Unfortunately not. Baking soda may cause health problems for guinea pigs. Baking soda is a lung irritant. If the particles are inhaled, it can irritate their already sensitive respiratory systems.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in view, how do you keep a guinea pig cage from smelling?To keep your guinea pigs smelling good, clean their cage at least once a week by replacing the bedding and wiping everything down with soapy water. You can also spray the bottom of the cage with 1 part white vinegar and 9 parts water when you clean it to help eliminate odors.Similarly, can guinea pigs drink soda? It’s unhealthy for guinea pigs to ingest high sugar, high salt, or high fat drinks. That eliminates soda, juice, dairy, sport drinks, and others. Some water is even bad for guinea pigs. This mainly applies to puddle water or other contaminated water. Similarly, can baking soda harm hamsters? Not really. Baking soda if very fine, and caustic, so it’s really not a good idea.Does guinea pigs pee stink? Re: Guinea pig pee smells like ammonia that’s totally normal across all animals. the kitchen area smells the worst, but it’s not strong, I can only smell it when cleaning that area.