How to wash a guinea pig

It’s best to bathe your guinea pigs on a day when it’s not too wet outside, so that they can dry quickly afterwards. Guinea pigs don’t enjoy being wet, and in cold climates bathing guinea pigs and not drying them off properly can give them chills, and make them feel very miserable at the very least.

What soap is safe for guinea pigs? The only safe soap is a guinea pig or small animal shampoo. Anything else will be too harsh for your pet’s sensitive skin.

Guinea Pig Baths

Most guinea pigs don’t like baths, so it’s lucky that guinea pigs don’t usually need baths. If your guinea pig gets a little dirty, try to do spot cleaning with a baby wipe or a shampoo formulated for small animals. Never use shampoo for people, as this can dry out your guinea pig’s skin.

Guinea pigs only need to be bathed once a month in the summer, and every two months in the winter. This is unless your pet needs of an anti-parasite bath, or if you‘ve been told by a vet to bathe them more frequently. In general, too much bathing puts the animals at risk of skin infections and chills.

Yes! In fact, it is recommended that you fully dry them with a blow dryer (in a specific blow dryer setting). Once you have dried the guinea pigs enough with the towel, blow dry your guinea pig using ‘cold’ setting to prevent overheating your guinea pig.

Guinea pigs can indeed get smelly, but there are plenty of ways to reduce and improve their smell. Their odor is usually caused by poor health, insufficient cage maintenance, and improper care. In fact, more often than not, the cage rather than the guinea pig is responsible for the smell.

Guinea pigs are scared of other animals, especially larger than themselves. They are also afraid of predator pets such as cats or dogs, which is quite normal. It’s not advisable to keep your guinea pigs with other pets. Some people do keep their guinea pigs with rabbits, but even this combination is not the best one.

Females can have estrous or fertile periods at any time of the year, but they are most common in the spring. The estrous cycle length is 16 days. A female is fertile for about 6 to 11 hours, most often during night hours. Female guinea pigs begin a new estrous cycle shortly after giving birth.

But a common question, especially from those who are first thinking about getting guinea pigs as pets, is “do guinea pigs smell”? Now we think it’s fair to say that guinea pigs are generally very clean animals (we’re not biased, honest!) and as long as they are cleaned out regularly, then no, they don’t smell!

Guinea pigs are curious and like to see what’s going on, so they can be kept either indoors or out. However, they have sensitive hearing so, unless your home is quiet, they are usually happiest outdoors. Do not keep guinea pigs – or any other animals – in a garage used to keep vehicles because the fumes can eliminate them.

Yes, it is entirely safe to keep your guinea pigs in a bedroom if you can ensure the temperature and airflow of the room is good enough for your piggies. A guinea pig can live comfortably in a temperature range of 18°C to 24°C. Anything above or below that can be bad for their health.

Vinegar can be added to your wash cycle or fabric softener slot to help minimize odors. Baking soda is a great odor neutralizer that can also be added to your wash cycle or pre-soak. Bleach can be added to the wash cycle to help reduce odors.

Re: Trouble getting odor out of fleece

Urine contains ammonia, which has a distinct odor. This odor does not indicate infection, at all. In addition to the urine odor, there is a strong piggy odor that does not leave the fleece. Smell your guinea pig’s fresh pee.

Dry the cage completely with towels or a hair dryer. Sprinkle the bottom of the cage with a bit of baking soda—this will help absorb odors and keep the offensive scents to a minimum.

Use odor control bedding.

Place 1-3 inches of bedding in the bottom of your guinea pigs‘ cage. Be sure to scoop out wet or soiled bedding daily. Though odor-blocking bedding can make the guinea pigs‘ cage smell better, you should still clean the cage well and completely replace the bedding at least once every week.

Guinea pigs have grease glands, also knows an scent gland, which are located just under the tail. This gland secretes oil which boars (male guinea pigs) use to show their dominance when marking the territory. As a result, the gland and the area around it becomes sticky, greasy and smelly rapidly.

Adult Guinea Pig

It’s natural, so no harmful chemicals.

Febreze contains chemicals linked to hormone disruption and developmental problems. Febreze contains chemicals linked to neurotoxicity, which means the chemicals are poisonous to the nerves or nerve cells. Febreze contains chemicals that irritate the skin, eyes, and lungs.

Other Tips. Control bedding odor by sprinkling a little bit of baking soda along the bottom of the cage before putting in fresh bedding. Baking soda absorbs unpleasant smells well — that’s why many people keep it in their refrigerators. You can litter-train a guinea pig, too.

Baking soda is known to be a natural and safe odor remover, and this spray makes it easy to bring the usefulness of the baking soda into your guinea pig’s cage. You can spray it into their cage to fight odors or directly on to your guinea pigs to help with their smell over time.

Vinegar is a great cleaning solution

Urine is a base. Vinegar does a great job of cutting through and cleaning up urine. And of course, it is food and guinea pig safe.

Unfortunately not. Baking soda may cause health problems for guinea pigs. Baking soda is a lung irritant. If ingested, baking soda can cause intestinal bloating.