Do guinea pigs eat their poops? Why do they do that?

Watch this video to see how it happens. Is this normal behavior?

This behavior is called coprophagy. This is a normal behavior of a healthy guinea pig!

Because the fibrous food is not completely digested the first time around guinea pigs need to eat those special poops again to benefit from them.

These special poops are called cecotropes and are packed with vital nutrition. And this is a necessary step in the process of digestion of any guinea pig.

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