I've taken my Teddy to the vet before and they never mentioned the crusty ears. She has dry skin, so I spray and rub in a little aqua spray, but her ears always look really gross inside. I'm going to try to gently clean out her ears tonight. Thank you so much for sharing this!
I loved this video, definately reflects the reality of the strugle with the little potatoes when cleaning is due...... love the effort you guys put into spreading quality information about guinea pig care. Kisses from México City!!!
The little squeaks they make when they’re distressed break my heart. It’s a necessity though, they need the care that saskia and all the other wonderful volunteers provide.
He's absolutely adorable! The more videos I see about boy piggies the less I want one. Poor little dude. One of my girls has an attitude like Heisenberg. When I do nail trims and check ups she can be a bit nippy, nothing bad but when I'm done she always gives kisses. Its like they're saying "I don't like that human!" And then, "sorry I nipped you, I love the human" drama pigs for sure
scotty was more helpful in this video than others. i like when him and ursula ask questions that the audience would like to know or need to know. good job :)
Such a cute piggy. Every time I see one it feels like they’re especially cute, but then I remember that I think all guinea pigs are cute, even the hairless ones
I love watching Saskia!!!! She's awesome with the guinea pigs. And Saskia you are so beautiful!!! 😉 Just thought I'd share that with you lol. Hugs and kisses Portuguese princess
Hello LA GuineaPig Rescue thanks for your really good an interesting videos. I can take so much good information from it. Do female guinea pigs have these boar bags too? Please continue exactly like that. I have 8 guinea pigs.2 male and 6 female. 5 from them came from a rescue too.The other 3 are children of one of my females, and now 6 months old. It is a very relaxed group. Many greetings from Dusseldorf in Germany 😀 Sandra
Hi Sandra, Female guinea pigs do not have that extra "pocket". I am so glad the videos are helpful! Spread the word so we can grow the channel. Is there are specific topic you would like us to cover?
I had a pure Teddy she was so awesome. I didnt know about the ear cleaning.....she was from a PetCo....Vet gave her fuids/medication/and oatmeal like food....unfortunetly even doing all that she passed at like 2yrs old!!
For the last 2 days I’m watching all your videos, and thinking I NEED a guinea pig. When your nails look that great you should include the brand and shade in the description! I LOVE that color.
Teddies can definitely come from two non-teddy parents! Of course they're not pedigreed show pigs, but my American foster pig gave birth to two Americans and a teddy on Thursday. Her mate was also American. From what I understand, the teddy gene is a recessive mutation, so it can be carried. If I knew the history of these pigs, I would bet there is a teddy somewhere in the background.
Joni Butts I was thinking the same thing. I know a pair that was American shorthair and Abyssinian, their babies were Abyssinian and Teddy. It's possible that he was something other than Teddy, but that's what he looked like. They were so freaking cute either way haha
I developed an allergy to piggies when I last owned mine. Some breeds of dogs are better for folks w/ allergies... are teddies good for folks w/ piggie allergies? I'd love to own one again!
Drama pig 😂 I don’t have guinea pigs but I love these videos! My cats do the same thing though when I cut their nails - they hiss or make sad sounds even though they’re fine.
no, youre not suppose to. thats the quick of the nail and in people terms, its like cutting past the white your nails into the actual nailbed. itll hurt and be uncomfortable
I always have styptic powder on hand especially with my one girl who has black nails. Sometimes I’m afraid to take too much off so I usually just take a bit off the ends. My other two piggies have white nails so I cut off just in front of the quick, that way they’re shorter and they’re more comfortable but it doesn’t bleed.
I bet it might hurt. Especially when you get one that has a lot of gunk and you’re taking the Q-tip and pushing all of it down further. I imagine that doesn’t feel too good.
Hi I have needed this videos all my life...so helpful. Question: I rescued a former breeder boar and his pouch is full of that skunky white stuff and hay all the time! All my piggies get cages cleaned twice a day(Flannel) I clean him out every other day. Does that mean he is old? I use mineral oil and q tips to clean, would anything else help? Thanks and God bless you all!!
