Hi I have had both my guinea pigs for 2.5years, and they had not been litter box trained. They currently live in a 1.5m x 1m enclosure with fleece blanket as their bedding. I have decided to start litter box training to save some work and so that the piggies enclosures will be cleaner and more hygienic. Chubby, my younger guinea pig mainly only in his house, so he is potty trained (in a sense) , but i do not want him to be lying in his pee and all day (he sleep in his house which I feel should have been the cleanest place ideally since he spend most time there but currently it is the dirtiest corner of the cage cuz it's where he )
i understand that in order to potty train guinea pigs effectively, the cage should have a thorough clean to get rid of their scent and place soiled hay in their litter box so that they identify it as the toilet area. However do I need to bathe them too?, to get rid of the scent on their body (they hadn't been bathed in almost a year) cuz I'm wondering if their scent on their body can be rubbed onto non-toilet areas where they lie on and confuse them on their toilet area.
i understand that in order to potty train guinea pigs effectively, the cage should have a thorough clean to get rid of their scent and place soiled hay in their litter box so that they identify it as the toilet area. However do I need to bathe them too?, to get rid of the scent on their body (they hadn't been bathed in almost a year) cuz I'm wondering if their scent on their body can be rubbed onto non-toilet areas where they lie on and confuse them on their toilet area.