Zofia
Junior Guinea Pig
I adopted my new pig yesterday as a friend for Pluto. She's 8 weeks old and a coronet. I've called her Stella. (She weighs 500g - I think that's ok for her age but it's ages since I've had a baby pig?)
I left her a day to settle in (she's remarkably brave given that she's only been here a day) and then this evening I thought I'd groom her and give her a proper check over, weigh-in etc. She smelled like wee! :o I determined the cause of the stink to be the long hair round her bum. It looks like the rescue has trimmed round the bum but it was still getting wet. I've trimmed the underneath back as much as I can and also around her legs because she has very hairy legs and I think I managed to remove all the wet bits. Her hair is already 2 inches long all over!
I've never had a coronet or sheltie before. Has anyone got any good tips for keeping them clean and dry and stink-free?
She's obviously going to need fairly regular baths but GG shampoo is only suitable from 12 weeks. Is there anything else I should use or is it best to wait 4 weeks until she's old enough for the Posh n Go?
I left her a day to settle in (she's remarkably brave given that she's only been here a day) and then this evening I thought I'd groom her and give her a proper check over, weigh-in etc. She smelled like wee! :o I determined the cause of the stink to be the long hair round her bum. It looks like the rescue has trimmed round the bum but it was still getting wet. I've trimmed the underneath back as much as I can and also around her legs because she has very hairy legs and I think I managed to remove all the wet bits. Her hair is already 2 inches long all over!
I've never had a coronet or sheltie before. Has anyone got any good tips for keeping them clean and dry and stink-free?
She's obviously going to need fairly regular baths but GG shampoo is only suitable from 12 weeks. Is there anything else I should use or is it best to wait 4 weeks until she's old enough for the Posh n Go?