Rumble Strutting And Stinky Boys

[CavyKate]

my guys were raised together in a herd since birth and they still rumble strut and stink, but no serious fighting. when will they stop? They will both be one this month. And is there anything I can do to clean their backs? right above their bottoms they have these waxy looking clumps, I don't want it to become infected, is this normal?...they hate it when I try to comb it out.

 

[Briony_S]

hi, it is normal for them to rumble they should calm down soon though so long as there is no fighting which ends in bloodshed it is fine. They are most hormonal in teenage faze which generally ends around 14-16 months old.

With regards to the waxey lump this is their greese gland if not cleaned regularly the build-up can lead to skin problems. depending on how greesey they get they will need cleaning at different intervals but ideally should be bathed every 6 weeks or so. If they need their glands cleaning more frequently you can do a "bum bath" where you just clean the effected area. This also does calm down once they have finished their hormonal faze.

Now I'm not sure what products you have there but in England a great thing we have is swarfega which is used mainly by people who do dirty jobs and want to clean their hands well, it is good for getting car oil etc off your hands.. other people use washing up liquid, though I have never tried this method.



You place a small amount onto the gland and massage in, leave a few minutes and wash off, them shampoo the guinea with safe guinea pig shampoo all over. There are more details on bathing in the daily care threads.

 

[CavyKate]

hi, it is normal for them to rumble they should calm down soon though so long as there is no fighting which ends in bloodshed it is fine. They are most hormonal in teenage faze which generally ends around 14-16 months old.

With regards to the waxey lump this is their greese gland if not cleaned regularly the build-up can lead to skin problems. depending on how greesey they get they will need cleaning at different intervals but ideally should be bathed every 6 weeks or so. If they need their glands cleaning more frequently you can do a "bum bath" where you just clean the effected area. This also does calm down once they have finished their hormonal faze.

Now I'm not sure what products you have there but in England a great thing we have is swarfega which is used mainly by people who do dirty jobs and want to clean their hands well, it is good for getting car oil etc off your hands.. other people use washing up liquid, though I have never tried this method.



You place a small amount onto the gland and massage in, leave a few minutes and wash off, them shampoo the guinea with safe guinea pig shampoo all over. There are more details on bathing in the daily care threads.

Thanks for the advise! They don't fight too badly (they never bite each other) but there is just a lot of rumble strutting and mounting and stink. I don't think we have that product in the US . I will try the (washing up liquid?) Is that a brand or type of soap? Thanks for the tip!

 

[Briony_S]

Thanks for the advise! They don't fight (they never bite each other) but there is just a lot of rumble strutting and mounting and stink. I don't think we have that product in the US . I will try the (washing up liquid?) Is that a brand or type of soap? Thanks for the tip!

It Is what you use to manually wash up plates / pans etc.. by hand. In england we have several brands like fairy etc..

 

[MishImpossible]

http://www.guinealynx.info/grooming.html

They list Dawn soap there which is an American brand.

 

[CavyKate]

Okay, thanks guys, I will give it a try!