Guinea Pig's Moulting?

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Are guinea pigs meant to moult?

Damon seems to shed his hair loads, but I've never seen any bald patches and he doesn't seem to scratch? He's done this since I got him in November?

Is this normal? :^-
 
Will be interested to hear pther people's opinion son this as I am not sure whether they moult or not...

I have 4 boars - my oldest 2 have only started to moult in the last couple of months so I just assumed it was because the weather was warming up - they too do not have any other symptoms to point to any problems...

My youngest 2 - who have only been with me for a couple of months are moulting a lot too. You should see my clothes by bedtime after snuggles with 4 moulting piggles!
 
I'm exactly the same, I'm always full of hair after I've cuddled with my boar, and when I'm stroking him, he seems to shed a lot?

Like I said, I've had no symptoms? Therefore I'm confused as to whether this is a common/normal thing or not?
 
I wouldn't worry, my rex boys shed loads and always have done! I have laminate flooring that shows up everything-including grey piggy fur, and so I have to hoover everyday because of it!
 
I've noticed that mine tend to have winter and summer coats and moult accordingly. A greater than 10degreeCentirgade change sets them off moulting into a warmer (or cooler) coat..

However - because the temperature has been so up and down since last october, (and they've spent their first full year indoors)...my poor piggies don;t know what's going on in terms of summer and winter and have been shedding like billyo throughout the last 6 months

I have piggie hair everywhere!

HTH
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Yep, my boar Sweets, sheds more then our golden retriever. They are hairy little guys and it seems there is no end with them. But I am a groomer so I live in the hair all day long and it doesn't bother me much anymore.
 
This might sound really dumb, but perhaps they have summer coats like horses do?
There, I said it, but hey-ho, it's just an idea. ;)

Horses shed hair in the summer to keep cooler, and then the hair gets woolier in the winter. I doubt pigs do it, but you know. I posted it anyway. :P XD x
 
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