Bath Time for Squash and Bean!

Today I decided that Bean and Squash, my two long-haired males, were getting WAY too dirty and needed a bath. Anything having to do with guinea pigs in water is always so controversial on the internet - it seems there are a lot of people who feel very negatively about it. I would like to make it very clear that guinea pigs, particularly long-haired guinea pigs, NEED to be bathed once every month or two. If they do not get a proper bath they get very dirty and unpleasant. Their fur starts to stick together and becomes too gummy and smelly to run your fingers through (especially if it is a male pig - they tend to get smellier than females). They should be bathed in warm water and dried with a blow-dryer on the low setting. Here are pictures of Bean and Squash getting cleaned - they might look a little uncomfortable but it does not mean what I'm doing is cruel and dangerous. Squash is an adult, fully grown coronet in multi-colors. Bean is a black and white, five month old texel.