Piggy Ear Temp ?

[twiams]

some of my piggies ears seem to go from really warm to cold depending on when i pick them up.

Is this a sign of illness in anyway ?

 

[Humfred]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it because they don't sweat and lose heat through their ears? Humberts ears get very hot sometimes ...

 

[gogoguineas]

No, from what I gather this is just them regulating their body temperature, being as they can't sweat, bit like us having cold hands or warm hands. I was once told that if their ears and feet are warm then they're warm enough, if their cold it means they're abit nippy!

 

[Wiebke]

Guinea pig regulate their body temperature through their ears be increasing/decreasing the blood flow. They don't have sweat glands like us (if they are wet it is from condensation).

Here are more piggy body quirks you may like to know about: http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=58854

 

[Abi_nurse]

Yes, its a heat regulator, so they can get warm ears when they are trying to cool down.

x.

 

[twiams]

Thanks for the help everyone (: