I just bathed my guinea pig and my sister told me that it could get wet tail. HELP!
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Everyone says yes BUT I give mine baths all the time. In fact she got one today :) She's albino and has long hair and she constantly has yellow pees stains. (I don't know any other animal that would just sit in their own pee like she does!) They are super sensitive and I know my mom gets on me for doing this b/c she gave her pig a bath when she was little and it died. But they didn't have regular blow dryers in the 50's either! I ALWAYS blow dry her on a low setting when I'm done w/her bath and she's fine. If it was bad for them then why do they make shampoo for rodents?
The biggest concern w/giving a pig a bath isn't wet tail but pneumonia and as long as you blow dry her on a low setting (remember the sensitive skin) she'll be fine. DO NOT let her run around wet esp. in the winter. I swear mine's happy after a bath b/c she wheeks! She's pretty quite in the water and usually lets out a few little screams but she seems to LOVE the blow dryer!
It really depends on how you bathed the piggie. We need more info. ...However, guinea pigs don't get wet tail. That's hamsters. =)
NO! they can be bathe just don't bathe them to much!
its ok just make sure hes well dried off. I used to help my neighbor bathe her guinea pigs nd they never had a problem
It's fine, but not necasary. If you do bath them, be very considerate with their skin.
Don't worry!
Ours get baths all the time.
They have to get baths some time...!
She/He'll be just fine,but make sure that they are ALL the way dry and you clean the cage before you put it back
As long as you are careful about it...no it's not bad...
Fill up the tub or sink with 2 or 3 inches of water...
Put the guinea in it...make sure the water is turned off when you put them in it...
Scoop water over the guinea's whole body untill all of the fur is wet...try to stay away from the face...
Use an animal safe shampoo...you can find small animal specific shampoo at many pet stores...
Rub the shampoo throughout the fur...
Scoop more water over them to rinse the shampoo out...
Just make sure all of the shampoo gets rinsed out...
Then dry them completely before you put them back into the cage...
As long as they are totally dry when you put them back into the cage they will be fine...
Hope this helps...GOOD LUCK!!
ya that cant happen to pigs
yeah.
just hold them as they dry so they dont get cold. =]
Bathing a guinea pig is fine as long as you use shampoo that is appropriate for them. Also make sure that you keep the piggy warm afterwards.
NO. Unless you show them, the only breed that you dont wash is Texel. And you prolly dont show, so its no problem. Go ahead and wash it. Even tho cavies dont need to be washed their whole lives unless they are really really dirty.
You don't need to give your cavies baths daily or even weekly baths, but it can be beneficial to give them an occasional one. Red more about this here: http://www.guineapigsclub.com/gp_site/gr...
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