Thinking of owning a longhair guineapig???

[Amanda]

They are really beautiful but seriously high maintenance!!!
Here is me wrapping a very difficult longhair....Nibbler. Mainly cause he bites EVERYTHING!

Here we are all brushed and ready to wrap. Cause his hair has grown so long it needs to be wrapped to stop it from knotting and getting full of hysorb.


this is how long his hair is!


Here are the tools. Some folded cardboard for support some greas proof paper squares for wrapping and cause I haven't been to the horse shop some hairbands to hold them all together


we divide the hair..I'll be doing four parts 2 rump 2 side wraps


we place a piece of greasproof under the hair and fold the sides up and over



Put the support in the middle and roll up/fold up


Place the band over the cardboard... never on the hair. It's tight on the cardboard so if they pull at it the lacky will come of easier and hopefully not rip the hair out too


then you repeat... till your done
And I only got bitten once LOL I'm using Nibbler as a "trainer" so I learn how to do it, pity he's a biter



Back in his home enjoying some celery. This has to be pulled apart and done regularly! For me it's everyday some pigs are really good and only need to be done weekly!


PS these guys need to be kept cleaner than shorthairs too!

[Peter]

OMG!

So not going to have them! too much work!

[Natenla]

Ok I have totally changed my mind about getting a long hair!! Thanks Amanda.lol

[Silvercloud]

ROFL, a few more wraps or some curlers and you could make all sorts of hair styles.

[Amanda]

that could happen when he gets bigger LOL it all depends on how long I keep him coated out for

[Amanda]

LOL it is a lot more work than people know. A lot of people see the longhairs at shows and want one but they are so much hard work.... but nothing deters me I WANT THEM ALL LOL

[Sparkles]

Thats amazing hey ... all that work!! It would be worth it though ... very satisfying!! How long does it take to do what you have to do everyday with his coat?

Peter ... too much hard work as opposed to what you have happening at your house ... sheesh!! LOL

[Amanda]

about 10min depending on Nibbler's mood. If he's good about 5 if he's playing up about 15 LOL But imagine doing about 30 compaired to my one LOL I guess that's why some people only show a couple at a time and then clip them for breeding.

[Peter]

sparkles said:

Thats amazing hey ... all that work!! It would be worth it though ... very satisfying!! How long does it take to do what you have to do everyday with his coat?

Peter ... too much hard work as opposed to what you have happening at your house ... sheesh!! LOL

Too much work "on top" of what I have to do already!

[Crusader Cavy Stud]

Hey Amanda,

First of all i know this thread is very old, but thought you might like these tips for later on. You are doing everything right. What i would do is not use the grease proof paper. This takes away any shine to the coat, and it also takes our minerals. Use Your Viva Paper toweling, this works best on all longhairs, and it doesn't damage the coat. To hold the wraps in place i would use your black or white Horse bands. These are really good, and are stronger then what you are using in your pictures. You can get a pack of 100 bands for about $3 at your local produce store.

You may have already gotten this info from Steven, Peter, Valerie or from someone else.

Cheers

Brett

[Amanda]

Yeah he was my longhair "trainer"
I have everything for my show pigs now, the horse bands etc. He (Nibbler) was great to train on, even though anything in range was bitten. His coat never lost it's shine when wrapped in the greaseproof though, but his coat seemed different... not your avarage sheltie that one!
I still show those pictures to those that demand a longhair as their first pet! They are the best thing to make people realise that even thought they are the most beautiful breed and I've found best natured, they are the most work!