How to groom your guinea pig

Hi readers, todays post is about how to groom your guinea pig which is good in this warm weather.

This post is mainly about how to groom longhair guinea pigs but there will also be a bit on grooming shorthairs as well.

To start with you need to get some guinea pig brushes; I got mine at Pets at home as a 3 pack for £8.00 and it came with: 1 soft brush, 1 pinhead brush and 1 double sided comb(one side slight apart teeth and the other close together).
Time to start grooming!!!
First of all get your guinea pig and put them on your lap or a table with their head facing away from you. For a long hair guinea pig you will need all the brushes that I got in my set. The first brush you'll need is the soft brush and just give them a good brush with it, this is what you will do with a shorthair guinea pig. Next use the pinhead brush and do a quick brush with it. Finally using the double sided comb using the wider side and then the other side do a good comb with both sides using the wide tooth side first.

Grooming tips:
Wet the soft brush with water so its easier to get out any knots.
Groom longhairs every day.
Groom shorthairs as often as you can.

I hope you found this helpful,

Book Worm :)

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