Saskia Teaches Male Guinea Pig Pocket Cleaning Technique to Scotty

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Link to Scotty's Channel kzbin.info/door/rHJ7wDhCulk098AkuEowKg

[@mszoomy]

Scotty's piggie was so good and a really beautiful boy. I can't believe no one has adopted him yet. Good job you 2!!

[@jayf5084]

He is called Spud :)

[@DawnOldham]

It’s probably because he has red eyes. Saskia says that the piggies with red eyes are chosen less often.

[@kerseykrewzoo]

@@DawnOldham I would totally take him if I wasn’t on the other side of the continent. 🤦🏻‍♀️ My Champ needs a friend and there aren’t any rescues with guinea pigs anywhere near my area. 😣😢

[@candicemaldonado4507]

That white guinea is awesome

[@karaleetrapp]

This is what has been missing from the wheekly lives, the Scotty and Saskia show

[@ScottysAnimals]

Hahaja

[@beckyblankenship6640]

Great idea!👍 Saskia does things so effortlessly and Scotty makes a funny "student " and sidekick! Doing instructional videos a few times a year or ? Would put a lot of us at ease that we may not be fast or totally in control but we CAN try it along side Saskia and Scotty!🥳

[@julierockey]

I've learned so much from watching your video's. I rescued a male from a couple that went to jail and just left him. He was in terrible shape when I got him. He had no water or food cage was filled with nasty ripped up newspaper and was soaked and full of poop. Took three baths to get him clean. He is now thriving and a happy piggie. Thank you so much for all the videos. You are the best.

[@claudieC.]

You're the best, saving that pig and giving it the life it deserves.

[@julierockey]

@@claudieC. Thank you I love him so much. I just don't understand how people are so cruel to such beautiful little animals like guinea pigs.

[@julierood1228]

@@julierockey IKR, piggies are so precious. The longer you have them, the more you love them!

[@stephenjacquelinequinn8991]

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[@petchimommy9897]

Scotty is best when having less time behind the camera. He does have lots of knowledge on piggies. ❤

[@DawnOldham]

I’m kind of dreading doing this to my two boys. I recently got them, not knowing this was part of the package deal! Lol But, your video definitely makes me feel like I can do it, so thank you!

[@worried_sickk5811]

My guinea pig goes crazy for your intros! My boy is mainly comfortable with me but he doesn’t like it when I hold him like that so I’ve been working everyday just holding him. The more he moves and freaks out the longer I keep him in that position but after he’s calmed down I praise him and put him down. I just repeat that everyday.

[@treesnhoney]

Great tip! Gotta try this with my boys! Thanks!

[@brendabrown8615]

My husband and I now have our weekend plans! The only question is who will hold moto and who will scoop. I can tell you my husband is super excited(haha) Teamwork!

[@ScottysAnimals]

Scoop it Brenda!

[@t.sandi01s55]

I cant believe how much cleaning goes into cleaning the boar... my boy is over 7 and I've NEVER done anything like this for him. He did have surgery when he was 4 to remove a benign tumor from his neck which took weeks to heal. 700$ later... I love that you take care of them ❤

[@ScottysAnimals]

You should use the two finger technique. Who knows what is in there?!

[@annflake1498]

I can never get enough of piggie videos, especially ones that help me give better care to my own piggies. I a rural area that is priceless. Thank you Scotty and Saskia!

[@ScottysAnimals]

Love ya , Ann

[@nicolerobertson2654]

I have two young boy pigs, and watching these videos certainly help out a lot! Thanks so much for everything you do, Saskia! 💕

[@sheeplosion]

Anyone else cleaning boars alongside this video? Very helpful

[@julierood1228]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This was really helpful Saskia. The specific, detailed instruction was very helpful. We've viewed other videos on boar cleaning, not very helpful or detailed. Our poor boy needs cleaning, since the Vet shut down all 'non-essential' services due to COVID, and only sees sick animals. So your video couldn't be better timed! You guys are the best! ;-))

[@janicemichaloski3319]

Thanks for all you guys do to help guinea pigs!!!😊

[@booimandi8808]

Scotty and all the little noises he makes! How funny. 😄

[@ScottysAnimals]

What noises? Prrrrrrrr

[@booimandi8808]

@@ScottysAnimals oh the purrrrr and the beeps and weeks

[@kristiekeith1191]

Love the 2 of you together in a video. You can tell that you are great friends! It was funny when Scotty asked Saskia if she wanted to switch.

