Greetings, especially to our new visitors. I’m Locksley, and I’m a guinea pig. We’re doing the A to Z Challenge answering questions about guinea pigs, and also guest posts from our friends. Today I’m talking teeth. Dentition in rodents Dentition is the fancy word for tooth business. Mummy was with Ludo at the vets, and …
Hello, Locksley here again. I can report that Ludo had his teeth done by Dr Rebekah as you saw, but this week one of his top teeth has broken. Mummy said it's the one that was growing too fast before, so it may have weakened up in the gum. She's making Ludo's food easier for …
Hello, Ludo here again. Mummy’s been watching my front teeth and rasping them when one grew longer than the other. But last week she wiggled my jaw and felt one of my back teeth catch on the one below. Or above. Whichever. Anyway, she took me in for a dental appointment with Dr Rebekah on …
Hello Ludo here. Locksley asked me about how my teeth came to be perfect, and I said I'd better tell you myself. Mummy checked my teeth most days last week, and on Friday she said the broken one was fully grown. They just needed tidying up. She put me in a tight blue bag, and …
Hello again, Locksley here. The first thing is to update you on Ludo's tooth. The big picture at the top is the same as last week - how it was on Friday of the week before. Now, this is how it looked on Thursday... and Sunday (yesterday). You can see how quickly it's grown. It's …
Hello, Ludo here. I lost a tooth last week. Mummy noticed early on I was having trouble biting my vegetables and my arthuritis tablet. She checked my teeth a couple of times since the previous Saturday (she always checks them on Saturday, which is also weigh-day). On Thursday she said it was wobbly, and I …
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