Sneezing?

[ThePotterPiggie]

Hi
I’m probably being paranoid but I know that guinea pig sneezing is a sign of illness, and just wanted to check.
My pigs sneeze - not often, I only see them doing it about once a week or so. Is this OK?
I just wanted to make sure that this was normal!

 

[Lady Kelly]

Piggies also sneeze when they get a bit of dust or hay up their noses too so I would say if they are only doing it once a week they are fine. URIs progress quite quickly and you would notice things like lethargy, loss of appetite etc with any sneezing if it were down to illness

 

[ThePotterPiggie]

Thanks Lady Kelly - no other symptoms, just the occasional sneeze.

 

[Lady Kelly]

In that case it is highly likely to be something irritating the inside of their noses

 

[ThePotterPiggie]

Does that mean that it's their bedding that's irritating them? They're on woodshavings...