Just clipped the nails of my recently adopted guinea pigs for the first time and it went perfectly! They were calm and no bleeding. Thank you for this video, it helped me so much!
I've watched enough of your nail clipping videos that when the time came and I had to do it for my piggies for the first time (I got them as babies) I wasn't even panicking or afraid so thank you so much for your very informative videos!
I took in a friend's guinea pig who needed a new home due to allergies. I gave him the health check and a bath the way you teach in the videos. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!!
I have two female piggies I took in and they haven’t been handled much. They need their claws cut so badly and I’m so scared to do it myself. Thanks for posting this it helped me be more confident.
My daughter wants a guinea pig so I'm doing my research before getting one and I came across your channel and you're very helpful. Thank you for all that you do for these beautiful babies. I can't wait to have one be apart of our family.
Scotty volunteers at the rescue with Saskia. The rescue is closed due to the pandemic at the moment. If you watch the live videos, you will see Scotty or he holds the camera for Saskia.
Do a sow's nails grow faster when they are pregnant and nursing? We adopted what we were told was a pair of males, but went from Norman to Norma when she started putting on weight. I have to trim her nails twice as often as our male. The two babies we got too attached to adopt out have dark nails I have been dreading to clip! This was super helpful!
Thanks to this video I clipped my very fast and energetic 3 months old guinea pigs nails for the first time! Saskia, you're real angel and I've been binge watching your videos since I adopted my little boys. Thank you for all your great work!
I have tried many times to do my own piggies’ nails and end up taking them to a local mom and pop pet store that will do them. Mine were due for a trim and with the Coronavirus situation they are not doing trims. Your video came at the right time! Counter height is the trick. Thanks for the detailed video.
So important that people can do this on their own! Even if you prefer going to someone to have it done, its important to know how just in case. So many people coming into my work asking where they can get nails clipped right now and I don't know what to tell them :(
Same! Try shining a light under the nail, and you might be able to faintly see the quick. This has helped. You can try putting them under a phone, I sometimes use my laptop bc it’s bigger and he, and she can sit easier. Hope this helped!
My older gal Peanut has clear front nails and all black back nails it goes pretty well like I said it a cover her hear and pull it all the way over her head and under her front feet then arm her inside my elbow holding that towel so she isnt running forward trying to nibble us and run out. It works for us! She has been really Happy alone and popcorns more now than she ever did when she had Oreo and Reese's to live with? She was a Bully towards Reese's and Oreo would intervene ❤ I miss all their Silly ways together but its nice to see Peanut really enjoying herself and run up to us now as she never did in the passed. She now allows Pets and ear rubs even falls asleep while I do it. Bath Time and Hair Trims Health Checks are still so rewarding and We will Love her until her last breath. Right now she is Healthy and we'll be going in for insicer Trims next month. She has had her yearly physical and her Vet said, Weight and All appear Normal and Healthy. Thank You Saskia for making it so easy on us to Care for Our Little Mighty Ones over the years! I Love and Respect You❤
Thank you so much, I was always scared of clipping nails and my parents never took them to a place to be done or did them themselves, but thanks to your videos I can do them.
I did all 5 of my guinea pigs nails today (3 white 2 black) with nail clippers and a full hair clip you’ve made me so confident with my guineas ❤️👏🏻🥰💋 thankyou Saskia you’re amazing
Saskia - I was feeling so confident after watching this and decided to cut nails. My poor girl - 2 out of the 4 I did are bleeding! Luckily just a tiny bit, it just wiped off and stopped. My daughter usually does the cutting - I’m going to leave it for her.
My guinea pigs have black nails so I’m very scared I might cut the quick. But I have some ramps in my pigs cage which files their nails as they run up it. It’s like a rough rocky material it doesn’t hurt their feet or anything but it does keep their nails mostly short enough.
One of mine is a crawler, she always wants to crawl up to my shoulder making it harder to cut and teeth check. Or she nibs me with her teeth telling me that she don't like it. (She never wins) I used to have a flat stone slap tilted up a bit were I'm feeding them. As I was hoping for a natural grind of their nails as they stand on their hind legs. But it took up to much space in their fold, so I took it out again. Love watching you and all your lovely helping people around you. We all learn so much from you. Thank you from Denmark.