Is there a reason you did not take him to a little tub with running water and spray down his lower region? I am not talking about the ears, but his hind end. Instead of qtips and fingers, maybe a warm very gentile spray to clean down there. This pigs case, the qtips might have been good for removing big chucks of poop, but I would think a nice washing down there (especially if it stinks). Also, can you, or anyone, recommend a good piggie shampoo? We do not wash our piggies to much, but we have pig that has really long hair and it gets dirty and smelly from the cage. And as much as we keep his cage clean he still gets dirty.
In some pet stores they are kept together. But I'd check to see if they are sicknesses that can transfer to pig and bunny and vice versa. I'm not an expert, but that's my educated guess on on keeping 2 different animals together in the environment.
no, if the rabbit comes too close to the piggy they could get hurt from the buns legs. its best to either get a new cage or another rabbit comanpion because well you wouldnt keep a snake and mouse together would you ; - ;
Hi Saskia, love your videos! Had guinea pigs before but this time around watching your videos really made me learn how to properly take care of my boars. I have a question if you could help: should I also regularly check my non-teddy's ear for yuckyness or is that more of a teddy thing? Cheers keep up the good work! :D
The look on his face at the end when he gets put right side up again. "I feel so violated"
I couldn't stop saying "oh baby" when the little baby made squeaky sounds
I've taken my Teddy to the vet before and they never mentioned the crusty ears. She has dry skin, so I spray and rub in a little aqua spray, but her ears always look really gross inside. I'm going to try to gently clean out her ears tonight. Thank you so much for sharing this!
You are soo welcome!!!
One of my girls is a very big licky pig or kissy. The running joke at my place is that she's checking to make sure we're correctly seasoned :D
I loved this video, definately reflects the reality of the strugle with the little potatoes when cleaning is due...... love the effort you guys put into spreading quality information about guinea pig care. Kisses from México City!!!
Little potatoes💚💚💚
The little squeaks they make when they’re distressed break my heart. It’s a necessity though, they need the care that saskia and all the other wonderful volunteers provide.
He's absolutely adorable! The more videos I see about boy piggies the less I want one. Poor little dude. One of my girls has an attitude like Heisenberg. When I do nail trims and check ups she can be a bit nippy, nothing bad but when I'm done she always gives kisses. Its like they're saying "I don't like that human!" And then, "sorry I nipped you, I love the human" drama pigs for sure
He looks like a hybrid of Timmy, Gary and Nails!! So adorable...I love them all❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Notice how quiet he goes when she starts touching his little todger? Lol
Your swaddling technique is amazing, especially with the front paw! Thank you so much for sharing this xx
scotty was more helpful in this video than others. i like when him and ursula ask questions that the audience would like to know or need to know. good job :)
Such a cute piggy. Every time I see one it feels like they’re especially cute, but then I remember that I think all guinea pigs are cute, even the hairless ones
I love watching how you care for them and explain!! Thank you for all you do!!
I had a guinea pig just like this , I miss her so much
So darn cute
Teddys are adorable 🥰
Poor older guy! I think he was thanking you with all those kisses! I bet he was hurting and itching all over before that!
Aw I wish I lived closer I would adopt he is adorable 😍
Very informative! Thank you Saskia.
You are sooo welcome!!!
He is so cute!! Omg!!
I love watching Saskia!!!! She's awesome with the guinea pigs. And Saskia you are so beautiful!!! 😉 Just thought I'd share that with you lol. Hugs and kisses Portuguese princess
He must have felt better at the end with everything cleaned up. Looks like he sighed!!
"HEISENBERG" 🤣
Handsome 💙💚😍 Nice name Heisenberg 🌹🌹🌹
Hello LA GuineaPig Rescue
thanks for your really good an interesting videos. I can take so much good information from it. Do female guinea pigs have these boar bags too? Please continue exactly like that. I have 8 guinea pigs.2 male and 6 female. 5 from them came from a rescue too.The other 3 are children of one of my females, and now 6 months old. It is a very relaxed group. Many greetings from Dusseldorf in Germany 😀 Sandra
Hi Sandra,
Female guinea pigs do not have that extra "pocket". I am so glad the videos are helpful! Spread the word so we can grow the channel. Is there are specific topic you would like us to cover?
@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue I would love to know, do female piggies have different nether regions care?
I have a Teddy so cute thanks for the help xx
Teddys are so cute! had 2, Alvin and Theodore, great guys !!
Adorable super sweet babe!
