HeatherRose
Adult Guinea Pig
I was holding Tiana tonight and noticed this on her nose. It looks like white flakey skin.
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What is on Tiana’s nose?
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Veggies Galore
Senior Guinea Pig
I think it's what we call a nose strip or nose stripe.
here's an old thread of mine
Nose Strip / Nose Stripe
here's an old thread of mine
Nose Strip / Nose Stripe
Betsy
Anniversary Herd
Not sure but if you are at all worried take her to the vet.
Lady Kelly
Senior Guinea Pig
Is there a tiny bit of hair missing from the area? It's really hard to tell on the photo. If so I would say it could be the start of fungal
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Could it be a fungal stripe? I suggest a vet visit just to be sure and nip it in the bud of it is fungal
Hank288
Adult Guinea Pig
It's a fungal nose stripe. Several of my pigs have these. They do not spread and are not contagious. There is nothing really treatment wise you can do and no one really knows why they occur.
Simply do not worry about it.
Simply do not worry about it.
anyar.dris
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My Prince have it as well. He's always had that from the time we adopted him from RSPCA (he had a bad skin condition when they rescued him). He's been checked by the vet and said there's no problem with it. But he's being treated for mites at the moment too.
Betsy
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Meg has a white nose stripe. She's had it for ages. It doesn't bother her and it hasn't spread to the other four piggies either. The vet didn't seem overly concerned when I took her last week and this morning for an unrelated matter.
HeatherRose
Adult Guinea Pig
Thanks everyone, I’ll keep an eye on it and if it gets worse we’ll get to the vet. It’s just barely there right now.
It’s sometimes described as teddy bear nose. It’s a self limiting fungal stripe. Just watch that it doesn’t spread. If it doesn’t then it’s just constitutional.