We actually tried this yesterday!! And it worked. 🤩 I still think I need to work on the technique but still it was much easier already doing it this way. 🤔🙌🏻
@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue I agree, your my hero! I have five piggies, and one is pregnant for a second time. Your amazing knowledge has seriously helped me with caring for her!!!
We are still trying to figure out how to do nail clipping the most easiest way!! We've tried so many different ways but I need to try this too. Thank you! ❤️ With my little boys, they are so calm when it is nail clipping time so it feels like they are so easy but our older boys... They are soooo skittish sometimes when it comes to nail clipping. 🤦🏼♀️ True drama kings with nail clipping 🙌🏻😂
I feel that they hate me everytime I try to do things they feel this unfortarble. It's hard to be a mom! Thanks Saskia! I've learnt so much of you and your channel.
i used to I file my guineas nails with a small nail file while giving them some treat and there were no risk for finger cut no pain and no stress for guineas
This was a very informative video on mail clipping Saskia. Thank you for showing... You also look so pretty in purple and I love your unicorn headband. So cute! Stay safe. Hugs and love to you and piggies from the Midwest. 🙂❤️
Thank you so much for this video! I now have 4 boys, I would love to get a total of 6 boys in 3 cages. I also build custom cages in my free time. This video has helped me so much with black nails. Thank you!
Our Reese's had the spurs, I would clip just what was sticking out and then I'd put some Olive Oil or Coconut oil on the left spur to soften things up. I only have Peanut left now and she has always been the Bully! I sometimes have to put a dish towel over the front of her head so she wont run out from under my arm and she nibbles us too😂
I love how knowledgeable & gentle you & your staff is with the piggies 🥰 Actually, with all the animals at the rescue. Is Weed Wacker in a better mood today?😂💕 Stay safe & healthy everyone! I love your channel!
I luv watching you and all the piggies 💋we rescued ours before Thanksgiving and it's time for a clip. I've been so nervous but I'll be definitely trying this today!!! Thank you for posting during this time for those of us that luv to follow you... please stay safe and many prayers for you your staffers and all the piggies 🖤
Here's some observations about this thing that I really don't like doing, yet it must happen about every 20 days. Sharp clippers are very important so you don't squeeze the nails; they can feel that through the quick. Squeezing raises the pressure of the blood in the quick and it retreats into the foot. I use Green Bell clippers, and they are so sharp that you can actually cut tiny bits off the end of the claw without having to span the entire circumference. Some of my pigs have claws that grow outward from the toe, making them easier to cut, and some have claws that immediately curve straight downwards following the flesh of the toe. These much are harder to do because I have to precisely get the stationary edge of the clippers between the toe and the nail so as to not accidentally cut the toe. I don't know if some pigs just grow this way or they wound up in a permanent pattern because of neglect, because they are all from other people's homes who didn't want them. It wont work on the truly black nails but the tortoise shell colored ones and especially white nails allow to shine a decent LED flashlight right through them, and you can actually see the quick and the blood in it. You don't need to do this every time but its a a great visual to make future judgements by before cutting. I have one of my daughters hold the piggies so I can focus on the paws. It a luxury not everyone has. In the beginning I had trouble understanding what the "correct" length should be, until I understood to use the foot and toe as a reference. The edge of the claw should touch the ground when they are standing. They aren't fingernails! The object is not to make them as short as possible! This job is impossible without the proper glasses if you cant see well. I have a dedicated set of reading glasses with a much higher diopter than I normally wear, which brings the range of focus closer to my face. I can then get within 8" or so and really really look closely. This last thing I have heard and it seems to be true in my experience, but I cant say for sure; the quick can grow longer than it typically would if the nails are allowed to overgrow. If you try to bring these poor piggies back into spec on the first cut, you may hurt them. Most of the pigs that come to me have overgrown nails, and by precisely cutting as short as possible WITHOUT touching the quick, it will, in time, retreat, so that you can bring them back to normal. I keep a little bottle of cornstarch by, just in case, to apply if I make an error. Treats and yummy things REALLY help piggies take their mind off an experience they would rather not have.
