Cait_lin
Junior Guinea Pig
I'd noticed that Pumpkin seemed to have a messy grease gland so I read the reread the boar guide so that I would know what to do. Applying the coconut oil was fine, I gave him some hay to distract him. But when I put him in the basin (basin was on directly on the floor in case he tried to jump out) he was immediately freaked out, climbed out and shook off the water like a little dog. I tried to put him back in but he was so stressed out and I couldn't calm him down so I ended up just drying him with a towel, holding him for a bit still in the towel to keep him warm (during which time he calmed down) and putting him back in the cage in a fleece hide. He seems alright now but I'm just wondering is it bad if I didn't wash the coconut oil out? I'm just worried in case he eats/licks any remaining coconut oil while he's grooming himself, will that be bad for him? Poor little one looked traumatised </3