Tips for Bathing Long-Haired Guinea Pigs!
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Long-haired guinea pigs typically need bathing more often than short haired piggies - as their hair naturally gathers hay and can get tangled and messy easily, especially around the rear end! Trimming the hair helps with this, though bathing is recommended to keep the guinea pig clean, comfortable and healthy.
Lyra, my lunkarya piggie gets a bath in this video! Some helpful tips for bathing long haired piggies are:
- Use a good shampoo, Gorgeous Guineas does shampoos especially for long haired piggies.
- Ensure your piggies are as comfortable as possible, I recommend using a washing up bowel. Have plenty of towels on hand.
- Pay particular attention to the rear end as this will be the dirtiest part! The water will probably need changing. If you don't want to wet/wash the whole piggie you can just give them a "bum bath".
- Bathing is a good time to trim your piggies hair (ideally before, though I did it afterwards).
- Make sure your piggie is completely or almost completely dry before putting them back in the cage to ensure they don't get cold which could make them ill.
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