How To Get Matted Hair Out Of A Guinea Pig

My friend gave me a guinea pig about a year ago and i would like to know how to get matted hair off her.

How to get matted hair out of a guinea pig.

12 31 10 11 35 pm 6. December 16 th 2008 and she is a peruvian texel mixed pig. Unlike many other pets such as dogs cats or rabbits guinea pigs typically need minimal grooming and are fairly simple to care for. Texel guinea pig before hair clipping.

Long haired guinea pigs whose hair drags along the floor will get their hair wet from urine and it will then pick up dirt and debris from the cage floor. I ve found it easier to keep these pigs on fleece. It s from a gland that they have that omits a greasy substance sometimes used to mark. Some pigs seem to get matted no matter how short you keep it bedding seems to get tangled in there and make it all the worse.

Have had to cut a lot of hair away but i can t get that close to the skin. The worst place for knots or matted hair is around the rear. However some areas are more susceptible to get matted hair if not taken care of on time. Alongside the back legs.

Long haired guinea pigs can have matted hair at any part of the body. It may take several grooming sessions to get rid of the matted hair or alternatively you could take your guinea pig to a professional groomer where they will trim it out. Guinea pigs are cuddly full of personality and live on average 7 9 years. When you go to dry your guinea pig use a patting and stroking technique so that it doesn t tangle the fur even more.

If your guinea pig develops mats in their coat gradually work out the mat by separating and combing the hair. Around the grease gland or end of the tailbone. For these reasons guinea pigs make terrific pets for families with elementary age or older children and for individuals who live alone. If your guinea pig hates baths then take a washcloth run it under quite warm water and lightly wring it out.

It doesn t smell and i have no idea what it is. On the belly side. Any other shampoos can irritate and dry out the skin making the matted fur worse. She has it really close to her butt and her hips are really badly injured.

Please let me know and i just cut her hair so i just noticed it now. Matted fur on a guinea pig must be taken care of because the skin underneath can become irritated and infected. Damp fur is sometimes easier to brush out rather than dry fur. Under the mouth around the chin area.

Guinea pigs usually males get that in that area. Make sure to have a guinea pig certified shampoo on hand. Our pig hair a really really sticky patch of matted hair where his tail bone is. Also she is a 2 year old dob.