[@ScottysAnimals]

:) We have been friends for almost 10 years! But more than friends saskia has been a wonderful mentor in more things than just Guinea pigs. She has helped me build character and I still have a lot to learn from her

[@beckyblankenship6640]

You definitely are a character!🤪

[@quailqueen1833]

Thank you Saskia, this was so helpful! You’re a great teacher, I just did my first boar cleaning and it was so much less daunting after watching this. Hopefully my boys feel much better with all that stinky gunk cleaned out, they were really good the whole time. Thanks for all your educational videos ❤

[@canellecachou1964]

I always forget to turn down the sound of the weeking at the beginning to not cause my piggies to week also. 🤦🏾‍♀️ but it's the most adorable sound that these babies make 😍 ❤ love you guys and all that you do🤗

[@canellecachou1964]

@@Rynn21 Maybe 🤷🏾‍♀️ but I haven't noticed people saying it's too loud in the comments.🤔

[@annann294]

It is loud😊. Very cute but one of my males gets really disturbed so I turn it of.

[@michellem4118]

Dying ...at the "pocket fishing" joke 🤣😂🤣

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

😂

[@chillwithbea2555]

My boars be like "peace was never a option." *chomp*

[@ashes5940]

Mine too! 😂 I had to clean him today and he was out for blood. Can’t say I blame him though

[@ScottysAnimals]

It looks like I'm wearing a 20 gallon hat!

[@TychanDK]

It does, yes xD and Spot looks a bit like your animated piggy!

[@ScottysAnimals]

@@TychanDK excellent memory and eye!!! Youre the best!!!

[@mia-ip3zq]

@@ScottysAnimals wow the one that you were holding I thought it was a chicken at first lol

[@normacyr-babineau785]

🤣

[@TychanDK]

@@mia-ip3zq bork!

[@lul5624]

Great videos. Tonight I did my 6 large boar pockets. My boys were all well mannered.

[@maureenrecknor8689]

Way to go Scotty

[@ScottysAnimals]

Thanks Maureen

[@NurseGreeneyesRN]

Watching your videos, i learned how to clean Matador's and John Snowy little wee wee's. You are all amazing!!! Thank you!!!! Guinea Angel you are!!! ♥️ much love!........ Yaneri

[@neptunelady2562]

Love Saskia and Scotty!🥰🥰🥰

[@miranda5414]

Really love this video with the two of you! Thanks! 🙂

[@flowersreptiles2707]

I keep giggling at Scotty 😂 especially when he tried to spread the pocket 😂😂 very informative and fun guys ❤️❤️❤️

[@ScottysAnimals]

Im trying!!

[@annied.7488]

Good job Scottie!!! You guys are great together 😊

[@Zaggrippas]

U re the best! U are needed. ❤

[@chillwithbea2555]

❤️

[@jayf5084]

I was so happy to see this, my two favourite piggy parents

[@shelleyanne1431]

Thanks. Helpful information

[@christaroggensack8811]

Thank you so much for this video. I really needed this lesson.

[@SandyLewis8811]

I love your site! I can tell you and worker's LOVE Guinea Pig's. Wish I was closer, I'd adopted a female be to live with 3 girls I have...TY FOR YOUR TIME N TEACHINGS

[@svetlanastepanyan868]

Live you, guys!

[@atreb56]

What a handsome piggie that Scott had to clean. I'm a lefty so I like to watch all the cleaning videos I can. I like the masks and thanks for posting.

[@susanaponte1579]

Spud is a beautiful piggy! Wow, he's gorgeous! Good lesson!

[@Kwood10]

Spud 🥔 was so adorable 🥰 the look on his face , priceless.

[@dianehilliard9256]

Great how to video More please

[@Shadow-iv1mq]

This was really useful, my old boy has had some discomfort down there and I wasn’t sure if I was cleaning the pocket right, thank you so much!

