Catalaya
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2013
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- Joined
- Dec 13, 2013
- Messages
- 86
Hi guys. Have a question about neutering that I cant seem to find the answer to. I have had Thor since he was 4 weeks old. Thor is now 10 months old and he was the only guinea pig I had up until about a month ago when I decided he needed a brother from another mother. That's when I adopted Batman, he was also 4 weeks old when I got him, he is now 2 months old.
Thor accepted Batman immediately. Thor has proven to be a very good big brother for Batman. But one thing I have noticed that is different is that Thor is making the room STINK all the time. He does the slow strut and bum sway with purring like sounds daily, and I am finding the glue on different spots of the fleece. Even after I have cleaned out the condo, within minutes it will start to stink. From what I have been reading, most ppl say that this smell doesn't last to long and will dissipate as its just him leaving his scent to mark his territory. But it stinks constantly, all the time. This didn't happen before Batman came along. So I am sure that it is from him doing the scent marking. I have done the unpleasant anal sac cleaning and checked his private part and cleaned it when needed. I keep a clean cage, I am in there cleaning the poops twice daily.
My question is, will neutering help reduce this very unpleasant smell? If I get him neutered, will he still always do this and will my room still always stink? I love him to death but now I am pretty concerned about when Batman gets a bit older. If my room smells this bad now, I can only imagine what its going to smell like when they both are marking their spots.
My current cage setup is a C&C 2X5 with a kitchen loft uptop the size of 2X2. I use Fleece with uhaul pads double layered underneath, with a few pee pads in the hot spot areas that are are changed out daily. Entire bedding change out is once a week.
Any help, info and or experience with this situation would be greatly appreciated.
Thor accepted Batman immediately. Thor has proven to be a very good big brother for Batman. But one thing I have noticed that is different is that Thor is making the room STINK all the time. He does the slow strut and bum sway with purring like sounds daily, and I am finding the glue on different spots of the fleece. Even after I have cleaned out the condo, within minutes it will start to stink. From what I have been reading, most ppl say that this smell doesn't last to long and will dissipate as its just him leaving his scent to mark his territory. But it stinks constantly, all the time. This didn't happen before Batman came along. So I am sure that it is from him doing the scent marking. I have done the unpleasant anal sac cleaning and checked his private part and cleaned it when needed. I keep a clean cage, I am in there cleaning the poops twice daily.
My question is, will neutering help reduce this very unpleasant smell? If I get him neutered, will he still always do this and will my room still always stink? I love him to death but now I am pretty concerned about when Batman gets a bit older. If my room smells this bad now, I can only imagine what its going to smell like when they both are marking their spots.
My current cage setup is a C&C 2X5 with a kitchen loft uptop the size of 2X2. I use Fleece with uhaul pads double layered underneath, with a few pee pads in the hot spot areas that are are changed out daily. Entire bedding change out is once a week.
Any help, info and or experience with this situation would be greatly appreciated.
