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Soft Wet Poop. Normal?

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I have 4 guinea pigs that live in 2 separate pairs.

One pair who I've had from babies have hard, cresent shaped poop.

The other pair who i adpoted at 2 years old, have really wet, mushy poop that they tramble around. I have to change their paper and better 3x as much as the other pair. They all eat exactly the same food and veg at the same time and both have access to unlimited water and hay.

Any idea why this could be? They are all of a healthy weigh and eat fine, I just find it strange that their poo is so different. Any cause to worry?
 
It is normals for the poo to be slightly wet. But not slushy, have you taken them off veggies?
 
kerry said:
I have 4 guinea pigs that live in 2 separate pairs.

One pair who I've had from babies have hard, cresent shaped poop.

The other pair who i adpoted at 2 years old, have really wet, mushy poop that they tramble around. I have to change their paper and better 3x as much as the other pair. They all eat exactly the same food and veg at the same time and both have access to unlimited water and hay.

Any idea why this could be? They are all of a healthy weigh and eat fine, I just find it strange that their poo is so different. Any cause to worry?
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Please take them off any fresh food to see whether their poos firm up within a day. If not, you may want to have them checked by a vet re. digestive issues.

We recommend to feed about 50g/1 cupful of veg per piggy per day.
 
Okay ill take them off veggies and see if that helps them. Its just odd that one pair is fine and the other is wet. Lets wait and see :)
 
It may also be the effect of whatever diet they had before coming to you, meaning they are more sensitive to gut issues. Hope the withdrawal of veg helps.
 
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