[@gardenfullofcolour]

Scottys "calm demina" have disappeared once he took one wiff of the piggys pocket 😂😂😂😂

[@ScottysAnimals]

Hahahahaha

[@Rsaai69]

Even though I watch you do it on Saturdays I was still doing it wrong so today right after work I’MA do it the right way 👍

[@fakename5748]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! We had no idea about this. Its never been an issue before. We were so worried.

[@deborahpecheur3078]

This was so fun to watch, it looks almost like a cooking show

[@kellygronsky4949]

Oh my gosh. I am so glad you showed this to me. I have a 7 year old male named Sundance kid and never knew about. Did it myself yesterday. Thank you. His litter buddy Butch Cassidy at a young age. ❤🐹

[@chrisg.5798]

I check my phone at 1 am to see a new video. I'll watch it in the morning lol.

[@ZumieZumes]

It was helpful. I’m not looking forward to doing it, but at least I know who to.

[@Juli-ge4yp]

Wonderful teacher and student.

[@UnknownUser-lp1gp]

Spud is such a good boy, he is just chilling there with Scotty!

[@jojomomster3772]

What a little love! I would adopt spud in a heartbeat

[@wolftimeplusguineapigs3862]

Saskia is as pretty as the piggies! ❤️🐹

[@ScottysAnimals]

Bwahahaa!!

[@danettecadzow9837]

Thanks for the step by step maybe my next attempt will be easier!

[@Beth-pf9kf]

Thank you thank you thank you! This will now be part of my weekly care for my boys!

[@RobertBosworth]

There’s Scott, learning from the master. I’ve got girls so I’ve never experienced this. Informative video, Saskia. Thank you. ❤️🐾

[@ScottysAnimals]

Hehe Robert

[@HoiYin78]

Thank you for this really helpful.

[@falishalopez1173]

I have tried to post info about this in fb posts but am getting so much negative back lash about it being dangerous, unnecessary, and outdated! People need to know about this and the importance of it

[@CosmicHamsters]

Love this, educational and funny :)

[@pixieluck]

love watching your videos ❤️

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Thank you, that makes me very happy!! 😀

[@jackiesmith2623]

Thank you very helpful 👍👍💖

[@sallyvalley3179]

Lol Scotty too cute trying to position his fingers while cleaning out the pocket

[@NurseGreeneyesRN]

Come on Scotty......dig in there buddy!!! A lot easier to do on Piggies than on patients!.....believe me! 🤣 Goooo Scotty Go!! Scoop it Scotty!!! 🤣

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

😛

[@jayf5084]

Saskia makes it look sooo easy

[@Jones-w5i]

Scotty is dangerous.

[@jenjones9304]

I am in love with Spud!!! ❤❤❤

[@fav_breeze1493]

Shout out to u scotty i have a white red eyed guinea pig and i love him

[@aliciamontoya2463]

SCOTTY!!!

[@ScottysAnimals]

ALICIA!!! ♡

[@Bubble_Gaming432]

I got m gone pig in January it is now august and I have not cleaned his privates yet tomorrow I will be doing this so wish me luck and thank you for the advice!!

[@Bubble_Gaming432]

Did it you weren’t kidding about the smell 😂🥲

[@lindaswitzer2550]

This was the best info video. I laugh so hard. 😝

[@enythinggleerocks]

How often do you recommend this have to be done? Love your videos. You've helped me so much with my new babies.

[@citibear57]

Umm. Ahh. Wow! I am stunned. I never knew boars had 'pockets' and boy, do they get dirty! Boars have a cute, tiny weiner. Am I allowed to say that? I'm still in shock. Hopefully I don't have a nightmare tonight. Thanks for educating me. You are the best, Saskia 💗 Thanks!

[@missykim510]

Saskia's piggie is so feisty!

[@Magencory17]

Is the pocket the same thing and area as the grease gland? Or two separate areas and cleaning tasks? Thank you!

[@brianneflanagan2206]

Saskia is it true if you have male piggies that aren't neutered when they get older they get will have trouble with packed pockets that have to be cleaned out daily?

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

No that would only happen if they get that specific condition where the tissue loses its elasticity.

