scabs on guinea pigs

[macielea12]

My guinea pig, a male has these little bites and scabs on his back and don’t know what caused them, he lives with one other male. Don’t know if it’s from a fight or from something else . Don’t know how to add a picture, but just want help to know what it is .

 

[Piggies&buns]

The best thing is to see a vet.
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- it could be from parasites. A vet would need to diagnose and prescribe the correct course of treatment.
You need to look into a medical cause first.

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- it could be bites from a cagemate. If they are indeed fighting and biting each other then it would be that they need to be permanently separated.
What are the measurements of their cage?
Do they have two of every item in the cage?

If you witness a fight you need to immediately and permanently separate them.
or have concerns for their bond then you can try a temporary separation and neutral territory reintroduction to test the functionality of their bond

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[macielea12]

yes they have 2 of everything and i never see them fighting, sometimes playing together but i’ve never seen a fight and berly seen that he’s had this till i think today. So i dont know if it’s from a fight or something else . I’ve added some photos of what i found on him . also not sure if the other one is a girl or boy but ik the one with the cute is a boy .

 

[Piggies&buns]

The brown piggy seems to have a v shape which is a classic sign of a mange mite infestation. You should have them both checked by the vet for diagnosis.

Please immediately sex both piggies. if you are in any doubt that they are both boys then you just immediately separate them until you can confirm their sexes.
You can post a clear picture of their genitals for our experts to assist with sexing

 

[macielea12]

It’s the same piggy in both pics just different sides of it on the top is like a little scab and the bottom of it’s back it’s like a V shape as you said .But my other piggy has no sign or cuts or hair loss or nothing and i’m wondering why .

 

[Piggies&buns]

It’s the same piggy in both pics just different sides of it on the top is like a little scab and the bottom of it’s back it’s like a V shape as you said .But my other piggy has no sign or cuts or hair loss or nothing and i’m wondering why .

Do see the vet - as I say the v shape is indicative of mange mites.
Just because one may have parasites doesn’t mean the other will necessarily get them.
The immune system can help fend off mites but if the immune system is lowered for any reason then they can take hold in just one piggy and not necessarily both