How to bathe a guinea pig
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- How to bathe a guinea pig tutorial, starring Butternut as your squeaky clean tour guide! Plus step by step written instructions:
0. Use a sink strainer so you don't clog your sink with fur.
1. Fill up a tray in the sink with warm water (a comfortable bath temperature).
2. Add a generous amount of Davis miconazole pet shampoo or 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!
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 (@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue) 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.
0:00 Prep
0:51 Wash
2:22 Rinse
4:00 Dry
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 small pets with funny social interactions. We film all their behaviors, from happy 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, adorable spa day and bath time, fleece bedding cage makeover, funny naps, 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 of the pigs are females, but he’s a neutered male so they won’t be breeding. Sorry, no pregnant or baby guinea pigs! Spaghett has orange-brown ginger fur with a white crest on his head and cute red eyes. He goes on funny romps with entertaining popcorning and zoomies. He does a hilarious rumblestrutting dance for his beautiful ladies while purring. He enjoys petting, especially face massages and scratching around the ears.
Acorn is the 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 confused or deep in thought. She has white and gold fur. Her hobbies include sleeping and yawning while flopped over with her feet sprawled out. She continues wheeking, squeaking, and squealing at us after we have already given her food.
Pumpkin has black fur except for white toes. She looks like a cow, a non-guinea pig, and a rabbit. She has noisy standoffs with feisty Acorn.
Zucchin is oldest and grumpiest. She has white and gray fur. At first Zucchin fought with Spaghett. There were teeth chattering, nose raising, and hair puffing battles. Now they get along, but Zucchin is still a grouch. But she looks like a cute rat!
THEIR HOME
The pigs live in a custom 4 by 6 foot cage made by merging 3 Midwest Guinea Habitat cages. Now we have a triple size MidWest cage!
The bedding is IKEA TOFTBO bath mats. We’ve tried disposable paper bedding and fleece blankets with towels underneath. But this is the best guinea pig bedding we have found so far! We spot clean at least twice a day. And every day we wash 1 of 3 carpet rugs in a portable washing machine in the bathtub. It’s easy and convenient compared to washing fleece by hand in the sink!
The pigs prefer free stuff to actual guinea pig toys. A DIY guinea pig house made from a cardboard box is a favorite hidey.
THEIR DIET
Their favorite hay is Oxbow timothy hay. We get 50 pound boxes from Chewy. They also enjoy hay from Small Pet Select, KMS Hayloft, and Standlee. They gobble up Sherwood Pet Health guinea pig pellets.
They eat nearly any vegetable. The only reject was zucchini.
Saskia from LA Guinea Pig Rescue recommends baths every 3 months. She has taken care of literally thousands of pigs so we trust her advice. Here is a video for reference:
czcams.com/video/SBqM1qUMLdI/video.html
I know
Ok thanks💙💙
What container did you use to bathe her?
He used a tray.
Your Guinea pig is like where am i?
Warning: this includes pig nudity watch at your own risk
haha
LOL
Lol
Idk
Wait so that means pet smart be selling us naked gueina pigs
0:13
‘A nice human bath temperature’
Me: takes showers with hot burning water 👁 👄 👁
Same
And then the other people who take showers with so freezing water it turns into ice the moment it touch you
Peruvian? Okno xd
cream yep that my mom. She love the cold ice water in skin even it the middle of winter! She like cold as the north pole until I died.
Haha those were my exact same thoughts
I bathe with hot water .. very
Till the point where steam starts to go up 😂
CZcams: “hey wanna see how to bathe a guinea pig?”
Me: “but I don’t have one.”
CZcams: “you want to see it though right?”
Me: “…yeah”
comment gave me a good relatable chuckle lol
Relatable
i have a guinea pig
😂
Couldnt be me i looked this up and havent had a guinea pig for a decade
Everyone else's guinea pigs: *adorable and cute*
My 2 pigs: *STARES INTO MY SOUL MENACINGLY*
Hahaha!
Butternut is such a calm piggie!
Yeah!
Yes
Is that her/his name? Such a pretty pig, i have a rat named butternut!
@@faustdefender337 It is! :)
oml Butternut Is Such A Cute Name
The pig was so calm my pig would of probably jumped all over
He was holding her and giving her ears, between the ears and down her neck and back a sort of massaging pet and a few scratches here and there, before he started then during then a little scratch after too :) the trick is to make cleaning them like a kind of massage don't scrub aggressively make the process gentle and relaxing.
Mine almost jumped out of the sink but luckily i caught her like a football in mid air 😭
Same here
@@iang.9904 PLEASE- LMAO
@@iang.9904 Couldn't they survive that fall like cats
I'm amazed at how calm she/he is. My little wild child is all over the place 🐾♥️
I think its trust
same
My guinea pigs fight me when I try to bath them.
