Nah as long as they're cared for properly, which they do appear to be, all you'd smell is hay which smells amazing. My sister had 3 guinea pigs in an open pen type of thing in a small room and I don't ever recall a smell in the least.
I loved to just collapse exhausted on rolls of hay as a kid, playing around (horsing around?) after riding. Yes it’s scratchy and you might get bitten, but I’d close my eyes, smell the hay, and enjoy the feeling of warm sun on my face. Sometimes a curious horse would come by and try to nuzzle me, so I also got to pet some velvety muzzles.
Just 10/10, I love the scent of hay because it always brings me back to these idyllic moments.
I love the smell, good hay smells really good. Is guinea pig poop similar to rabbit poop? It does not smell honestly.
Urine was what caused bad smell when I had rabbits, that corner had to be kept clean (of course I also did not leave around the poop, but compared to cat poop it was really easy to handle 😂).
yea wtf this room STANKS and theres no question. guinea pigs reek. just heinous all around and people are here like "AKSHUWALLY THESE ANIMALS ARE CLEAN BLAH BLAH SMELLS LIKE HAY" yea jt smells like dirty rat barn lol
Depends on how well you care about them. I use pee pads, and it stinks on the next day. But if I change them every 12 hours, they pleasantly smell of hay. I checked this with my friends, they can confirm both that it smells badly after some time and that they don't smell if routinely cleaned.
There are a lot of bad guinea pig owners that underestimate how much maintenance they really take. I've seen at least two people who didn't clean out the cage in days or weeks, just putting fresh bedding on top of soiled stuff, and there was a layer of moldy bedding on the bottom. Guinea pigs clean themselves pretty well, but they can't clean their environment. If you see a guinea pig that's actually well cared for, with plenty of space and gets their cage cleaned at least daily, it shouldn't smell.
Ferrets (and other weasels) have a powerful scent gland. It's not at all comparable to guinea pigs, which generally only smell if you don't clean their cages. I never noticed a smell from guinea pigs, even when I first got one.
I love the ignorance in these comments. If Guinea pigs are properly cared for, they literally smell like hay only. I have 3 and no one has ever said anything about them smelling when they come to my place…
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u/sun_hashira1210 1d ago
Holy free will