bath time

[Guineagirl]

A very important tip... watch out guineapigs are grade A bath tub escape artists
be prepared for scratch and a big huff (My boy charlie turns his back on me and turns to mum for sympathy!)

[Patch&Beanie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pegasus I just bathed my boys for the first time, what fun! I used an old washing up bowl as their 'bath' and since it's such a hot day I bathed them in their run, that way if they jumped out they couldn't get lost. I've towel dried them then just letting them play in the sun to dry. Not sure they enjoyed the experience but they were well behaved especially since it's their first time! :-)

that's a good idea my guinea pigs hate water but since my mum won't let me use the bath for my piggles i have to use a bucket.. which is quite tall but aparrently small anough to jump out of!

[D-M]

Bath time can be quite a shock for GPs , but it does them the world of good every now and then! They are excellent swimmers too, so I occasionally fill the bath up and give them 10 mins of swim-time, letting them rest on my hand regularly. I found this was of great help to Scratchy when he hurt his back and had limited movement in his back leg - a few swimming sessions and he was back to normal!

My 2 boys I have now are more used to baths since I've had them so are not constantly trying to jump out the kitchen sink anymore !! They soon get to realise that it's not the end of the world and will no doubt enjoy the towelling down after, so don't worry too much that they might go all huffy on you! It doesn't last!