Long Haired Guinea Pig Matted Bum

Mine is long hair and also hates being groomed as do most guinea pigs from my past experience.

Long haired guinea pig matted bum.

The worst place for knots or matted hair is around the rear. Unlike short haired guinea pigs they require extra care and attention to ensure their coat is kept healthy shiny and to prevent matting and urinary tract infections. There are 8 breeds of long haired guinea pigs with the most common in australia being the peruvian sheba and sheltie. Long haired guinea pigs can have matted hair at any part of the body.

Some guinea pigs require regular grooming especially those of the long haired variety. 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. Long haired guinea pig care simple grooming can involve nothing more elaborate than routine brushing regular clips and wiping as needed especially on the bottom area. Texel guinea pig before hair clipping.

The guinea pigs i rescued sat are looking pretty rough having never been groomed in their year of life at the breeders the long haired girls are thick with matts around their bums they re all very nervous after travelling here and being somewhere new what s the least stressful way of cleaning them up. If you wish to keep the hair long but out of the way try using small non pull rubber bands to sweep the hair aside. Another long haired guinea pig breed is he silkie which is also referred to as a sheltie. This is another breed that has straight hair bur one of the biggest differences with this cavy is that its hair grows back from the head almost giving it the appearance of a slicked back rocker from the 1950 s.

However some areas are more susceptible to get matted hair if not taken care of on time. Me and my mum wrap her up in a towel so her head is facing away from us. Their claws are also curling under so i ve got to clip them first i guess hopefully. Alongside the back legs.

I used to think silkies tended to get matted hair more commonly than other types of longhairs because my silkie queen tended to matt very easily. Because i groom my guinea pigs daily i was always surprised to find tangled hair on her. Even with regular grooming a long haired guinea pig can get tangles. Around the grease gland or end of the tailbone.

Then one of us snips away the matts while the other holds her firmly but not too tight to the point where we are squeezing her.