20 ste reageerder 😘😘👍did all. My guineapigs nail yesterday Zo blij dat ik ze nu heb 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷😢lig al meer dan 2 weken op en aan op bed maar gelukkig niet met corona voorzover Luv u people 😘😘👍👍🌷🌷💖💋🌼💐💐💐🕊️👌👌👌
Thank you so much i love your video even if you repeat the same stuff i love watch updated video i love your last video so much i had to share with my piggy owner friends 😊❤
hey saskia! love the video, you always help me so much! just wondering does the la guinea pig rescue bathe guinea pigs for owners? and if so how much would it cost? it’d be great to have you guys help me out considering how worried i always am about bathing them wrong!
Was cutting my girlies nails yesterday with my boyfriend holding it she flinched and I cut way to much that it started bleeding ;3; feel so bad about it ._. I'm glad u made this video ._. hope her tiny nail gonnabe ok ;3;
I have 3 beautiful little boys and when I clip 2 of the 3 they are pretty chill but my 3rd absolutely hates me touching his feet and he nips hard at my hands. Any suggestions for him??
My guinea pig has a little of an irritated eye! I think possibly from messing around in hay. The vets are on lockdown do you know if there’s anything I can buy to put on it?
My guinea pig have birth today unfortunately one passed but the other two are fine, but the mother isn't feeding them idk what to do or how to help?? Advice?
I use my palm to push the face closer to me and that way they cannot turn around to bite. Try watching the vid again, maybe in slomo to see how I do it. It is hard to explain in words.
Hi Saskia!! I have a question, one of my guinea pigs I noticed about 8 months ago she has a white smooth line on her nose. One thin line without hair. People at the LA rescue during our last check up looked at it and they told me it is not ringworm but they didn’t remember what you have said it was, guess lot of piggies have it. Wish I could post a picture but if u know what I am talking about could you explain if this is normal and what it is? Thanks!
Well, I just did the app online for adoption, I hope they do approve me, I was reading the reviews and one of them got rejected, I hope I will not I want a Guinea pig badly!! That's a nice nails color polish you have!!
I just recently rescued a piggy who was treated very poorly. Her and her partner were living in a tiny cage and her partner unfortunately passed away. When I went and picked her up I held her and noticed how crazy long her nails are and it broke my heart. Last night I tried trimming her nails and she was biting me and it made me sad because I believe they are hurting her. What should I do to keep her from biting me while I cut her nails? They’re the worst nails I have ever seen in my life..💔
I have a really important question. My female guinea pig that’s 7 months old now has a head tilt and she bobs her head when she walks. But I also noticed that she walks in circles sometimes. Can someone tell me what’s wrong with her??? Thank you
my one guinea pig has like deformed from paws, his toes curl inwards and so do the nails so they can be sooo tricky to trim, i adopted him, and he came from a hoarding situation so im guessing their nails were neglected
I really need help I have had my 2 female guinea pigs 10 months now and they still hate me I have tried to tame them but it never works I have watched every single video trying to tame them and it really hard to clean there cage as I can’t pick them up but u don’t want to stress them out I want to give them the best life I can but it’s getting really hard to do stuff for them if they don’t like me pls do u have any tips for me
Off-topic question but I found out there were these "cavy shows" that put a metal tag on guinea pigs basically like an earring to "identify" them. To me, this seems unnecessary and wrong. Maybe even cruel. Most breeders do this if they have show quality cavies but I just feel like it's inhumane. I also don't support breeding guinea pigs but what is your opinion the ear-tagging thing?
I have allergies too, so if they're particular bad when I want to trim nails, I'll wear something over my face like a mask or bandana. If you get hives like I do you can wear long sleeves or long household gloves like what people wear for dish washing so they don't scratch you with their newly sharp nails. :)
Just clipped the nails of my recently adopted guinea pigs for the first time and it went perfectly! They were calm and no bleeding. Thank you for this video, it helped me so much!
I've watched enough of your nail clipping videos that when the time came and I had to do it for my piggies for the first time (I got them as babies) I wasn't even panicking or afraid so thank you so much for your very informative videos!
Yes. I completely agree!!!
Aww, girl same!
I loveeeee ur unicorn headband its so pretty 🦄
Oh my gosh saphire is SUCH a pretty lil lady
I took in a friend's guinea pig who needed a new home due to allergies. I gave him the health check and a bath the way you teach in the videos. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!!
I have two female piggies I took in and they haven’t been handled much. They need their claws cut so badly and I’m so scared to do it myself. Thanks for posting this it helped me be more confident.