[@DollSchmidt4429]

Every time I watch these videos and say "aw look at those big piggy potato butts" in front of my boar he gets jealous and sad so I always tell him "those piggies aren't as handsome and dashing as you my big oh potato butt"

[@mam4073]

Good job Scotty! I like the side effects. Lol.

[@cme1027]

Wow.. this is intense

[@HeavenlyKnight96]

I just did this with my little guy and boy was that a smell. It was like being born again, experience my first breath of life. Wow that's a unique smell. It's like balls, and belly button with pee. Life changing, just *chef's kiss*-- life changing.

[@annann294]

My nuetered male has a very small pocket compared to my other males and there is always very little to clean out. Is there a difference between nuetered males and not nuetered males?

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Yes there is - usually the pocket is very clean. The wee wee however can get a layer od smegma so do check

[@byambrr]

How often should we do these cleanings? Is once a week too much? And what other products can we use besides olive oil?? Also do they have to be washed after this or is it safe to just leave the product on them?

[@chillwithbea2555]

How often should you boar clean? Evert week? Twice a month?

[@taniapitbran6153]

That beautiful white fuff ball! And he was just sitting there so good ALMOST as if he was having a good ol time 😳🙊🙈😜

[@GenialHarryGrout]

I must have missed something. What type of oil did they use?

[@maaaarrrr]

olive

[@normacyr-babineau785]

Poor Scotty looked like he was trying to adjust his mask to cover the smell but it wouldn't work 🤣

[@llothcat]

Aww the fuzzzies..!

[@JM-rh5ib]

Spot exactly like one of our gp. He so adorable. But mines hates the cleaning.

[@msheidiyodel]

Definitely a girl pig for me if I take the jump of being a piggy owner!

[@ScottysAnimals]

Pigs, They've got a live in pairs at least and saskia always says girls do best in a trio. Www.scottysanimals.com

[@bobeighteen]

Any ideas as to whether hamsters can have CBD and what brand/dose would be best at all please?

[@jeanlucasfarias5555]

Hello, how are you? I don't know if I understood correctly. Do you wet the swab with cotton wool with mineral oil? PS: I'm from Brazil and love your channel!

[@kainapplekreatures5855]

I believe they usually use olive oil. I usually use olive or coconut oil. Most plant based oils (not avocado oil though) will be better for the piggie if ingested when grooming.

[@rigihjorth]

Why is some of it white and some of it brown? Also do they produce less if they get neutered?

[@landensamazinganimals6488]

How often should you do this?

[@maaaarrrr]

every couple months

[@corikm]

At what age and how often is this recommended? Thanks!

[@traciglick2687]

Omigosh do I really have to do this?!?! Ok deep breath.....

[@sharonrobinson3950]

Do you need to do this for neutered boars? XX

[@karaleetrapp]

Yes you do

[@jodibrandl7522]

I may have missed it but did thou forget to apply a lil bit of olive oil to the sac next to his rectal area? It may have made it out easier. But as I commented I may have missed that tip. y'all are great, you sorta do the same thing with chihuahuas! I'm too scared to tho lol!

[@korinburnsed8151]

Curious what the purpose of doing this is? What do boars typically do in the wild without humans to do this for them? Lol. And on a real note: do vets usually do this? Is it common known to do and provided as a service at the Vet?

[@MiszEmz8810]

At what age do you start doing cleanings my baby boys are only 2 months old

[@yvonnehickey6291]

😊👍

[@bambam6231973]

I want that white guinea pig!!

[@Lunaramithist]

How old should you start doing boar cleanings? I have two one year old males. Best buds! Most of the time... ^_^

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Usually around 7 - 8 months but there will likely not be a lot. The older the pig the more smegma build up

[@strawberrytam98]

Isn't using q tips dangerous and painful for them?

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Oh no not at all Tamara. We clean the pocket that fills up with bacteria and sebaceous secretions, otherwise known as smegma (yucky stuff). If it were painful or dangerous I would have figured out a different way to clean the pockets. 🌻

[@pillowman9793]

What kind of oil did she use?

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

O😉live oil

[@jayf5084]

Who else saw that little head toss near the beginning when Scott put Spud down and was stroking him