Why isnt my guinea pig active, chewing on his wood chew toy and whats the deal with cutting his nails?

Why isnt my guinea pig active, chewing on his wood chew toy and whats the deal with cutting his nails?


I got my guinea pig over a month ago and i was wondering how to cut his nails or should i see a vet for that? He doesnt run around his cage alot and when he does he almost ';hops'; and moves his bedding to one side of the cageWhy isnt my guinea pig active, chewing on his wood chew toy and whats the deal with cutting his nails?
I think that the vet can help you.Why isnt my guinea pig active, chewing on his wood chew toy and whats the deal with cutting his nails?
When i had my two guinea pigs i bought some cat nail trimmers. They are like tiny scissors that have a curve at both ends. The piggies names are very thin and it will be easy to trim. Only trim what is white and avoid the pink. I would just hold them in my hand (or a friend hold them) and rest their paw on your thumb so the nails hang over and then clip, you're done.


My piggies never seemed active, but i started checking on them at night and they were having a ball! I had one that froze when i walked in the room and the other would hide out in his dome the whole time.


They are funny creatures! As long as they are eating normal and pooping normal i would assume they are healthy but it never hurts to call the vet and ask advice :)
Take your guinea pig to the vet.


In his normal habitat, he would wear down his nails himself, but living in a cage means they grow long and painful. They can even get so long, curl turn in and hurt him. He would not be able to move easily.





Imagine if you never cut your toe nails, every thing would be difficult, from walking to wearing shoes and more.





Do not try to cut the nails yourself. It is much safer to let the vet do this.
i have had alot of guinea pigs and some of mine even had babies, sometimes him not moving might be a sign of loneliness or depression, make sure to take it out at least once a day and play with it and make sure to hold it next to your heart bc the sound of it beating should sooth him, and i would suggest going to a vet to get his nails clipped bc guinea pigs can run and wiggle when they don't want to do something and that could be dangerous. if u have any more questions about him contact me. id be happy to help, also make sure to clean his cage at least once every two weeks and if you feed him fruits of vegetables, he should like some of them, some he might not, try carrots and tomatoes. but also washing them with baby shampoo is good occasionally, if they smell or if u feed him tomatoes he will most likely get juice all under his mouth, its so cute but taking a wet wash cloth to that area is good, if you bathe him u must make sure he's dry other wise he could catch a cold and if you don't catch it early it could be fatal,

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