hairless

Hi, I have a three month old hairless guinea pig. He has been itching and biting himself very frequently and has one major spot where I believe he scratched raw that has now began to heal, but it is dry and flaky. First I thought he had mange mites, but after being given a topical dose of...

My family had a beautiful long-haired Peruvian Piggie that died at 6 years old in 2011. I was so upset over losing her that I never planned on getting another "replacement" piggy. But today I just happened to be at a pet store and fell in love with a little black skinny pig. We brought her home...

Hey, all! I have a new baby piggie--maybe 12 weeks old or so. I love him to the moon and back so I'm fairly torn up right now over a patch on the inside of his left leg. It's hairless and looks reddish to me. He does scratch a lot and has just started biting, but that could be because I keep...

Hi all, I just got my guinea pig last week and noticed he has a red hairless spot a but anterior to his mid-side which I can't determine if it's a wound or some sort of infection. Attached a picture of it below. Kindly help me on this one. Thanks, Mark