Bald patches behind ears.

[annar96]

Our white and ginger male guinea pig seems to be balding behind his ears. It's an area of about a half of a ten pence piece. We re not sure if his ears may be slightly warmer than usual too....
Any advice please?

 

[Sophie B]

That’s totally normal

 

[Wiebke]

Our white and ginger male guinea pig seems to be balding behind his ears. It's an area of about a half of a ten pence piece. We re not sure if his ears may be slightly warmer than usual too....
Any advice please?

Hi! guinea pigs control their body temperature via the blood flow through the ears. That is the reason why most of them have a bald area behind them to allow heat evaporation. As long as the patches are symmetrical and have the same individual shape there is nothing to worry for you.

You may find this guide here helpful, which is talking you through the whole body and what is normal and what not: Guinea pig body quirks

It is part of our very helpful new owners information package, which addresses all the areas we get the most questions and worries about:
Getting Started - New Owners' Most Helpful Guides

 

[annar96]

Thanks for that! I think they're fairly symmetrical so that's reassuring from what you and the Guide says on the subject.

 

[DMS260820]

Thanks for that! I think they're fairly symmetrical so that's reassuring from what you and the Guide says on the subject.

This scared me aswell when i first got pigs