Ava got her very first bath

[Hbell17]

So I generally give my piggies a bath at least one a year just to help with everything smelling fresh in my room and boy Ava was not a happy girl. Shes about 6 month and generally loves do anything but definitely not baths. And tiki who's had baths in the past was even worse.

 

[Siikibam]

Unless they’re dirty they shouldn’t need a bath, even yearly. I’ve had the boys for 2.5 years and only ever bathed them once to clean their grease gland. Piggies generally don’t like water either.

 

[Shelley anne]

My older piggy Bindy gets knots on her back legs and it gets really dirty there in her thick curly fur so needs a bath occasionally, just a bum and back leg bath. She is so easy going I almost think she likes the attention. Actually I think she knew it was going to help as the dags were irritating her and she looked so happy once her fur was clean and knot free after I had trimmed it as well.
My short haired piggy Lola never needs a bath. Short hair stays so clean, She's much easier.

 

[Swissgreys]

I tend to agree that you shouldn't really be giving your piggies a bath unless there is a real need.
Healthy guinea pigs in a clean cage shouldn't smell anyway, and at most a quick bum bath for messy or long haired piggies is normally enough.
We have had Harry for 2+ years and he has never had a bath, and Ruby for 4+ years and she has had 1 bum bath after an illness.

 

[Hbell17]

I really only wash their bums. I don't bother with their backs or stomachs. Tiki tends to get urine stains on her bum and Ava's stomach is black and I can't tell. I'd rather know that their clean then risking anything. Like I said it's just their bottoms I wash.

 

[Hbell17]

Ava smelled from the pet store I got her at (don't attack me. I looked for ones that needed a home)