bathing

My guinea hasn’t had a bath in a while and it seems like he needs one so I was wondering what kind of shampoo I should use. I’ve seen a lot of people recommend gorgeous guineas but i’m located in the U.S and am unable to order it. Any recommendations or suggestions would be appreciated greatly...

Hi everyone, About two weeks ago I adopted a neutered male guinea pig (his name is Teddy Bear🐻) and he has now bonded with my 3 girls. My 3 females have never been bathed and their coats are healthy, but I read that males need bathing to clean their grease glands. Please could you let me know if...

Hey there, I have 5 piggies and I have noticed especially in the last 5 weeks that they all like to take a big nap in the hay. I have a 7x3 cage + an extra 1x3 room for hay, and they all like to go in there and take a big nap, but not at the same time, maximum 2 at the time. Whenever 3 or more...

I need to bathe my guinea pigs in imaverol due to ringworm. But I'm unsure of what temperature the water should be please? The internet says test it with your elbow to check it's not too warm or too cold. But what's too warm or too cold please? I don't want to overheat them or freeze them.

Does anybody know anything about something called a grease gland? it always kind of been on my guinea pig and I never knew what it was. I have to sort it out but I'm confused :) He also HATES baths and water? haha x -thanks

Hi everyone! So yesterday in our boy piggie (Approx 11 weeks old) I noticed a bald flaky looking patch at the bottom of his back. Called the shop we got him from to ask what we needed to do etcetc. I've ordered the spot on stuff he's suggested for if it isn't ringworm but honestly from...

I am a fairly new guinea pig owner* with three guinea pigs and today I found out that I have ringworm or some other kind of fungal infection on my scalp, I'm not sure what to do. I don't know whether it has come from one of the pigs - one of them did have a patch of red inflamed skin a couple of...

Hi! I just bathed my piggies for the first time and I think I got a little soap in one of their eyes by accident! She keeps blinking her one eye a lot. Will she wash it out herself? I feel so bad it must sting 😔

Hi. I just took my guinea pig to the vet because of a URI that just won't go away. In his carrier, he seems to have peed all over himself. I'm wondering if this means i should give him a bath? Or will he clean it himself? I'm scared, it's covering him but i dont have any pet/baby shampoo. Not...

As in depth as possible, what's the best way to bathe a skittish guinea pig? Malcolm's a boar and he hasn't had a bath since he's been staying with me (his previous owner did a bath once a month). He smells like poo and I wanna hold/cuddle him without having to pull my face away all the time...

I have 2 boars and they just had their third and fourth round of revolution. This is my first time dealing with mites, vet is treating them for mites for now because all their signs point to that. Skin scrapping might be in future which I don’t want for them. I’m wanting advice on should I bath...

I have a white long haired guinea pig called Lily, who gets absolutely filthy, her whole tummy and bottom brown every day after going outside. She digs in the grass and sits in her poo in a tunnel which i clean out every day. Most nights I have had to bath her because I am worried about...

Hello! I was just wondering how often should i cut my piggies nails and give them baths. My two guinea pigs ,squeaky and stampy, live outside and usually its quite cold to give them baths. I dont want to end up not bathing them enough! On the cutting nails subject how often should i cut them...

hello everyone :) I've just adopted a male piggy from the RSPCA, who was in a pretty poor condition when they rescued him. I've just picked him up from the place where he was being fostered and brought him home. He's been thourougly checked out by an exotic vet and has been neutered while at...

Hi, One of my girls is extremely prone to matted fur around her bottom. She ends up with sticky fur on her back legs and hard fur around her bum. I spot clean 2x a day and fully clean them out every 2-3 days so their homes are very clean. She's a short haired guinea and I keep her hair as short...

Hi! I have two questions: 1. My piggies have been itching themselves quite a lot lately (maybe 4-5x per hour)? Are there other signs/symptoms of mites or fleas that I should look out for? 2. Should I bathe my piggies? I have not bathed them since I adopted them 1 year ago. I have heard mixed...

Hi guys! Unfortunately Baby has some medicated shampoo she has been prescribed for her skin as it gets very irritated and flaky, But she hates having a bath! It's like she's being tortured the way she reacts to it! I'm trying to think of ways to make the whole process less stressful for her...

Hi, Baby my girl had some vet prescribed shampoo because she can't groom herself very well and it's caused some coat and skin issues for her. When I first bathed her I just did her back half, Now I need to do her neck area and she really hated it the first time Is there anything I can do to...

My two girlies are just over 2 months of old and I was wondering whether I should start bathing them? I never bathed past guinea pigs I owned and they never had any complications but I'm just wondering whether I should have? Also how often should I bathe them? Thanks!

My guinea pig Newton has been very itchy and has been losing his hair (it might be stress.) I looked it up and his symptoms matched with fleas and mites. I've also notice white flecks on his butt (it looks like scruff or bits of his bedding to me.) Just in case he has mites, I want to give him a...