My guinea pig has lost his upper teeth, why is it so?will the teeth grow back?

Question

My guinea pig has lost his upper teeth, why is it so?will the teeth grow back?

Answer 1

Riley is right that their teeth grow continually, so his will likely grow back. Talk to a vet about it and make sure there isn't anything wrong. He may need the bottoms trimmed occasionally while the top grow back in.

I don't agree with Riley on providing vitamin C in the water. If your guinea pig is getting a pelleted timothy based diet for guinea pigs (which is fortified with vitamin c), freefeed timothy hay, and fresh veggies daily with the occasional fruits, there is no need for additional vitamins.

Vitamin drops tend to break down and become useless very quickly in water, plus they encourage bacterial growth and change the taste of the water, causing some pigs to stop drinking.

Answer 2

Unless your guinea pig had an injury of some sort then loss of his teeth is due to a deficiency in his diet.  Guinea Pigs need extra Vitamin C in their diet.  I use Nutriphase pellets with Vitamin C plus I used liquid vitamins with Vitamin C that I put in their water.  Guinea Pigs teeth are always growing continuously so they should grow back. I would bring him to your vet to confirm what I have told you.  You will have to keep the lower teeth trimmed until the top ones grow in since he won't have the top ones to wear the bottom ones down for a while.  Good luck.

Answer 3

Yes they will grow back because a guinea pig's teeth are continuously growing.  Your guinea pig might have had an injury from chewing on something hard.  He could have chewed on one of his cage bars and that might be why he had lost his teeth.  I hope this helps.

Answer 4

Your guinea pig is actually a loud-mouthed drunk, who sneaks out at night and gets hammered at the local pub.  He lost his front teeth, because he got into a nasty exchange with a testy brick mason.  

To answer your question, no they will never grow back because those were his adult teeth.