Hi saskia, you are so amazing am frome SA.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Saskia! I am sharing what I've learned from you!
Scotty's Animals same, so same!
We are missing you Scotty!! So weird to have nothing to do on a saturday
Saskia from Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue yeah, it’s weird. Not Saturday any more, though!
My daughter wants a guinea pig so I'm doing my research before getting one and I came across your channel and you're very helpful. Thank you for all that you do for these beautiful babies. I can't wait to have one be apart of our family.
The first pig is adorable
Sapphire!
Scotty's Animals whoa, cool. Do ya know saskia? I’m new, to saskia, and relatively new to you, but I love both channels!
Scotty volunteers at the rescue with Saskia. The rescue is closed due to the pandemic at the moment. If you watch the live videos, you will see Scotty or he holds the camera for Saskia.
Do a sow's nails grow faster when they are pregnant and nursing? We adopted what we were told was a pair of males, but went from Norman to Norma when she started putting on weight. I have to trim her nails twice as often as our male. The two babies we got too attached to adopt out have dark nails I have been dreading to clip! This was super helpful!
Saskia is my hero 🥺
I use my makeup dresser table to do my piggies checks 😂 makes the desk look a little less glamorous but it works so well!
I accidentally cut my Bella’s nail too short and freaked out crying because she bled some, thank you for this video! She’s okay now.
Thanks to this video I clipped my very fast and energetic 3 months old guinea pigs nails for the first time! Saskia, you're real angel and I've been binge watching your videos since I adopted my little boys. Thank you for all your great work!
Aww you are SO welcome!!!
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Thank you so much. You are so amazing with the piggies ❤❤❤
Sapphire is gorgeous ❤️
I have tried many times to do my own piggies’ nails and end up taking them to a local mom and pop pet store that will do them. Mine were due for a trim and with the Coronavirus situation they are not doing trims. Your video came at the right time! Counter height is the trick. Thanks for the detailed video.
Thank you... I have a very skittish skinny and I feel a little more comfortable doing them now.
thank you Saskia!
I love your videos!! I learn something new with every video I watch! You and your staff are amazing. Keep up the great work! Xx
So important that people can do this on their own! Even if you prefer going to someone to have it done, its important to know how just in case. So many people coming into my work asking where they can get nails clipped right now and I don't know what to tell them :(
Sapphire is gorgeous!!! 😍😍😍 thank you so much Saskia and crew for keeping the videos going during this time.
Can you give me any advice on how to cut black nails? My Guinea pig is all black including her nails and I have never had any luck cutting her nails.
Same! Try shining a light under the nail, and you might be able to faintly see the quick. This has helped. You can try putting them under a phone, I sometimes use my laptop bc it’s bigger and he, and she can sit easier. Hope this helped!
Such a sweet, cute Guinea Pig. May she live long in happiness.
Your nails are always so pretty 💙 nice video thank you!
My older gal Peanut has clear front nails and all black back nails it goes pretty well like I said it a cover her hear and pull it all the way over her head and under her front feet then arm her inside my elbow holding that towel so she isnt running forward trying to nibble us and run out. It works for us! She has been really Happy alone and popcorns more now than she ever did when she had Oreo and Reese's to live with? She was a Bully towards Reese's and Oreo would intervene ❤ I miss all their Silly ways together but its nice to see Peanut really enjoying herself and run up to us now as she never did in the passed. She now allows Pets and ear rubs even falls asleep while I do it. Bath Time and Hair Trims Health Checks are still so rewarding and We will Love her until her last breath. Right now she is Healthy and we'll be going in for insicer Trims next month. She has had her yearly physical and her Vet said, Weight and All appear Normal and Healthy. Thank You Saskia for making it so easy on us to Care for Our Little Mighty Ones over the years! I Love and Respect You❤
Thank you for all the love 💕 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ you give to all the guinea pigs that come your way.
Thank you so much, I was always scared of clipping nails and my parents never took them to a place to be done or did them themselves, but thanks to your videos I can do them.
That is great news!
I just got guinea pigs!!
mc.kenzie cloe glad it’s plural!
I did all 5 of my guinea pigs nails today (3 white 2 black) with nail clippers and a full hair clip you’ve made me so confident with my guineas ❤️👏🏻🥰💋 thankyou Saskia you’re amazing
Saskia - I was feeling so confident after watching this and decided to cut nails. My poor girl - 2 out of the 4 I did are bleeding! Luckily just a tiny bit, it just wiped off and stopped. My daughter usually does the cutting - I’m going to leave it for her.
