[Gpdd] Behavior....poops in food dish

[Lydia Boland]

I think that sometimes the poop is stuck to their feet and then they 
put their feet up on the bowl and the poops then wind up in the bowl.  
At least that is what I have always thought =)

Lydia

On Jun 17, 2005, at 5:17 AM, James Lynn wrote:
>
> I have had guinea pigs now for about 7 years and there is a question I
> hope someone can answer for me.  (from the question....you can tell 
> that
> I have too much spare time on my hands.....nice to be retired)    Why 
> do
> I always find 3-4 poops in the pellet dish?  Do the piggies back up
> intentionally to do this little trick?  Do they place the poop in the
> pellet dish with their mouth intentionally?  Does this add a little 
> extra
> flavor to the pellets?  Is this done to maybe keep another piggie from
> eating the pellets.....maybe a way of marking territory?
>
> Jim........Sassy Suzy, Ginger, and Olivia
>