That guinea pig pig is so good .
Not to mention cute
i don't have a guinea pig but this was very important for me to watch all the way through for reasons
Grosss
@@ayanamiller8967 girl now what exactly is your problem
@@geowinchester4573 life
And do u like seeing that on a hamster thats kinda......... just no
@@ayanamiller8967 are you high or something? what are you even trying to say? the video is cute because guinea pigs are cute and i wish i had one as a pet. that's all. go project ur weird freaky shit elsewhere
She’s so calm my guinea pigs would probably jump off my hand
Mine too
MINE DID 💀 luckily i put the tub on the floor so she didn't get hurt
Yeah mines hates it but eventually she's like whatever
Same...I have two boys that I adopted that weren't well socialized so they only love me if I'm giving treats lol
@@ieatkidsforbreakfast2369 omg my brothers did to but he landed one the floor this is the second time 💀
You can always count on Butternut to be calm and cute. 😭😭😭😭😭 RIP Butternut.
What happened
your guinea pig is tame, I have two guinea pigs with ringworm that spent the first 2 years in a cardboard box in some kid's room, they're almost feral. they are really hard to bathe, but this video does help. thanks saskia!
I don't own a guinea pig but I appreciated this so much
Okay Jennifer.
@@rileswashere5871 💀💀
@@rileswashere5871 what was the point of this ?
Same here
@@rileswashere5871 tf is wrong with you
Butternut looks so fluffy after her bath 🛀
Yeah!
Butternut is my favorite
Floof :D
😤
@@ItsPigs 🛀🐭🐁🐀🐹
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A HAMSTER FOR A SECOND AND LET ME TELL YOU, MY HEART *DROPPED*
Well done Butternut on being a very calm and chilled out guinea pig. Glad to see you enjoyed your bath time xx
It reminds me of my guinea pig. She was just as calm when she got a bath. It's been 12 years since she died, she was 5 years old. I miss her so much. This video makes me nostalgic and sad. I refused to adopt a new guinea pig or rabbit (I had both) since then, their deaths were too traumatic for me. It still hurts.
That's really sad :(
I feel your pain
I have a guinea pig he died today. It feels me sad
Everything in this life dies you only live once if that’s what you loved too do was watching them grow then go ahead don’t let others stop you from being happy sure it’s tragic and really fucking depressing loosing pets which are family so I’m calling them family and your blood family if you loose them it’s sad ass shit tooo but we only live once so be happy and raise more little guys
I'm so sorry for your loss, I completely understand you, my guinea pig died too... one month ago.
Me watching this and staring at my Guinea pig
Him knowing what's about to happen 👁👄👁
😂
SAME
Mine has a bad attitude. 🤣 I’m still trying to get her to trust me. But she likes to squirm and wriggle when I pick her up.
😂😂😂.
When I look at my guinea pig he knows what’s gonna happen so he just go in the corner of his cage to hide😂
Beautiful Butternut has always been my favorite of your piggies. What a sweetie! 😊
Butternut was really calm!! Thank you so much for the video my Guinea pigs absolutely loved the bath🐾
This video:calm gunei pig
My gunei pig when I attempted this shakes around like a dog and soaks me and the entire bathroom
haha
Guinea * not trying to hate
Lo
Lol
@@ItsPigs hi
The Guinea pig is so calm and well trained!
yes, why not mine
All of them are unless you don't take them out of the cage 👆
@@KNMX1 I take mine out his cage but he is still mean to everybody 😭 especially his brother
She doesn't really like it, but she's keeping her dislike to herself it seems.
Butternut is an angel....took that bath session with such patience and calm. My pig is not as calm. Thanks for sharing the bath info. Need to give my potato a bath,🤗
So careful and cute. Wish all the best!
I was dieing of laughter when you said "let your potato drip"
I have one suggestion that might help: put a towel down where the piggies sit so they can feel more comfortable. Just a suggestion!
I have heard that but I actually find the lack of traction useful. Otherwise Spaghett would jump out of the sink! Since I'm half holding them they don't seem to mind.
Okay!!
hiii!
Siena Kim hello!!!
yay!
This was a really informative video! Butternut is a beautiful piggie.
Butternut one very sweet, calm piggie. So, on video across you can love. Simply adorable little piggie!
Butternut was so clam!!! She’s such a good piggy!!!
Bruh my guinea pig is not calm both of them or not they jump out and scratch me 😂
I’ve seen a lot of these videos where people put guinea pigs in literal bathtubs or are not very supportive of the cuties. I really appreciate this video because it is done right, you can tell that the pig feels in a calm and safe environment butternut doesn’t feel threatened. Which is amazing. Good job!
