Aggressive around food

[Ethan3wilson]

between the two female guinea pigs I have, the older more dominant one is aggressive towards me when I’m rearranging the hay or touching her food bowls. Quite literally she bites the hand that feeds her. She doesn’t bully the other one and will share food and water with her but sometimes I catch her pushing her off the food for no reason. I wonder if maybe they become aggressive/defensive because they can’t actually see the hay in the hay pouch so they think they have less than they actually do? Because whenever I throw a handful of hay in there they both start munching down.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Section 3 of the guide below should help you
" Biting" And What You Can Do (Biting, Tweaking, Nibbling and Nipping)

I wouldn’t think it is to do with her not being able to see how much hay they’ve got, it will probably be about dominance. Ensure you have a food bowls for each piggy