Grooming Wipes, Nail Trims.

[wheek!guinea]

Are these safe for guinea pigs, or just in general? I couldn't find any reviews or information online regarding other peoples experience with guinea pigs. Also how often would you use grooming wipes? I noticed my guinea pig has dirty paws and yellow stains on his face, but thought a luke-warm damp cloth could do the trick

Ingredients: Water, Polysorbate 20, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Bicarbonate, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, DMDM Hydranoin




Also what age should I start trimming my guinea pigs nails? Is there a way to get them use to the trimmers while they're young?

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[Wiebke]

Are these safe for guinea pigs, or just in general? I couldn't find any reviews or information online regarding other peoples experience with guinea pigs. Also how often would you use grooming wipes? I noticed my guinea pig has dirty paws and yellow stains on his face, but thought a luke-warm damp cloth could do the trick

Ingredients: Water, Polysorbate 20, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Bicarbonate, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, DMDM Hydranoin

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Also what age should I start trimming my guinea pigs nails? Is there a way to get them use to the trimmers while they're young?

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Baby warm water and a plain water bum bath will do fine if your piggy is very soiled or no longer able to clean themselves. Healthy piggies will clean themselves up within a couple of days. Boars and long-haired piggies can get rather messy at the bum end.
The less chemicals you use on delicate guinea pig skin, the better - and the less problems you will have in the long term.

The age at which nails start growing out varies quite a lot. Start cutting when this happens and you can safely cut off the very tip as it will be very sharp. Get your piggy to having their feet manipulated when you cuddle them but please respect that guinea pigs are prey animals and that your average shop or breeder piggy is not used to human interaction and a hime environment.

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