Guinea pig spa day

It’s time for another adorable guinea pig bath! Butternut, Zucchin, and Acorn look so cute being bathed and blow dried to a perfect fluffy hair style! It’s like they were at the guinea pig spa. They didn’t even seem to mind bathing too much. But where are Spaghett and Pumpkin? They will get their own special video tomorrow about guinea pigs who do *not* like to be bathed! Some people say guinea pigs should never be bathed because they are self cleaning. While they do groom themselves, Saskia from Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue still recommends a bath with anti fungal shampoo every 3 months to prevent skin issues, particularly ringworm (a fungal skin infection). Spaghett does have minor flare ups of ringworm occasionally so we believe this is beneficial for our pigs. We are very careful not to get water in their noses or soap in their eyes. And we blow dry them with a hair dryer so they don’t get cold. HOW WE BATHE PIGS 0. Use a sink strainer so you don’t clog your sink with hair. 1. Fill up a tray in the sink with warm water (a comfortable bath temperature). 2. Add a generous amount of dollar store anti dandruff shampoo. 3. Add a pig and scrub thoroughly by hand. Use a toothbrush for extra scrubbing if needed. Focus on the parts they can’t reach very well themselves. Be careful to not get soap in their eyes or water in their nose. 4. Repeat with clean water for a rinse cycle. 5. Towel dry the pig. 6. Blow dry the pig on low until fluffy. Make sure the air is not too hot for your hand. They must be dry before going back in the cage or they will get cold. 7. Take your pig home and watch everyone check out their fresh clean scent! WHAT’S PIGS? We publish daily highlights of the adorable antics of our guinea pig herd. Subscribe to see what they do tomorrow! In June 2019 we adopted five pigs from Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue. They are cute herbivorous pets with funny social interactions. We film all their behaviors, from cute guinea pig noises to eating sounds, playing with their food to sleeping with their eyes open, and occasional fighting. So far they have been most popular for their loud wheeking and rumblestrutting and their ridiculous guinea pig fights! Our videos generally have no talking so they’re great in any language, whether you search for guinea pigs as cobayos, conejillos de indias, cochons d’Inde, meerschweinchen, morče, marsvin, cavia, marsu, tengerimalac, marmot, porcellino d’India, cobaia, gine domuzu, chuột bạch, świnka morska, морская свинка, خوکچه هندی ,خنزير غينيا, 豚鼠, モルモット, 기니피그, or หนูตะเภา! MEET THE PIG FAMILY Spaghett is the boar of the herd. The rest are females, but he’s a neutered male so they won’t be breeding. Sorry, no pregnant or baby guinea pigs! Spaghett has ginger fur with a white crest and cute red eyes. He goes on funny romps with popcorning and zoomies. He does hilarious rumblestrutting while purring. He enjoys petting and ear rubs. Acorn is youngest. She has white, black, and gold fur with a cute mousy face. She’s inquisitive, always wants food, and talks to herself while exploring. Little Acorn’s special talent is jumping on houses for rooftop adventures. Butternut appears either confused or deep in thought. She has white and gold fur. Her hobbies include sleeping and yawning with her feet sprawled out. She keeps wheeking, squeaking, and squealing at us after we have given her food. Pumpkin has black fur except for white back toes. She looks like a cow, a non-guinea pig, and a rabbit. She has noisy standoffs with Acorn. Zucchin is oldest and grumpiest. She has white and gray fur with cute red eyes. At first she fought with Spaghett with teeth chattering battles. Now they get along, but she’s still a grouch. She loves to chase pigs out of their homes, follow them to another home and chase them out of that one too. But she looks like a cute rat! THEIR HOME The pigs live in a custom 4 by 6 foot cage we made by merging 3 Midwest Guinea Habitat cages. Now we have a triple size MidWest cage! The bedding is soft paper bedding from Small Pet Select. We spot clean wet spots daily. They used to live on fleece blankets with towels and newspaper underneath. The pigs prefer free stuff to actual guinea pig toys. They love to hide under packing paper. A DIY guinea pig house made from a cardboard box is a favorite hidey. They are not interested in most chew toys. THEIR DIET Their favorite hay is 3rd cutting timothy hay from Small Pet Select. They gobble up guinea pig pellets. They eat nearly any vegetable. The only reject so far was zucchini. Their favorites are dandelion leaves, fennel, cilantro, parsley, banana leaves, kale, collard greens, kohlrabi, carrot tops and roots, beets, bell peppers, corn with the husk, cucumbers, and pumpkin.