My guinea pigs have black nails so I’m very scared I might cut the quick. But I have some ramps in my pigs cage which files their nails as they run up it. It’s like a rough rocky material it doesn’t hurt their feet or anything but it does keep their nails mostly short enough.
One of mine is a crawler, she always wants to crawl up to my shoulder making it harder to cut and teeth check. Or she nibs me with her teeth telling me that she don't like it. (She never wins)
I used to have a flat stone slap tilted up a bit were I'm feeding them. As I was hoping for a natural grind of their nails as they stand on their hind legs. But it took up to much space in their fold, so I took it out again.
Love watching you and all your lovely helping people around you. We all learn so much from you. Thank you from Denmark.
Thank you for a brilliant tutorial.
I have used you technique a few times now and get more confident each time 🙂
For baby nails I use fine sandpaper so they get used to get the feeling it's socialisation
Awww the piggies are so cute it shocks me having 6 myself but they’re too cute! ❤️❤️
SM Demegs I have five! But, one named leia is pregnant so soon there should be three or so more added to our collection!
Thank you so much for that video I finally got it done thanks for your technique
We actually tried this yesterday!! And it worked. 🤩 I still think I need to work on the technique but still it was much easier already doing it this way. 🤔🙌🏻
You are my hero, Saskia! I appreciate how much you care that we have this skill. I’ll be posting this on my group, Potatoes With Legs.
Guinea Pigs Are People, Too and Bird HA, that actually made me laugh. Aweosme group name!
Thank you sweetie!!
@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue I agree, your my hero! I have five piggies, and one is pregnant for a second time. Your amazing knowledge has seriously helped me with caring for her!!!
Love you guys 💕💕
Always a fun time!
We are still trying to figure out how to do nail clipping the most easiest way!! We've tried so many different ways but I need to try this too. Thank you! ❤️ With my little boys, they are so calm when it is nail clipping time so it feels like they are so easy but our older boys... They are soooo skittish sometimes when it comes to nail clipping. 🤦🏼♀️ True drama kings with nail clipping 🙌🏻😂
I feel that they hate me everytime I try to do things they feel this unfortarble. It's hard to be a mom! Thanks Saskia! I've learnt so much of you and your channel.
This whole time I have been holding my guinea pig while my dad cuts the nails and this video definitely made it so much easier. Thank you!
Just what I’ve been need I gotta, thank you saskia!
Thank you for the close up and detailed video. I've learned so much from your videos. Please do one on the mouth rinse.
awesome!
i used to I file my guineas nails with a small nail file while giving them some treat and there were no risk for finger cut no pain and no stress for guineas
Hi Saskia! Thanks 4 the info n especially speaking about the piggies w/dark nails.😊
Oh Em Gee for once I am early
Ilysm Saskia! 💕💕💕
Thank you, you have given my guinea pigs an amazing life!!!!
This was a very informative video on mail clipping Saskia. Thank you for showing... You also look so pretty in purple and I love your unicorn headband. So cute! Stay safe. Hugs and love to you and piggies from the Midwest. 🙂❤️
Thank you so much for this video! I now have 4 boys, I would love to get a total of 6 boys in 3 cages. I also build custom cages in my free time. This video has helped me so much with black nails. Thank you!
Our Reese's had the spurs, I would clip just what was sticking out and then I'd put some Olive Oil or Coconut oil on the left spur to soften things up.
I only have Peanut left now and she has always been the Bully! I sometimes have to put a dish towel over the front of her head so she wont run out from under my arm and she nibbles us too😂
Thank you so much works great!
Nail clipping makes me so nervous !!! And the callous....im not sure I'll be able to clip that. You make it look so easy !!!
I love how knowledgeable & gentle you & your staff is with the piggies 🥰 Actually, with all the animals at the rescue. Is Weed Wacker in a better mood today?😂💕 Stay safe & healthy everyone! I love your channel!
I luv watching you and all the piggies 💋we rescued ours before Thanksgiving and it's time for a clip. I've been so nervous but I'll be definitely trying this today!!! Thank you for posting during this time for those of us that luv to follow you... please stay safe and many prayers for you your staffers and all the piggies 🖤
Here's some observations about this thing that I really don't like doing, yet it must happen about every 20 days.