The towel of shame ha. Love it 😂😂
I had a pure Teddy she was so awesome. I didnt know about the ear cleaning.....she was from a PetCo....Vet gave her fuids/medication/and oatmeal like food....unfortunetly even doing all that she passed at like 2yrs old!!
Oh how CUTE
Love the videos that you guys make. They help us learn so much.
Thank you Maria! We are a not like the usual fluffy guinea pig channels because we want to share the knowledge and experience and just post it all.
I love licky pigs! You guys are amazing
Saskia helping out another baby, you really are an angel 😇 I bet those licks made it worth while haha 😍
Thanks for another great vid xxx
I have been watching your channel for about a year now and I remember this being my first video! :) :D ^_^
Me: Aww, what a sweet boy, giving kisses!
Heisenberg: *bites Saskia*
Squirmy hold them firmly Scott should write a song 😂😂
Lol
Anyone else think of heisenberg In breaking bad?😂 also he’s absolutely gorgeous! Big fan Saskia and Scotty ❤️
Haha yes!
For the last 2 days I’m watching all your videos, and thinking I NEED a guinea pig.
When your nails look that great you should include the brand and shade in the description! I LOVE that color.
Haha, Scotty is fun and informative.
I thought that guinea pigs bite when they were in stress like hamsters but they are so cute and didn’t bite of anyone
Oh no guinea pigs are the gentlest of things.
What a beauty 💙💙💙💙💙
Teddies can definitely come from two non-teddy parents! Of course they're not pedigreed show pigs, but my American foster pig gave birth to two Americans and a teddy on Thursday. Her mate was also American. From what I understand, the teddy gene is a recessive mutation, so it can be carried. If I knew the history of these pigs, I would bet there is a teddy somewhere in the background.
Joni Butts I was thinking the same thing. I know a pair that was American shorthair and Abyssinian, their babies were Abyssinian and Teddy. It's possible that he was something other than Teddy, but that's what he looked like. They were so freaking cute either way haha
Just a quick question do the girls have the Pocket to??❤💕
No they don’t, just the boys
I love piggies!
Pony bonus. 😂😂
Who takes care of these little guys in the wild? 🤔🇨🇦
I wish i was closer I would totally adopt a piggy or two
Im def remembering that vid thank you so much for sharing!
A Teddy Boy! That was what they called a "greaser" in 1950s, London.
The towel of shame
Caitlin 😂😂😂
I just love how Guinea pigs just have this "w0t" kinda look and it just fits everything lol
Thank you so much,I didn't know any of this. I don't have pig but I want one.
How did I get here? I've never had a guinea pig, nor do I need to know how to de-gunk one, but their little squeaks are so cute...
I developed an allergy to piggies when I last owned mine. Some breeds of dogs are better for folks w/ allergies... are teddies good for folks w/ piggie allergies? I'd love to own one again!
Maybe you can try Baldwins or Skinnies? These breeds have no hair.
@@marijkespeelman2311 Thanks! I appreciate the suggestion ☺
@@jennywrenn469 saskia made a video on skinnies please check it out 😊
Lol...as soon she said .."breathe through your mouth!." I realized I am like I smell it..lol ohh gee.
I did it! I lost myself on UA-cam!
Saskia, what purpose does that little pocket you cleaned out serve in a boar guinea pig?
Awwe. He looks exactly like my teddy boar that I had when I was younger😍😍
How often should you do a boar check? I rescued my guy back in August/September and haven't looked down there.
You should do it about once every 2 months, so I recommend you go ahead and do a boar check as soon as you can.
@@oywiththepoodlesalready Thank you!
My Roo was a Teddy and I didn't know about dry ears. My vet always checked on the ears of all my piggies.
Cleaned my piggy’s ears for the first time and it was nasty
Drama pig 😂 I don’t have guinea pigs but I love these videos! My cats do the same thing though when I cut their nails - they hiss or make sad sounds even though they’re fine.
Have they been clipped too short and bled before? Could be past trauma.
Was curious if by massaging or cleaning the ears, can you damage their hearing?
You can wrap them up in a towel too. A burrito wrap. Haha, you're doing it.
I have a question if there is a pink part of the nail u are not able to cut the pink part right?
no, youre not suppose to. thats the quick of the nail and in people terms, its like cutting past the white your nails into the actual nailbed. itll hurt and be uncomfortable
Heisenberg! All I can think is Walter White
I always have styptic powder on hand especially with my one girl who has black nails. Sometimes I’m afraid to take too much off so I usually just take a bit off the ends. My other two piggies have white nails so I cut off just in front of the quick, that way they’re shorter and they’re more comfortable but it doesn’t bleed.
