Matting above my guinea pigs tail

[Guinea pigs13]

Hello I’m Kay, and I am a New Guinea pig owner I have two male piggies but tend to have two other guinea pigs in the holidays. I recently noticed that above my guinea pigs tail there was a lump with sticky fur hiding the lump. It is causing my guinea pigs a lot of pain as there is brown dirt around the fur and on the lump. I suspect that they have nits as there is white specks across my guinea pigs fur. What should I do? (I have tried giving them a bath but it didn’t work.)

 

[Guinea pigs13]

here is another picture of the lump this is one of my 2 guinea pigs lumps.

 

[Reenie]

It could be his grease gland is dirty. you can clean this using swarfega or coconut oil, both of which will dissolve the grease, then just shampoo off with a good guinea pig shampoo. As for the white specs, this could be mites, however it can't be properly diagnosed except by a vet. Mites are easily treated, but don't use over the counter treatments, as they aren't effective, and you end up masking the problem, and ultimately it could end up worse. Best see the vet and get prescription treatment. I hope you get him sorted.

 

[Guinea pigs13]

Thankyou. I shall try coconut oil on the grease gland. I don’t have a vet for my guinea pigs could you please recommend one?

 

[Lady Kelly]

my first thought was a burst cyst but there doesn't appear to be any wound and it would be noticeable. It could be... boar glue from his cage mate in amongst their dominance dances. The grease gland is worth checking too.
The black specs could be egg casings from mites but mites are not visible to the naked eye themselves. Lice are just visible and are like white marks that you can see them moving, they are fairly hard to see as well. A vet check would be wise to correctly diagnose and treat the problem. We have a vet locator in the top bar which are vets recommended by forum members.

 

[Guinea pigs13]

Thanks for your help.