Ikr 😔 its sad how people Make them swim....
yeah
@@ice_cream9220 potatoes look cute and happy when swimming BUT NO THERE FIGHTING FOR THERE LIFE THEY ONLY SWIM SO THEY DONT DIE SO STOP PUTTING THEM IN A LOT OF WATER
This pig is not having a good time. It is in a lot of stress right now. Your only soposed to bath your guinea pig if the vet tells you to or every 3 YEARS!! Not months
@@ice_cream9220 not it's not. It's good excercise.
Butternut was just so calm! Love it! Looks like my lil boy named Macchiato.
My piggy was rather nervous during his first bath, but that was easily dealt with with some veggies lol. Food distractions always work with piggies! He was shivering a lot after it though, even though it was a warm day, and we were inside, so i cuddled him and warmed him up for hours until he stopped shaking. I was so worried! Hes perfectly fine, but piggies get pneumonia easily so i was extra careful.
Your buddy seems to be dealing with the odd sensations of water and soap really well!! Absolutely adorable!!
I Love how butternut is very calm during the bath
Mines were crazy-
@@dulceperez2848 Haha
♡My steps to washing a guinea pig♡
Step 1: Wipe
Same though 👁️👁️
Lol can you even call that a bath 😂
@@guineapigies1234 nope lol that's why I said washing a guinea pig cause it's definitely not a bath 💀
She is such a good girl! And so cute!
Butternut is such a cool silly funny and fun and cute and adorable piggie
AWE POTATO!! SHE'S SO CUTE!! AWWWW IM GONNA DIE OF CUTENESS..
“Then go get your pig”
Me: (proceeds to grab sister) alright it’s your time to shine
Edit: thanks guys
😂😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
✋😭😭💀💀
The absolute savageness💀💅🏾
😂😂
Thank you for distilling the wonderful Saskia seminar into something more bite-sized!
I don’t even have a guinea pig but I still watched this 😭
When Butternut's belly was rinsed(3:08), his little face was priceless. It looks very cute 😍♥️.
Is it me or she seems really happy ??😍😍😍
I don't have a guinea pig now but I had two of them years ago and they are incredible little creatures. I saw the words "IT'S PIGS!" and clicked on your channel so fast!!!! "IT'S PIGS" !........ I'm an instant fan😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩💯💥🙆🧡
Kudos to you for how you take care of him
Butternut is so well behaved. 💜
When I tried to wash mine she acted like I was gonna drown her
She was not happy
😆 just wanted to make ur life challenging
Poor little girl obviously it’s scary for them
Mine was more calm than I thought she'd be but she tried to run away while I was drying her.
Awww I wish I had a guinea pig!! 😆❤️
Mine do too 😅 they hate it. I thought they would get used to it but they haven't.
"Nice human bath temperature."
Me who showers with BOILING hot water: 🤔
I love them!!! They are so cute and funnies, lovables!!!💖
I love how you refer to her as a potato! 😂😂 Mine in a chonk nugget! Very good job! ❤️
:)
A 4 legged potato
Mine is a plump little piggie
@@ItsPigs my pigs name is potato lol
mine is a little furry poop machine
AWE BABY BUTTERNUT! SHE IS SOO CUTEEE🥺🥺❤❤ IM.GONNA CRY
:D
I loved how you kept calling her a potato
She's the definition of cuteness♥️
Omg that has to be one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen! Sorry that sounds cliche but it’s true! Kisses to fluffy clean Butternut! 😚
:D
I had a long haired piggie called Roman,he loved having bath. Some of my other pigs are screaming like I'm killing them during bath time. I guess all of them are different. Your Butternut is really sweet and calm.
It’ll only do it if it feels threatened
how cute he is❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Butternut is sooo cute Omgosh!!! So fluffy ❤️
Butternut is very well behaved! You’ve raised her well.
Why am I watching this? I don’t have even a guinea pig😂😭
Same!
Same 😂😭
Same
Same
Some people have
Cuteness overload! ❤❤❤😊
Thanks for making this video!! My Guinea pig is super clean and is really happy!!
this is amazing and super help full! i just wanna point out a few things! (not hating!!)
1. you don’t need to bathe a guinea pig. in fact, you should really only bathe them if they get muddy, or have like a pimple or somthing that popped.
2. just make sure they are comfortable with the bath. DO. NOT. FORCE. especially if you are trying to become friends with the little piggie!!
