bathing piggies

[n.moore]

hgad my lil ones a week now, and they seem to keep weeing on them selfs lol, so i thought bout giving them a bath. any advice on the best way for me to go about it, they are **** quiet tiny so it shouldnt be too hard but just wanted some opinions on how to start, and can i just use plain water?

 

[jojowelsh]

Have you any guinea shampoo? If not baby shampoo will be fine as they are so little i would just but little water in sink and just bath them in that then I rinse mine with a little cup and just pour water on them avoiding the ears and eyes xx

 

[jojowelsh]

There is a thread on bathing somewhere x

 

[flips]

How old are your pigs? It's generally not recommended to bathe pigs younger than 12 weeks old. I assume it's because of the loss of body heat and the risk of catching a chill. It might be better to give them a quick bum was with a flannel until they are old enough.

Here is the bathing thread for if your pigs are old enough or for future reference.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=47314

 

[Wiebke]

WE have a thread with tips about bathing in our reference section.

However, your pups are far too young to have a bath. You will find that they can cope perfectly well with cleaning themselves/being cleaned by mummy and that any stains will disappear within a couple of days.

 

[jojowelsh]

Mine tend to pee on themselves but they dont smell to bad and there 1. Didnt realise yours were babas

 

[n.moore]

yea there about 7 weeks, il leave it for now then, its just they are staining there fur at the bk from wee,

 

[Gems]

As flips said you could give there bum a wash with a damp flannel if you think they're getting too dirty