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Greasy, Yellowy Spot Above Boars 'bits'

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gizmo.ella

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It may be his Grease gland which guineapigs have just above their bottom. Female and male guineapigs have them but they are known to be more active in males. To clean it you can give him a nice bath and Rubbing some coconut oil in it and then using guineapig soap. I'm not 100% sure if this is the problem and if it is normal for the grease gland to build up so much but it's just a possibility :nod: hopefully someone will reply too to get a second opinion
 
It's his grease gland that has built up with some grease. If you scroll down to the third post on this thread you should find some info on how to clean it. Any signs of redness, swelling or pus please have it checked by a vet.

Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths

All the best x
 
Poppy_and_Daisy said:
It may be his Grease gland which guineapigs have just above their bottom. Female and male guineapigs have them but they are known to be more active in males. To clean it you can give him a nice bath and Rubbing some coconut oil in it and then using guineapig soap. I'm not 100% sure if this is the problem and if it is normal for the grease gland to build up so much but it's just a possibility :nod: hopefully someone will reply too to get a second opinion
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Now he's dry it has gone a bit flakey is that normal? I'm going to go to pets at home and get some shampoo in a moment
 
gizmo.ella said:
Now he's dry it's gone flakey is that normal?
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It's probably just dried grease that uv managed to get off the gland. Follow the steps in the guide to clean it properly then keep an eye on it x
 
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