3. second to last thing. make sure there is not so much bubbles that the little guy/girl is like, physically breathing in toxins. :)
4. and butternut is adorable, you are being incredible calm, gentle, and kind to her. :)
@@malu534 how did you get that guinea pig and I have three guinea pigs why name is bacon what two girls are name a Carella and pancake air fluff you don’t have a guinea pig I’m very sorry but this way you’re so cute I wish I had the skinny pig I’m only seven I mean I’m only eight years old I’m about to turn nine but my mommy has coma and cancer oh how to say is go for 10 days I love school and you have friends great for you back to 1 million K
guess what I have three can you pics I’m only 77 I mean eight
Guinea pigs are so cute right so I can subscribe to this channel 00😍
I feel Butternut is the one of your pigs, that likes bathing the most. A true lady always enjoys being well groomed. ;) I always love to see her fluffy in the end too. She's almost twice her usual size. xD
I agree!
omg butternut is so cute and calm!! 💗
Butternut is such a cute and beautiful guinea pig.
My guniea would go “nO nO nO scratch time :D”
yes, mine is too.
Yep my guinea pig scratched me-
Sameee
My first guinea pig would do it, nah, she actually did it many times, but my second guinea pig is so calm
Mine acts as if I’m trying to kill him when I’m trying to wash him 🤦🏽♀️
My guinea pigs used to LOVE drying up in the sunlight outside. UGH i miss them so much
I love it when they shake of the water its like dogs and its adorable!🥰🥰😍😍😍😍
Your Guinea pig is so adorable❤❤❤🐹
Me: doesn't have a Guinea pig and never thought about getting one
Also me: clicked the second I saw this in my recommended
Guinea pigs are fun to have around
@@phoenixc7245 and they make cute little noises
@@Aisha-721 yeah especially the wheeks
This was the cutest thing! Butternut is so adorable! I love bath time for my piggy as well
Butternut is a cutie pie and so adorable
Butternut looks so cute and fluffy after he is all dry❤️
Bless you both! you did a lovely job so gentle ❤️😊🌺
She is so cute ❤️ we are getting a Guinea pig next month when we sort out everything in the house!
Exciting!
make sure u have two guinea pigs though!
@@santiago4708 Definitely get 2 and preferably from the same rescue, same cage so you shouldn't have problems with them bonding.
Also make sure they have a decently sized cage. They need lots of room to roam around whether they are on the floor or not. Make sure you buy a good bit of timothy hay. And Guinea pigs don't need baths as much as dogs and cats do. They clean themselves. Mist rescues recommend bathing them once or twice a year, or when a vet recommends it. Idk which bedding you're gonna buy, but make sure you clean the cage at least 2 or three times a week. Owning a piggie is hard work financially and physically. I hope you're ready for your piggie adventure!!!
@@Jeremattress And they will eat your weight in veggies every week. OK not quite your weight but expect to have your fridge taken over by the amount of veggies you will be buying.
Your Guinea pig is so sweet.
wow...such a well behaved little guy.... so cute
she’s so confused, bless her
3:06 she looked the cutest at this point
She is so good and calm too 👍👍👍👍
Butternut is most fabulous!!!!! I'm a new piggie mom and have wondered about the when's and how's to give them a bath. Look at the Nutterbutter there all chilled out......
She is loving every minute of her bath❤️❤️❤️❤️
i love when the moist potato is transformed into a burrito 🥔➡️🌯
Such a good video!! Me Banjo and crackers really appreciated it!!! I am hugging them and congratulating them now. Thank you so much!!!!!! Xx
Your guinea pig is so cute and cuddly🥰
Aww, butternut is such a sweet little 🥔😂❤️!
Aww I love how calm she is when I gave my Guinea pigs baths they kept squirming and trying to jump out of the container😂😭😭😭
Spaghett is more of an escape artist like that!
Same ;-;
The music really makes it cool to watch Butternut get washed.💪👍🤙😃🏄☯️
This piggy is such an Angel. I wish mine were this calm when it was bath time
I wish my piggy was this obedient when I bathe him. 😊
Wow, she's very calm during the bath!oOv
Adorable! X3
i had to call 911 at the end of the video, i have reported that i have cuteness overload. :D
such an amazing piggy :)
this video makes me feel happy.
Moist potato 🥔 and burrito 🌯😂😂😂😂😂😂😂loved this
RELAXED PIG IS THE BEST PIG 😍😍😍😍😍
:)
I love giving my guinea pigs a bath. They're used to it so it's fun. They like it. Nice girl you have there.
She's so sweet!
5:31awwwww!!!! Butternut is such a fluffy pig!
Yeah!
Another great video. Butternut is so sweet, didn't struggle or incite mayhem. She did look a bit..zoned out a few times. But, I just chalk that up to her new endeavor, Mime. Seems she saw an ad for Mime lessons in one of Spaghett's girly piggie magazines and sent off for the whole course.
Now she just needs some white gloves for her front and back feets and she will be ready to take the stage and make history like all those other Mimes down through the years.
That Butternut, she is an extraordinary pig!
Haha!
I have guinea pigs so that's why I subscribed, and also Butternut is so cute🥰