haircut?

[ms pixie riot]

Well, my two newest babies, Fred and George, came home today! Fred is short-haired and brown, and looks like a teddy bear... George has such long hair that the family I got her from calls her "toupee"! Seriously, it's so long it trails everywhere, I don't know how she even walks.

Can I give her a haircut? What should I know before attempting something like this? Or should I be looking for someone with prior experience?

I don't want her to have SHORT hair or anything, just to trim off some of the excess length so she moves a little more freely.

[PixieStix]

Yes, most people with long haired cavies trim their hair carefully.

[naturegal592]

I have somebody hold mine in their lap with a towel and I trim carefully with scissors. I works good but sometimes seems to pull. I want to get a pair of clippers. I think some beard trimmers would work well.

[salana]

The problem with powered clippers is that they are loud and scary to a pig. Generally I would recommend to have one person to hold the pig firmly and offer bribes (carrots, tomatoes, parsley, whatever the pig goes nuts for) at the front while the other person trims the butt hair. Sometimes it's possible to give a butt trim to a drama queen pig without the pig even seeming to notice.

[PiggieMamaKelly]

I trim right after bath time. It is easier to cut wet hair because it clumps and lays straighter. Also my pig seems to a be a bit subdued from the horror of a scary bath so he seems to sit still more.