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My guinea pig has missing toes, no injury. Is a vet visit needed?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Exotic | Unknown - Exotic | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 5 days old | 0.5 lbs

Hi! I recently noticed one of my guinea pigs is missing her toes on one of her feet. While I've only had her 3 weeks, I've never noticed this before however there looks to be no injury site on the foot. Is this something that needs further investigation?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 20th, 2017

It appears that Stitch was born with this abnormality. It does not look injured at all. As long as it is not bothering her I would not worry about it. If it does bother her (limping, chewing at the foot, etc) then I would have her examined by a vet. I hope this helps. Best wishes!

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