Guinea Pig Teeth Broken

If your guinea pig breaks one of their teeth the tooth will grow back within two to three weeks.

Guinea pig teeth broken. A guinea pig living on a poor diet can be vulnerable to broken teeth especially if the diet is deficient in vitamin c which is essential for bone and tooth growth. However broken teeth aren t completely harmless for guinea pigs. If during the checkup you found that the tooth is chipped you need to go the vet to trim or file piggy s teeth so these are even again. Broken teeth or the loss of teeth entirely can also be due to injuries or accidents.

Offer hay as the bulk of your guinea pig s diet. Other issues your guinea pigs may experience include elongated roots the roots of the teeth grow or are pushed into the jaw or cracked broken teeth. This is because guinea pigs have open rooted teeth that keep growing throughout their lifetimes. That is why it is important to check guinea pig s teeth every day.

Make sure you give your guinea pig plenty of rough plant material to chew on. Guinea pigs can be vulnerable to broken teeth particularly if their diet is inadequate and lacking vitamin c. The teeth of a normal healthy guinea pig should grow back just fine. Hay has the correct amount of calcium to build strong teeth and its fibrous nature grinds the teeth surface down keeping the teeth in naturally good condition.

Vitamin c deficiency is one of the main things that will cause guinea pig teeth to break. Vitamin c is essential for bone and tooth growth. With healthy guinea pigs any damaged or lost tooth will grow back absolutely fine. Broken teeth can be the result of a fall injury or accident.