Shampoo recommendations?

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sofiarachel

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My guinea hasn’t had a bath in a while and it seems like he needs one so I was wondering what kind of shampoo I should use. I’ve seen a lot of people recommend gorgeous guineas but i’m located in the U.S and am unable to order it. Any recommendations or suggestions would be appreciated greatly! I’ve seen people say they use Earthbath, is that a good option?
 
Guinea pigs don’t need baths unless there is a medical need to do so - ie bathing at the end of ringworm treatment or if they are old, arthritic, immobile and not keeping their back end clean.
In the case of not keeping back end clean, it’s best to try to first wash them using a bum bath and just plain water. A very mild baby shampoo can be used if absolutely necessary.

Bathing routinely or unnecessarily isn’t good for their skin so please don’t do it just because you think you should bath them.
 
I've never needed to bath any of my piggies (including my long furred ones,) so I can't give a suggestion on what shampoo would be good, but I wouldn't use something formulated for puppies, so I would skip that Earthbath one. As Piggies&buns said, I'd just use plain water for most hygiene needs.

On the occasion that one of my piggy needed a foot cleaned, I'd just use a warm, damp paper towel and gentle soften and extract the clump of poo. (Poo dowsed with water can get soft enough to get between toes and would get caught in the front foot of my piggy with an extra toe.)
Before I switched my long furred piggy to fleece, the ends of the fur near her rump sometimes got a bit icky (particularly if she shoved the litter out of the corner before piddling :doh:). I would comb out any tangles (routine) and clip off the ends that were too icky. Again, a warm, damp cloth can help if it's not something that warrants clipping but isn't quite clean either. Some piggy owners will clip fur short to reduce combing; I've been fortunate enough to have a piggy that is relatively cooperative, at least for combing. (Grooming = okay; looking in mouth = not okay ... cue screaming and peeing on vet.)

Just make sure to keep everything warm and free of drafts until fully dry if wetting piggy's fur (or foot.)
 
Piggies&buns said:
Guinea pigs don’t need baths unless there is a medical need to do so - ie bathing at the end of ringworm treatment or if they are old, arthritic, immobile and not keeping their back end clean.
In the case of not keeping back end clean, it’s best to try to first wash them using a bum bath and just plain water. A very mild baby shampoo can be used if absolutely necessary.

Bathing routinely or unnecessarily isn’t good for their skin so please don’t do it just because you think you should bath them.
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Thank you so much for your advice! I was looking to bath him because his back end has been looking a little dirty (he’s white so everything is quite visible) so I was wondering if i should fully bath him, but I will definitely try a bum bath and just spot cleaning before fully bathing him. Again thank you for your advice, I will keep everything in mind!
 
Princess Dustmop said:
I've never needed to bath any of my piggies (including my long furred ones,) so I can't give a suggestion on what shampoo would be good, but I wouldn't use something formulated for puppies, so I would skip that Earthbath one. As Piggies&buns said, I'd just use plain water for most hygiene needs.

On the occasion that one of my piggy needed a foot cleaned, I'd just use a warm, damp paper towel and gentle soften and extract the clump of poo. (Poo dowsed with water can get soft enough to get between toes and would get caught in the front foot of my piggy with an extra toe.)
Before I switched my long furred piggy to fleece, the ends of the fur near her rump sometimes got a bit icky (particularly if she shoved the litter out of the corner before piddling :doh:). I would comb out any tangles (routine) and clip off the ends that were too icky. Again, a warm, damp cloth can help if it's not something that warrants clipping but isn't quite clean either. Some piggy owners will clip fur short to reduce combing; I've been fortunate enough to have a piggy that is relatively cooperative, at least for combing. (Grooming = okay; looking in mouth = not okay ... cue screaming and peeing on vet.)

Just make sure to keep everything warm and free of drafts until fully dry if wetting piggy's fur (or foot.)
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I will definitely steer clear of that, and follow you guys advice. Thank you for sharing your experience with your piggies! Everything that has been said has been such a big help!
 
sofiarachel said:
My guinea hasn’t had a bath in a while and it seems like he needs one so I was wondering what kind of shampoo I should use. I’ve seen a lot of people recommend gorgeous guineas but i’m located in the U.S and am unable to order it. Any recommendations or suggestions would be appreciated greatly! I’ve seen people say they use Earthbath, is that a good option?
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Welcome to the forum. 😄
 
Hello and welcome to the forum.
I know what you mean about white piggies! I have one who is very dirty round his grease gland and has a yellow tummy at the moment. I'm going to try warm water and a little piggy shampoo on a cloth and wipe him down tomorrow, it's a little cold here for a bum bath yet. We are lucky in the UK to have a company called Gorgeous Guineas who make shampoo specially formulated for piggies, they ship to the US but shipping would make it very expensive for you.
 
piggieminder said:
Hello and welcome to the forum.
I know what you mean about white piggies! I have one who is very dirty round his grease gland and has a yellow tummy at the moment. I'm going to try warm water and a little piggy shampoo on a cloth and wipe him down tomorrow, it's a little cold here for a bum bath yet. We are lucky in the UK to have a company called Gorgeous Guineas who make shampoo specially formulated for piggies, they ship to the US but shipping would make it very expensive for you.
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Aw thank you for sharing about your piggy! Yes i’ve heard good things, it’s a bit expensive for me right now but i’ll definitely keep that in mind!
 
I am using chiltanpure biotin shampoo and It works well for people with sensitive scalps. It not only calms the scalp but also aids in the treatment of hair loss problems. I think you should use this shampoo.
 
raja14 said:
I am using chiltanpure biotin shampoo and It works well for people with sensitive scalps. It not only calms the scalp but also aids in the treatment of hair loss problems. I think you should use this shampoo.
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I have used this biotin shampoo it removes oil and dirt very easily gives smooth and silky effect it controls hair fall.
 
raja14 said:
I have used this biotin shampoo it removes oil and dirt very easily gives smooth and silky effect it controls hair fall.
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You have to be careful about what shampoo is used on guinea pigs - only shampoos suitable for babies as they are very mild or proper shampoo designed for small animals is recommended. With that said, piggies shouldn’t be bathed routinely in any event.
 
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