do it this time because she was too distressed.
The vet thinks this has happened because her front teeth are misaligned - one incisor was worn down one side where there is contact, the other was overgrown. Presumably, she was born this way but she did have a fall when she was little and I am worried that this may have caused it.
She eats well (a mix of hay, grass, fresh food and dried food) and gnaws anything wooden that she can get to. She is 10 months old and weighs around 950 g.
I realise that her front teeth are likely to need regular trimming (maybe the back as well depending on what we find) but wondered how often this will need doing ?
Also, could this be linked to her biting ? And would all the wood chewing be because she is trying to sort it out for herself?
Any thoughts gratefully received.
