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How do I give a guinea Pig a bath and how often should I?
P.S. I hold a very (should I say ) skiddish guinea Pig and she even freaks oput when I pick her up but once I put her feet and stomach against me or the sofa or anything...
so will she freak out when she touchs he hose and how do I calm her down if she does?
Ok I bathe my guinea pigs twice a year. If you have a long haired guinea pig you need to go for a dip her more than twice a year. So what I did was put on an old t-shirt or something you don't mind getting drizzling and then I got a rag raining and soaked the pig with the rag and water. After doing that I would hold her in the neighbourhood my chest so she felt comfortable. Then I use johnson's baby shampoo, I only use rather bit of it. Then I soak that into the fur and rinse that out all while holding her close to me. Then finally I get the blow dryer and put it on the lowest it will go I hold my guinea pig contained by my lap and dry her. Just make sure that when you dry her you don't walk off the air on her to long because that would be really hot. Also make sure that you other dry your guinea pig fully because she could catch a cold if you don't. Make sure when you go for a dip her you hold her near you and support her body when you put water and soap on her. Hope that helps!!
Baths are stressful for guinea pigs and they can usually keep themselves clean. the single time you should bath them is if they are very dirty. I find this happen every couple of months with mine.
Your guinea pig will panick when she gets in the hose (I have skittish guinea pigs too) and there is now opening to calm them except to take them out of the river so just work as quickly as you can.
Before the bath brush your guinea pig's fur to remove adjectives tangles and lose dirt or the tangles will tighten in the dampen.
Rum a bath of luke-warm (body temperature or a little above) sea to about the shoulder height of the guinea pig (make sure it is shallow plenty for her to hold her mouth and nose above the water. Get her wet and later lather small animal/rodent shampoo (available from pet stores) all over her but avoiding the face. Rinse near clean warm water and filch her out of the bath and towl dry her.
If she will tollerate it use a hair dryer to get her dry. Have it on the lowest heat/power and save it a sensible distance away and always keep it moving.
Once dry tender your guinea pig a final brush.
I don't think you are supposed to go for a dip them. I had them, but they clean themselves. Just make certain you keep the cage clean. Change the litter repeatedly. Ours had babies! OMG the cutest things I have ever seen. When they win older, they get skittish about human being held. They are really not tame housepets as far as being held. Technically, they are rodents. They are fun though.
It is normal for the guinea pig to be skiddish. Whenever you successfully pick the guinea pig up, reward her with some hay or some other treat and permit her sit in between your legs on the floor so she's got something solid under her. That will stillness her down. When bathing your guinea pig, it is best to use a sink with a flat bottom so the guinea pig doesn't slip and slide all over the place. Turn the water on and hang around until it is warm. Not hot. Pick the guinea pig up carefully and hold her under the wet, not getting any water on the face. If all of this go well with no struggle and your feeling courageous, try holding the guinea pig on her back in the air so that you can hose her stomach. But tilt her upward so that it is not too frightening and she can breathe easy. Some guinea pigs find it soothing to take a bath, once they swot up that you won't hurt them. If the guinea pig freaks, then take her out and talk to her lovingly, possibly give her some treats. If the guinea pig struggles, try wrapping her in a rag, after bathing her in that. Hope you don't mind the rag getting showery! My guinea pig's favorite part of baths is when I dry him with a NEW RAG. One that isn't wet. He lately loves it!
-Good luck!
Don't bathe them. They clean themselves, unless they are extremely dirty. Then you can go for a dip them. The reason you shouldn't is cause they can get dry skin. Don't ask me why...God made them that method.
When you carry her, give her food and she'll know that if you take her, she'll get a treat. All guinea pigs try to give you a hard time when you try getting them out of their enclose. When you put her in your lap, give her a carrot or something and she'll want to be on your knees more.
I hope I helped!
you shouldnt want to bath the guinea pig at all, she will keep herself verbs.
If for some reason she gets muddy, dampen a sponge near warm water and just run it over her, dont put her surrounded by the sink or anything.
And just give her lots of cuddles and attention, she needs to be relaxed around you.
I wouldnt be bathing her at adjectives if she doesnt trust you 100%
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Well, I bought my guinea pig this instant shampoo thing from pet smart, it works fine and she doesn't squirm or anything, but if you want to use soap and water, humidify her with a wet towel/napkin, then cut stale a little bit of a sponge and put some soap on her, then use a wet towel/napkin to purify of the soap. I clean my guinea pig the day I clean her cage(every Sunday) so everything is verbs. And guinea pigs always freak out when you carry them, but if you hold them next to hand on the stomach, and the other on her bottom so her legs don't hang there, she probably won't. When I first get my guinea pig, she always freaked out when I lifted her, but with the method I told you more or less, she is calm
yes, I give my guinea pigs baths about once a month. Get your guinea pig out of the shut within and try to get her calm and then put her surrounded by the water if she freaks out,give her some of her favorite foods(lettuce,carrot etc.) and allow her to get out of the tub a few times.
hope this helps!
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do not listen to the nation who daid don't give her a bath, guinea pigs have grease glands on their rump and this make the fur greasy .
.pick up the guinea pig and put her under a luke warm mixer tap/shower , avoid the face nouns
.use jhonsons baby shampoo and gently massage it into her fur , avoid the obverse area
.rince of using the mixer tap/shower .
.trim piggies nails if needed , whether she has clear nails you should be able to to see the hurried , if she is dark nailed , shine a torch below the nail , the quick will appear as a line dark than the rest of the nail .
.only bath the piggie every 3 months any more will lift the shine away from her coat and it will start to fall out .
.dry the piggie using a hair melt , gentle hair dryer and hold her in a heat towel.
.place piggie back into a nice clean cage
as for tameing her
.permit her into a piggie freindly room , with plenty of hidies and toys
.sit with veg in your paw
.she will soon come and nibble the veg talk to her gently while she does this , after she have done this 3-4 times start to pet her gently .
.she may run away at first , but when she is comfortable with this , put veg within lap instead so she can climb in to your lap and drink it.
.when she does this a few times , start to lift her and place her straight against your chest , she might not like being picked up at first and wriggle(the opinion of nothing beneath your feet is terrifying) but when she realises that you arn't going to drop her she will calm down a bit.
.to pick her up place one paw under her belly and the other under her rump and hoist .
repeat this process every day for about a month or two and you should have a fully tamed and trusting piggie . This will assistance with the bathing and nail trimming .
here is a video of how to do both processes
Bathing:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ7u_zp7BV...
trimming:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UNAX_k2EGw...
hope i helped
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Giving a guinea pig a bath is unwanted so often. Give a guinea pig
a bath only when it is outstandingly dirty.
Answers: DO not give it a BATH...do not carry them wet..it takes away the fluent oils in their hair...within is a powder bath(sand stuff) that is sold in pet stores...it is natural pumice...and the guinea will intrinsically give itself a bath...once again...DO NOT GET IT WET...it will make the guinea sick...jump by the powder bath stuff...it will clean them and make the coats athletic
If you really want to keep hold of it clean give her a bath every three months.
Beware, it dries out their skin.
rub/scratch behind the ears and on its head and talk approaching talking to a baby or dog . oh yeah! and start with sponge baths
u want to handle her close to u so she feels secure
umm rebuke it... dont fill it 2 high to that happened to myn and it freaked!! lol..
