Guinea pig lost handfulls of hair after bath? Normal??

I have a curly coated long haired guinea pig whom I brush every other day. (her back is ticklish so i refrain from every day tickling fits lol) Well today she had a bad ( she stunk hard core ) and i brushed her out after she dried, and I have NEVER seen so much guinea hair come off of her!! It was literatly 2 handfulls. She looks fine and her skin is normal, and etc. And i know enough about guinea's to be owning them due to months and months of research and questions. But this one totally baffles me on why she lost so much hair. She doesn't have any balding spots now or anything, but I"m really just curious if this is normal, and if anyone has gone through this. It's kinda worrysome..at least she's clean and non-stinky!!

Also, i've always just used water and light scrubbing to bathe them, but a friend of mine uses baby shampoo. Is that safe and okay to use ? I don't trust myself enough to get all the suds out so thats why I just use water. Anyway, is the hair loss normal ??

Guinea pig lost handfulls of hair after bath? Normal??

It seems to be normal. My guinea pigs shed hair like it's going out of fashion!

As long as there's not bald spots, crustiness, bleeding etc. then your guinea pig is fine.

Don't use baby shampoo. Get a proper antimite/ lice shampoo for guinea pigs from the larger pet stores.

Dry with a towel then a hairdryer set to warm NOT hot and don't put it too near the skin or it will hurt it.

Guinea pigs are such sensitive souls.

Guinea pig lost handfulls of hair after bath? Normal??

Have you been brushing her everyday up till the bath? Because if you haven't it could just be the loose %26amp; dead hair coming out. If she doesn't have any signs of hair loss or stress I don't think you have to worry too much but just look out for any other signs.

Guinea pig lost handfulls of hair after bath? Normal??

Guinea pigs should be bathed every 3 months. And dont use baby shampoo that could be the reason why her hair is falling out because of dry irritation of the skin make the hair fall out use ashampoo for cats for sensitive skin because thats what obviously your guinea pig has but it will be fine its ok dont think your cruel or anything cause i know all of these peeps on yahoo answers make you feel like your a cruel person or something but its alright mother of 3 lol :D

Guinea pig lost handfulls of hair after bath? Normal??

She might have fungus? My teddies (shorter haired) sometimes get it. It looks like a white crust on the base of their coat. Their hair will just come out. And the way you said she was ticklish makes me think she has it too because she would be itchy. You can bathe her in Selsun blue it gets rid of it but make sure she/he doesn't eat any! And rinse it all the way out. She will probably be fine but if you are still worried you could try the vet...