Soar Bleeding Area on Back

[majidemo]

i have two guinea pigs. 1 male & 1 female.
for 1 week i have been feeding them rabbit pellet (because the petshop sold me the wrong feeds. i asked for guinea pig pellet mixed, but they gave me rabbit pellet mixed instead. & i didnt noticed. ofcourse when i noticed i immediately went back to buy a replacement but i have already been feeding them rabbit pellets for almost 3days)

about the soar area on the back. the area doesnt have hair anymore. & i believe its been bleeding due to constant scratching. please advice?

and for more info. i keep them on a aquarium with wood chippings that i change once in 2 weeks. I'm just new to petting a guinea pig. thanks alot!

 

[Emmiiee]

is it the male or female whos got the sore?

males have a waxy gland just above their bums, could be that, that has gotten sore, tho I'm sure someone else will be along to give you more info! x

 

[flintstones]

I suggest a vet visit if the pig is scratching and making herself bleed. She could have mites or fungal. Best get it seen.

this link may help you identify the problem.

http://www.gorgeousguineas.com/indentification.html

 

[katiepops]

Hello welcome to the forum. Your piggy could well have a mites or fungal problem and they're skin is really sore so their scratching a lot. A trip to the vet would be a very good idea to get it under control.
I've not heard of guinea pigs being kept in an aquarium before, some piggies have allergies to woodshavings so it could be that irritating them. Once every 2 weeks seems like quite a long time between bedding changes, they will be sitting in their own wee as well so again that might be irritating them.
I'd suggest a trip to the vets to find out the problem then perhaps have a look into a change of bedding and up the frequency of cleans. Hope you manage to get to the route of the problem.

 

[majidemo]

ooh thanks for those replies everyone..
i removed them from the aquarium and transfered them to a cage, i guess its much cleaner but also space is smaller...
we have been applying antibiotic cream on the soar areas, i believe its gotten better.. maybe it really was caused by infection or allergies for not cleaning their bedding frequently..
the male has 3 sore areas, on the back , near the back thigh & at the butt
the female has 1 , only on the back..
skin is dry tho, but i think its getting better.. we'll try to take it to the vet..
thanks again...

*doubt its mange mites cuz they said it would be in V-shape..
but soar areas on my piggies are circular...

i checked here -> http://www.gorgeousguineas.com/photogallery.html <-
& i believe what my piggies have almost looks like the RING WORM image there but a little difference..