Sharp clippers are very important so you don't squeeze the nails; they can feel that through the quick. Squeezing raises the pressure of the blood in the quick and it retreats into the foot. I use Green Bell clippers, and they are so sharp that you can actually cut tiny bits off the end of the claw without having to span the entire circumference.
Some of my pigs have claws that grow outward from the toe, making them easier to cut, and some have claws that immediately curve straight downwards following the flesh of the toe. These much are harder to do because I have to precisely get the stationary edge of the clippers between the toe and the nail so as to not accidentally cut the toe. I don't know if some pigs just grow this way or they wound up in a permanent pattern because of neglect, because they are all from other people's homes who didn't want them.
It wont work on the truly black nails but the tortoise shell colored ones and especially white nails allow to shine a decent LED flashlight right through them, and you can actually see the quick and the blood in it. You don't need to do this every time but its a a great visual to make future judgements by before cutting.
I have one of my daughters hold the piggies so I can focus on the paws. It a luxury not everyone has.
In the beginning I had trouble understanding what the "correct" length should be, until I understood to use the foot and toe as a reference. The edge of the claw should touch the ground when they are standing. They aren't fingernails! The object is not to make them as short as possible!
This job is impossible without the proper glasses if you cant see well. I have a dedicated set of reading glasses with a much higher diopter than I normally wear, which brings the range of focus closer to my face. I can then get within 8" or so and really really look closely.
This last thing I have heard and it seems to be true in my experience, but I cant say for sure; the quick can grow longer than it typically would if the nails are allowed to overgrow. If you try to bring these poor piggies back into spec on the first cut, you may hurt them. Most of the pigs that come to me have overgrown nails, and by precisely cutting as short as possible WITHOUT touching the quick, it will, in time, retreat, so that you can bring them back to normal.
I keep a little bottle of cornstarch by, just in case, to apply if I make an error.
Treats and yummy things REALLY help piggies take their mind off an experience they would rather not have.
thank you so much , now you have taught me how to cut my guinea pigs nails
Thank you! Very informative and detailed
20 ste reageerder 😘😘👍did all. My guineapigs nail yesterday Zo blij dat ik ze nu heb 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷😢lig al meer dan 2 weken op en aan op bed maar gelukkig niet met corona voorzover
Luv u people 😘😘👍👍🌷🌷💖💋🌼💐💐💐🕊️👌👌👌
Nou dat is goed nieuws dus
Saskia from Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue whoa. What did they say, and what did you say?????
It also gives me something that i love so much guinea pigs to watch well my son has the tv
Thank you so much i love your video even if you repeat the same stuff i love watch updated video i love your last video so much i had to share with my piggy owner friends 😊❤
hey saskia! love the video, you always help me so much! just wondering does the la guinea pig rescue bathe guinea pigs for owners? and if so how much would it cost? it’d be great to have you guys help me out considering how worried i always am about bathing them wrong!
Was cutting my girlies nails yesterday with my boyfriend holding it she flinched and I cut way to much that it started bleeding ;3; feel so bad about it ._. I'm glad u made this video ._. hope her tiny nail gonnabe ok ;3;
She is Very Pretty!! Is that just a color or a breed?
You have something on your head, is it sweet, cute , and lovely
Could you possibly do a video on the sounds they make?
I have 3 beautiful little boys and when I clip 2 of the 3 they are pretty chill but my 3rd absolutely hates me touching his feet and he nips hard at my hands. Any suggestions for him??
Ugh I should have shown this in the video. Try covering the pig with a towel and pull out one paw at a time.
@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue ok I will try that! Thank you!! Love your channel!!! I've learned so much!!
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My guinea pig has a little of an irritated eye! I think possibly from messing around in hay. The vets are on lockdown do you know if there’s anything I can buy to put on it?
Yes get some Terramycin - you can buy it at Amazon. It is an over the counter antibiotic eye ointment. Good luck!!
Saskia from Los Angeles Guinea Pig Rescue thank you!!! X
My boy, Cookie, had a callous that I had to trim every time I trimmed his nails. He has passed now, but it was really scary getting close to his skin.
What can you use other than styptic powder?
