How To Get Mats Out Of Guinea Pig Hair

He even had bald spots where i think the matts were so bad that the hair just fell out.

How to get mats out of guinea pig hair.

All you need is a towel cloth hair cutting devices and a brush. It s about as bad as it can get. When the mat has been separated it is much easier to locate the skin so that you can trim as close to it as. Put it this way if i didn t know how much my mum loved her i would be disgusted.

Find out why close. Damp fur is sometimes easier to brush out rather than dry fur. Guinea pigs aren t actually meant to have long hair it s just a trait we ve bred for the look of it regardless of the practicalities for them. So as a result if the hair around their bottom gets long and isn t trimmed or brushed every day it will most likely get matted and wet which isn t good for the skin underneath.

December 16 th 2008 and she is a peruvian texel mixed pig. Cut into the mat as though you were cutting parallel to the hair. Long haired guinea pigs usually hate to be brushed because it pulls and. Trimming the hair of long haired guinea pig is exceptionally efficient as it helps them cool down a little bit.

So does anyone have any good idea s about it. Also she is a 2 year old dob. If matt is really close to skin what i would do it cut part of the matt off keeping your fingers between her and the scissors then you may be able to tease it gently out with your fingers or a tiny piggy comb or something like that. At this point you gently separate the mat.

Do this several times for each mat. However severely matted hair in guinea pigs might need to be taken cared for by a professional groomer or vet. Make sure to have a guinea pig certified shampoo on hand. The ball of matted hair on her back bottom is probably at least an inch thick.

How to cute a long haired guinea pig s hair. When you go to dry your guinea pig use a patting and stroking technique so that it doesn t tangle the fur even more. 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. Bathe your guinea pig.

I haven t worked out how to put photo s on here yet i will get husband to try tomorrow. My friend gave me a guinea pig about a year ago and i would like to know how to get matted hair off her. Any other shampoos can irritate and dry out the skin making the matted fur worse. Regular brushing your guinea pig breed is also essential as it helps in removing knots in the hair.

Please let me know and i just cut her hair so i just noticed it now. If your guinea pigs have only a small mat of hair then you can untangle the same by running your fingers softly or clipping the tips and running a soft bristle brush in your guinea pig s fur. I ve found it easier to keep these pigs. She has it really close to her butt and her hips are really badly injured.

I have long haired guniea pigs and i cut any hair that trails and comb them daily to prevent this happening and also stop their coat getting dirty and the ends.