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My peruvian guinea pig may also have dry skin, recently I treated him for mites because he was scratching a bit. But the revolution did not have an effect, he has no scabs or hair thinning. I did notice some white dandruff/ flakey skin at his rump, but it does not seem to be too bad, you cant...

Ya I have noticed that he does shed more sometimes than others, i thought that it might be a side affect of the revolution. It is unbelievable how much they shed and yet retain their coat. I get about a handful every 3 days when I clean the fleece

Hi, I recently noticed a slight increase in shedding from my peruvian guinea pig. Since he is a hairy guinea pig, he sheds through out the year. Usually when I comb him he only looses a couple of hairs. Recently it increased (not too much), I have not noticed any patches or or hair thinning...

Thanks for the reply bpatters. I will try to find a kitchen scale then, do you also know if selamectin is safe to use even if the guinea pig does not have mites?

Hello everyone, I am planning on treating my guinea pig for mites this week, and I bought revolution to use. I am not sure he has mites, but he does scratch his sides and ears sometimes so I don't want to take any risks. I bought the revolution for puppies and kittens online, but I got the...

I meant for me the shampoo does not really matter as long as it is safe for guinea pigs, I was talking about the smells. I cut his hair often and keep it short so it is easier and it does not get tangled or matted. But when I cut his hair I give him a bath so the hair does not get on the fleece

Twice a year? I have a long haired peruvian so I give him baths more frequently (once every 45 days or so right after his hair cut) I use my kitchen sink, and a small tub so I can fill it with lukewarm water and then place my guineapig in, I dont apply the shampoo directly to his skin I dilute...

Also for anyone who is interested in buying oxbow products, I would recommend this site for people in Canada: canadianpetconnection.com Their prices are pretty good even with shipping, especially if you buy in bulk like I do

I am going to buy it today, it will take 2 weeks to get here but I can use that time to learn how to dose properly and get syringes.

I recently have been looking at revolution for treating mites. I have a guinea pig who has been scratching occasionally, but it is not severe and this has been going on for a while (couple of months, but it seemed normal to me since it was just occasional). I did not think much of it and thought...

(broken link removed) Hey guys, I just found this website randomly and I think I will buy from it. I checked its facebook page and it seems legit with 1000s of likes. I will buy from here and let you know if it is reliable. If anyone knows about this website, please let me know if it is good.

Yes I think I found a website that ships revolution and the price is not too bad, $40 in total. Would you recommend I get revolution instead of ivermectin? (broken link removed) this is the one they have, but it looks like it is for big dogs. Are you sure this will be fine for guinea pigs? I...

I want to use ivermectin it seems the easiest to use, but its gonna cost about 60$ to ship it to Canada so that is a bit costly. I will keep looking for ivermectin online and hopefully I can find the 500 mL one that will ship to Canada

(broken link removed) (broken link removed) (broken link removed) The website 3GPigsplus1more suggested seemed pretty good. They have advantage, stronghold, and revolution products but I could not find any ivermectin. Now I am unsure which one to use because I am new to this. I read on...

I have not tried that, I will check out the website and see if they have it. I am not sure if it is mites, and he is not scratching hard/too much so he has no scabs so it is not serious yet so I think it will be fine if the shipping takes a week.