Shredded paper?

@@shahakhan1239 it's paper bedding pet store sells. I like Laytee clean & cozy bedding.

My guinea is eating the pine shavings, is that what your Guineas were doing? Should I change them to paper

@@cindymanrique760 They chew on the shavings because its wood. I like the paper a lot more. I line the cage with newspaper for easy cleaning. Honestly I"ll never go back to any other kind. plus it's softer for them to lay on.

@@cindymanrique760 Yes same here! is it a problem?

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Hello. The bacteria that cause uri's just require a moist environment to grow. Presence or absence of foreign bodies, eg. dust has nothing to do with it. Consider please that they can get uri's no matter what kind of bedding is present. Also, piggies will sneeze out things like dust. That's the purpose of sneezing- to clear the lungs.

@@marieparsons9908 I would suggest the lungs are indeed moist. Perfect basis for bacteria 😉

@@ashleybenton2852 Exactly.

I agree with you, but alot of people don't. That's ok everyone is entitled to their opinions. But if the bedding was the problem, I worry alot of people wouldn't think about their pets living environment. Personally I think all factors should be looked at when an animal has developed a sickness. This can cause people to overlook their pets kind of bedding. Some shavings are dusty and I actually got an issue in my throat after I used them before. The ones Saskia uses are not wood shavings but wood chips and are better quality. I personally don't think its a good idea to rule out all kinds of bedding, because some people may take this advice even if their guinea pig did get a URI from the dusty bedding. Vets don't know everything and sometimes do make mistakes on animal care. www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/wood_dust.html Just read this article.

@@Angel-lu3lm That's why I like Saskia's science-based advice. Opinions don't help any of us without science to back them up. The more we know, the better we are at diagnosing. And, I agree with you that all factors have to be considered. And I agree that vets sometimes make assumptions. But in fairness, not much is known about piggies. Vets learn systems. Eg. once they understand how a stomach works, it's easy to treat a dog stomach, a cat stomach, a walrus stomach. Without adequate research to demonstrate that piggies are different, vets will keep assuming that the stomach of a piggy is just like that of any other species.

Ya when i was a kid cedar was the go too.. mine lived 6 years as a kid in cedar. Im 36 now.. and i was going to use pine bedding as i have horses on my 14 acres. And the pine bedding dust free is 8$ for a 300cu bag.. im talking massive bag here... The alfalfa and Timmothy hay 50lbs bails are only 20$ as well. Yet in pet stores a 50cu bag ofr paper is 25$... and a small bag of tomothy is 12$... i just dont get why people spend so much money on this stuff. Id be spending hundreds on hay and paper bedding a month... Ok pine has phenols supposedly that can kill my pigs ??.. but every youtuber i see is using pine lol.. Or some fleece blankets.. and i aint using blankets... that get pee and poo on them and have to wash that in my machine daily. So im gonna stick with these pine shavings i get my horses and use it for my guinea pigs as well. its soft.. very fine. Dust free and for 8$ ill have enough begging for two piggies for months. My house is made of pine.. im not dead yet

Yes for sure get the Xray. Sadly we have not figured out to help them. The issue is that there is a lot of damage to the bulla at that point that cannot be reversed.

@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue Thank you for the reply! I will get him an x-ray and go from there. Could there possibly be less damage in the bulla if he is young? We got him last year in august and he was only a few weeks old. Also, should we get him an x-ray just for his head or his whole body as well? Thank you again for the help.

Well flies we always had a problem with those dang things they would have babys in the wood but the reason the flies where there was because my dog threw up in there and we didn't realize it

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yes but the piggie community tends to prefer pine

Paper bedding is fine as long as it’s no odor control and no scents

Aspen is safe but i wouldn’t reccomend any shavings because they are so messy and it gets everywhere so just use fleece please

We have NEVER had breathing issues caused by the bedding/ Sick pigs get looked by our vet and tend to do cultures lot. Bacteria are the one and only reason for URI's

@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue Thanks for you reply😊. Your wood chips look different than mine. The ones I use are shavings, I actually got a bit allergic to them myself one time. So you don't think different kinds of ones can causd URI?. I had heard of other people who had the same issues from certain kinds of wood chips. On the reviews for the kind I use, another person said their bunnies got a respiratory issue from them. But I kind of didn't worry too much. I am not sure, if she got a URI from some thing else it makes no sense as she lives inside in my lounge room. Is this common in guinea pigs and can they get it for no reason? What could of caused the bacteria? She doesn't have signs of an ear infection I don't think, but maybe I have to keep an eye on here symptoms. If It comes back I know its caused from something else. Something else I must include is that 2 of my guinea pigs have soft poo. I am not sure why.

@@Angel-lu3lm soft poops are often caused by veggies or fruit. I had to stop feeding cucumbers because of this.

@@kayesguineapigs Thanks for your reply, the thing is they have eaten vegetables for 3 years without any problems.

@@Angel-lu3lm what does your vet say? Mine told me to cut out veggies with one piggie. Then I started feeding him two Oxbow digestive biscuits a day and they really help him. You can order them on Chewy or Amazon