When I cut my guinea pig's nails, they are offended at me afterwards.
I bet they are grateful! give them treats!
Hahahaha yes mine too😂😂
Make sure you keep em cut even if they give you the stank eye
Any chance you can do a video on cleaning a neutered boar? Thanks.
i like It a lot better when the camera guy isn’t talking over her
Can guinea pigs have cauliflower leaves?
My guinea pig have birth today unfortunately one passed but the other two are fine, but the mother isn't feeding them idk what to do or how to help?? Advice?
when I hold my guinea's forearm like that she bites me pretty hard (cries) cuz the finger is also right there.. any suggestions?
I use my palm to push the face closer to me and that way they cannot turn around to bite. Try watching the vid again, maybe in slomo to see how I do it. It is hard to explain in words.
Hi Saskia!! I have a question, one of my guinea pigs I noticed about 8 months ago she has a white smooth line on her nose. One thin line without hair. People at the LA rescue during our last check up looked at it and they told me it is not ringworm but they didn’t remember what you have said it was, guess lot of piggies have it. Wish I could post a picture but if u know what I am talking about could you explain if this is normal and what it is? Thanks!
Is it ok to cut the nails of a 1 month old guinea?
Well, I just did the app online for adoption, I hope they do approve me, I was reading the reviews and one of them got rejected, I hope I will not I want a Guinea pig badly!! That's a nice nails color polish you have!!
Were you approved?
I just recently rescued a piggy who was treated very poorly. Her and her partner were living in a tiny cage and her partner unfortunately passed away. When I went and picked her up I held her and noticed how crazy long her nails are and it broke my heart. Last night I tried trimming her nails and she was biting me and it made me sad because I believe they are hurting her. What should I do to keep her from biting me while I cut her nails? They’re the worst nails I have ever seen in my life..💔
Omg I want saphire
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I have a really important question. My female guinea pig that’s 7 months old now has a head tilt and she bobs her head when she walks. But I also noticed that she walks in circles sometimes. Can someone tell me what’s wrong with her??? Thank you
my one guinea pig has like deformed from paws, his toes curl inwards and so do the nails so they can be sooo tricky to trim, i adopted him, and he came from a hoarding situation so im guessing their nails were neglected
Are babies different? Because my baby boy pulls it's paws as if its hurting him :(
I wish i am in LA...
Do All Guinea Pigs have calluses?
This was really helpful although I’m probably just going to take mine to the vet as I’m still terrified of doing it ahaha
I used to take my gang to the vet for nail clips. They squirmed so much. I have found using CBD keeps the piggy calm while I clip their nails.
I really need help I have had my 2 female guinea pigs 10 months now and they still hate me I have tried to tame them but it never works I have watched every single video trying to tame them and it really hard to clean there cage as I can’t pick them up but u don’t want to stress them out I want to give them the best life I can but it’s getting really hard to do stuff for them if they don’t like me pls do u have any tips for me
Holaa...si lo pudierais subtitular seria genial😍😍..
Hey Saskia! Can we cut off a spur using nail clippers? We don't have a cuticle cutter at our house. Thank you. Love from Illinois. ❤
Jake - yes you can
@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue Thank you so much Saskia!
Jake Briggs I’m origamally from Illinois! What area are you located? How is it there?
@@shapegirl1 Hello! I'm from Aurora. Its been great! Its snowing a lot, nothing new, haha. Its starting to get a little bit hotter. :)
Off-topic question but I found out there were these "cavy shows" that put a metal tag on guinea pigs basically like an earring to "identify" them. To me, this seems unnecessary and wrong. Maybe even cruel. Most breeders do this if they have show quality cavies but I just feel like it's inhumane. I also don't support breeding guinea pigs but what is your opinion the ear-tagging thing?
what do i do if my guinea pigs give me allergies when i hold them but i’m trying to cut their nails too
I have allergies too, so if they're particular bad when I want to trim nails, I'll wear something over my face like a mask or bandana. If you get hives like I do you can wear long sleeves or long household gloves like what people wear for dish washing so they don't scratch you with their newly sharp nails. :)
Noel thanks
i’m going to try to wear gloves and a mask
Can a little CBD help calm a Piggy before a nail trim?
Definitely worth a try
My guinea pigs only stay still if I feed them while I clip their nails😂😂