I Want to Have a Pet Guinea Pig!  

yep, i've been doing research about taking good care of guinea pigs. thanks for your comment.

yes, it's so cute. and it requires a lot of care, just like babies. you should also give it a bath daily.

Don't give a bath daily, it will dry out the skin. I found for my peruvians that I'd rescued, the easiest way to keep them clean way to keep their hair trimmed. If you like it long, you can just trim the hair around the butt region, as that's where they get the dirtiest. Or, you can bathe that region frequently and not give a full on bath.

I used EpiSoothe shampoo for my peruvians since it's gentle and I figured if they were getting bathed once a month to every other month, that was more than my other piggies were being bathed, so I wanted their skin to stay healthy.

Make sure they are warm after the bath. I blow dried mine with the dryer about 1-2 feet away from them, covering their eyes while doing so. And then I would put them into the bathtub with a space heater in the bathroom to keep them warm until they completely dried.

thanks for the info and for posting in this discussion. i'll check out the sites you've given. thanks agen!

I just realized you're in the Phillipines, so probably not a large overpopulation issue with guinea pigs there like in the US?

There are members of GuineaLynx from various countries though, so perhaps they can help on resources for where you can find things you need and if there are any guinea pigs needing rescue near you or not. :)