Do Guinea Pigs Wear Diapers?

Wait! Diapers for guinea pigs? I was dumbfounded to see my neighbor’s guinea pigs with diapers. I probed to understand why, and she said “I can’t just deal with the poops and urine anymore”. 

This was just one of many scenarios. I have seen many pet owners do away with their adorable pets to others or even rescue centers just because they feel they couldn’t handle the poops and regular clean-up again. 

For this reason, most pet lovers choose to wear their pet diapers. But is it safe? Should pet animals wear diapers? Do guinea pigs wear diapers? Well, this article aims at answering these questions and expounding on the subject. 

Every exotic animal in captivity requires special care and attention to thrive. They need a standard cage with regular clean-up, proper care, diet, and many more.

Therefore, while you can wear your guinea pig diapers, it is not advisable. So how do you manage its poops and urine? Read on to learn more!

Do Guinea Pigs Wear Diapers?

Yes, guinea pigs can wear diapers and many piggie owners do wear their pets diapers. However, should you wear them diapers? No!

We all know that guinea pigs tend to poop and wee more often than other kinds of animals. While some pet types such as cats and dogs have a poop schedule, guinea pigs do not. They poop and urinate anywhere and as they feel the need to.

However, it is not ideal to wear guinea pigs diapers for a number of reasons to include the discomfort it’ll cause them. Guinea pigs should only wear diapers occasionally and for a short period. 

Outdoor events such as shopping in the mall or attending a family party with your piggie will demand that you wear it diapers.

How Do Guinea Pig Diapers Work?

Diapers, whether made for humans or made-for-pets serve the same purpose – to collect wastes (poops, urine). The idea of wearing guinea pigs diapers is to prevent them from pooping anywhere and messing up everywhere. 

It is simply a piece of cloth with cotton inside which is taped to the bottom of a guinea pig to keep poop and urine from falling out. Diapers can absorb urine with just cottony fuzz or cloth. The way it works is the same as baby diapers.

Diapers for guinea pigs can come in handy when going out with your piggie to a social place. However, as this will cause discomfort to the animal, it shouldn’t be used frequently. 

If you must wear your guinea pigs nappies, you must ensure it’s a quality product from reputable brands such as Rodeys Room Piggy Pant Diapers and Bunnytime USA. 

Alternatively, you can custom-made the diapers for your piggies yourself, and it’s not rocket science to do this. Read on to the next section to learn how.

How To Make Guinea Pig Diapers: Basic Instructions

Making diapers for your pet guinea pigs isn’t difficult. You just have to follow the basic instructions and steps that’ll be discussed in this section. 

Although we do not recommend using diapers on your guinea pigs, if you must use them for any reason, a simple DIY diaper is your best bet. This way, you have total control of what material you use and are sure of what gets to your piggies’ skin. 

Note that you can bring in your creativity while working on it.

What You’ll Need:

• Sanitary pads or small size panty liners.

• A pair of scissors.

• A reusable baby diaper with a hole cut in it for your pig’s head. Preferably, get the one with straps.

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Steps:

• First, cut the baby diaper to a size appropriate for your guinea pig. Note that the diaper should not be so big that it swallows your guinea pig whole, nor should it be too small that it restricts its movement.

• Secondly, create a hole big enough for your guinea pig’s head to fit through.

• Stick the panty liner just below the hole through which you will pass your guinea pig’s head. While on this story, if you’re using a sanitary pad, use the smallest size or cut it to fit the diaper. 

• Your guinea pig diaper is now complete. Now watch this video to know how to wear the diaper on your guinea pig.

Risks when Guinea Pigs Wear Diapers

• As helpful as you may think diapers are to guinea pigs, they still pose a threat to their comfortability and freedom. In the wild, guinea pigs do not go about with diapers on their butts, thus, they will feel so uncomfortable doing so as pets.

• Guinea pigs are flexible little creatures that can fold themselves into little balls, so when they’re in diapers, they can pull their legs into their body and wiggle out of a diaper in 10 seconds. 

• Also, guinea pigs enjoy sniffing one another’s butt, hence, wearing diapers would interfere with their butt-sniffing activity. Because of this other piggies would want to get it off their friend by chewing on it and in doing so, they may get choked.

• Your guinea pigs also stand the risk of getting bad sores and urinary tract infections resulting from wearing diapers. 

We all know that guinea pigs poop and urinate a lot, but wearing diapers and having to change and clean them every often will be so impractical and unhygienic than cleaning their cage when they poop.

• For example, Piggies poop every 15 minutes and more than 150 times per day. What do you think will happen if you keep that diaper for 30 minutes and many hours? 

Besides the cost of having to change their diapers every 20 – 30 minutes, cleaning their butt each time they are changed can inflict sores on their butt. 

Also read: Why Do Guinea Pigs Poop So Much?

Tips To Avoid Guinea Pigs Poop or Pee on You

Understanding their pooping habits will help you get prepared when holding them. Now you know that guinea pigs poop many times a day, also that wearing them diapers isn’t an option, you should prepare yourself to hold them and not look or smell messy. 

To achieve that do the following:

• When you hold them, you can just put a fluffy, folded towel on your lap or your shoulder.

• Also, try not to hold them for so long.

• If you need to go out with them for longer than 20 minutes, you should use a pet carrier.

• You can monitor their diet and pooping behavior to know when they likely poop. If they usually poop a few minutes after a meal, then avoid holding them that period.

Also read: 7 Steps To Transport Guinea Pig

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Some Thoughts

Given how much and how often guinea pigs poop, most owners have wondered at some point if they can wear diapers. 

While this will solve the problem of no littered poop everywhere, it’ll certainly create other problems such as causing discomfort to the animal, urinary tract infection, sores, and many more. For these reasons, your pet guinea pigs should not wear diapers. 

Diapers for guinea pigs may be an option in emergency cases such as going to the mall, visiting your vet, or if your piggie is having diarrhea. 

But wearing your guinea pigs diapers because you’re tired of cleaning its poops and perhaps changing its beddings should not be a daily thing. 

Caring for your chosen pet shouldn’t be a daunting task. It should be enjoyable and fulfilling to the owner. 

Moreover, until you’re ready for the task of caring for an exotic animal, keeping them shouldn’t come to your mind.  In fact, by all means, you should avoid wearing your piggie diapers.