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Thete are 2 little white marks/stains on the inside of the girls snuggle sack, any ideas? Not fed them anything different. Tried to do a search on past posts but not come up with anything. Thanks
 
I find these too, I'm pretty sure it's just urine that's dried on top.
 
Milky pee which then dries into powdery white stains is simply excess calcium that has been excreted and nothing to worry about. Sometimes you get white flecked, mouldy looking poo when a piggy has made a calcium pee over them.

Always keep an eye out for gritty bits in the stains - these can be a sign of crystals in the bladder or bladder sludge and need to be investigated (ideally with an x-ray without GA or with only light aneasthesia).
 
Trish&Ewan said:
Thanx so much, was really worried! Is it fault, am I feeding them too much calcium foods?
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No, don't worry this is just the normal way piggies excrete excess calcium. It can vary from pig to pig how much calcium is absorbed and how much excreted. For all the weeing my 2 boys do in a week I only ever get oneor two of these white stains in that week. It is only if there are gitty particles (like sand) in the stain that one needs to worry .
 
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