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Should u clean guinea pigs bums if they have urine staining
 
Guinea lover 1982 said:
Should u clean guinea pigs bums if they have urine staining
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Hi

Please give them a bum bath with plain baby warm water in a basin that is sitting on the shower floor or the bath tub (prevents injuries from freak jumps and manic escapes. Fill up no more than 1-2 inches. Make sure that they they warm and out of drafts while drying off. The bath won't remove any stains but neither will any shampoo.
If the mess is not too bad, then a gentle wipe with a damp baby warm rag will do.

The guide links contain all the practical how to tips:
Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths
Bathing (including cleaning grease glands)

If you have long-haired piggies, then please cut the hairs around the genitalia and legs short to minimise soiling an matting.
An Illustrated Guide to Hair Cutting
 
Should I clean my guinea pigs back end or if she is quite happy just leave her
 
Guinea lover 1982 said:
Should I clean my guinea pigs back end or if she is quite happy just leave her
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I would leave any short-haired sow that is able to clean herself within 1-2 days be but give a trim and if then still needed a bath to any long-haired sows. Quite often a judicious trim will actually do the trick without requiring a bath.

Any older piggies or piggies with mobility issues that struggle with cleaning the bum or picking up poos from their anus for eating will profit from you giving them a helping hand with keeping their bum end clean when they no longer can do it themselves.
 
Wiebke said:
I would leave any short-haired sow that is able to clean herself within 1-2 days be but give a trim and if then still needed a bath to any long-haired sows. Quite often a judicious trim will actually do the trick without requiring a bath.

Any older piggies or piggies with mobility issues that struggle with cleaning the bum or picking up poos from their anus for eating will profit from you giving them a helping hand with keeping their bum end clean when they no longer can do it themselves.
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She is only a few months old but she is an abbysian with quite long hair
 
Guinea lover 1982 said:
She is only a few months old but she is an abbysian with quite long hair
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You may want to keep the bit that keeps getting messy and matted cut shorter with a regular trim. It will make life easier for you and your piggy. ;)

The hair will always grow back to its genetically determined length, no matter whether you have a short-hair, a long-hair or a piggy with mixed heritage.
 
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