Any advice on this?

[Ruthies owner]

Hello!


My Ruthie is a peruvian. She has the most beautiful hair but sometimes it gets matted. I usually try and give her a bath but the bath doesn't seem to be working and she hates getting wet. Does anyone else have a peruvian or a long haired guinea pig and how do they deal with this problem? I don't want my beautiful Ruthie to be upset but I hate to cut out the matted hair :-(

Thanks,
Ruthies owner

 

[loves2travel]

brush her every day during lap time

 

[Erin8607]

I trim up the long hair on their rumps and leave the rest.

Long haired pigs may need their cages cleaned more, and like loves2travel mentioned, a good brushing daily may help a lot too.

 

[Starbucks]

i do the same as Erin8607...

i trim the hair on the rump or rather any hair that grows to the floor. but because it has been such a hot year, i have kept my piggies hair really short so he is more comfortable.

 

[Loveheart]

im not sure if this applys to guinea pigs but dogs with long hair can cool themselfs cos of something special i dont know how to explain it but people shave there dogs thinkin it will cool them but they are wrong so does it apply to guinea pigs too or not?

 

[CavyCrazyMom]

Actually loveheart dogs can only cool themselves by panting, wich as you can imagine doesn't really help a lot on a very hot day. So shaving them does help them stay cool because they don't have sweat glands like you and I do (neither do guinea pigs wich is why they over heat easily too) to help keep them cool. I don't know where you got your info from, but I think it's safe to say that you were missinformed.

 

[Loveheart]

oh ok thanks