Any advice on stopping my boars from being stinky

Mandyp · Mar 1, 2011

I posted last week about Bailey and Oscar being smelly. Well they seem to be getting worse and they are making such a mess in there cage i am having to clean it comletely out everyday. When we bring them in for grooming you can smell them straight away

I got some grooming wipes today and plan to bath them once they have settled in but is there anything else i can do to help keep them clean

guineapigz · Mar 1, 2011

I just use the grooming wipes with my piggies atleast once every week and i dont think they have a bad smell, so you should be fine

doglovinpiggylover · Mar 1, 2011

have you got a strong nose? my boys dont smell, or i dont think they do, and no one has ever said they do.

Hoggle*&*Ludo · Mar 1, 2011

I use a deodorant spray from P@H which is good.

AudioHeart · Mar 1, 2011

How old are they? I found my boys didnt smell but as soon as they got into the hormonal stage they stuck and still do (but i like it lol!) its generally a very strong musky smell, and their boar glue stinks...they generally boar glue everything from hay, to vet bed to their toys so the smell is strong all i can suggest is wiping any of their toys and hideys if there indoors down with warm water and white vinigar.

HairlessWillow7 · Mar 1, 2011

Yes, two of my boars just went through their hormonal stage. They smelled really bad for a bit. Once they got over that, they stopped stinking.

Are your boars young?

disneymad · Mar 2, 2011

I have the same problem with my 3 boars. They are about 14 weeks now and stinking! Looking forward to all advice given on your question.

Mandyp · Mar 6, 2011

Sorry i have taken a while to respond.

I am not too sure how old, the RSPCA said when they rescued them they didnt have a clue. I think they are still young as there nails are very different to Ginger and Soot and they are nearly 2 years old.

I have now got some wipes. They didnt seem too keen on them but it helped.

Do there bits swell when they are going through there hormonal stage?

Guinea-wiggles · Mar 6, 2011

When my boys were indoors, sometimes there was a srong odour but now they're outside in the shed I can't smell anything when I open the doors (maybe it's cos more fresh air get's in to the shed).
My boys are around 8 months old now.