A great indicator of good or poor health in a guinea pig is by checking their poo!
Guinea pigs' health can go downhill very abruptly, so checking their poos at least once a day will help you keep on top of any changes. Healthy piggy poops should be dark, glossy, smooth, with round ends, and, as much as we hate the cleanup, there should be LOTS of it! đź’©đź’©đź’© Lighter coloured poops can point to dehydration or malnutrition and can be an easy case of changes to their diet.
When there isn't enough fibre (either from reduced appetite or poor diet), piggies' digestive systems start to shut down. This is when the poops can get smaller, tear-drop shaped, and stringy. Other bad signs are bloody poops, poops covered in mucus or crumbly/smeary poops. If you see any poop problems, get to your exotics vet asap!