Awww he looks like an old piggie of mine Sammy :’)
He was a teddy with a crest on his head :’)
I bet it might hurt. Especially when you get one that has a lot of gunk and you’re taking the Q-tip and pushing all of it down further. I imagine that doesn’t feel too good.
I'm no expert, but she did say it's a pouch, so she's not pushing the boar down deeper. So using a q-tip is fine, ya just gotta be careful.
Hi I have needed this videos all my life...so helpful.
Question: I rescued a former breeder boar and his pouch is full of that skunky white stuff and hay all the time! All my piggies get cages cleaned twice a day(Flannel) I clean him out every other day. Does that mean he is old? I use mineral oil and q tips to clean, would anything else help? Thanks and God bless you all!!
Is there a reason you did not take him to a little tub with running water and spray down his lower region? I am not talking about the ears, but his hind end. Instead of qtips and fingers, maybe a warm very gentile spray to clean down there. This pigs case, the qtips might have been good for removing big chucks of poop, but I would think a nice washing down there (especially if it stinks).
Also, can you, or anyone, recommend a good piggie shampoo? We do not wash our piggies to much, but we have pig that has really long hair and it gets dirty and smelly from the cage. And as much as we keep his cage clean he still gets dirty.
Could be the pouch is impacted and needs to be cleaned
I have a rabbit and was thinking I would like to get a Guinea Pig. Do you know if the two are usually compatible
In some pet stores they are kept together. But I'd check to see if they are sicknesses that can transfer to pig and bunny and vice versa. I'm not an expert, but that's my educated guess on on keeping 2 different animals together in the environment.
no, if the rabbit comes too close to the piggy they could get hurt from the buns legs. its best to either get a new cage or another rabbit comanpion because well
you wouldnt keep a snake and mouse together would you ; - ;
I hope you didn’t follow through with this.....no
its the same with dogs... dogs/wolves in the wild live less than our domestic dogs because they dont get all this care.
Id like to hear her mention something about not digging into the ear too deeply with the cotton bud.
Does the olive oil not hurt them if it gets inside the piggie some how?
Makes me miss my Teddy piggy named Buddy!
I want to move my pigs into a c&c cage. Mu question is where do you get the plastic looking bottoms?
Jaime Herrera the plastic itself is called chloroplast if that helps
At what age do you start boar cleaning? Im getting a 4 month old in 2 weeks.
I started cleaning mine at 10 months old but he had a mild impaction by then. The vet said start around 6 months old.
My newest piggy is a 'drama pig' too - hehehehehehehe
He’s a cutie pie! Little nipper 😂 I have a question: how can I tell if there’s mites ?
He looks like my teddy, but mine is brown. He has the same white markings.
My Guinea pig diamond was licking me this morning
Hi Saskia, love your videos! Had guinea pigs before but this time around watching your videos really made me learn how to properly take care of my boars. I have a question if you could help: should I also regularly check my non-teddy's ear for yuckyness or is that more of a teddy thing? Cheers keep up the good work! :D
Solo pasa con los Teddy?
He kissed her❤️
What happens to them in the wild when they don’t have people to clean them?
And how do these animals clean their ears in the wild?
I feel like cleaning the member first is better than getting poop all over it..
I felt the same way I definitely cringed watching her grab his wee with poop all over her gloves.
I have 3 teddies and 1 out of the 3 has absolutely terrible ears. The ears arnt dry dry but look n feel waxy. The others r normally fine ❤
Did Heisenberg get adopted?
she said poopy LML
That seems like it hurts the poor baby....
Can you use coconut oil?
Yes
Its been like 10 or 30 months since my guinnea pigs were born and my mom doesnt want to bath them yet >:(
Heisenberg? Are you sure about that?
I have 4 US teddy's and 1 CH Teddy. Not only dry ears but also a dry skin is a problem. None of them like it when you clean their ears🙊
What. Is the purpose of the pocket is it part of their sexual organs or excretory
The calluses makes a "flap" sometimes.
😊👍
I have to get a towel too whenever I clip my cats nails .
Love teddies I have a girl teddy named Teddi Bear!