Dandruff/skin

[stephaniecham]

Hi, one of my girls (Agnes), has developed what looks like dandruff on her rear end. Agnes is all black so its noticeable. She doesnt chew herself or scratch it... Is it her hay? I do buy the dust free stuff... Have only lightly bathed her when she went for a wee and drenched herself on her under belly as I know washing guinea pigs regularly can cause skin problems and unnecessary stress. I hope some of you can shed some light for me xx

 

[Caviequeen]

if shes not scratching herself and or biting herself then i wouldent worry about her but she might have dry skin my piggy Hodgins has very dandruffy skin but I use flaxseeed oil for him, your piggies are very lovely ladies btw

 

[stephaniecham]

if shes not scratching herself and or biting herself then i wouldent worry about her but she might have dry skin my piggy Hodgins has very dandruffy skin but I use flaxseeed oil for him, your piggies are very lovely ladies btw

Thank you. x

 

[helen105281]

If you could post a photo of the actual area it would help. I agree it could just be dry skin, especially if you have had the heating on. However it is best to rule out parasites or a fungal issue both of which could look like dandruff.