Biting

[Wiggyg]

Gello again.
Firstly thank you for all the replies regarding bedding .
Like I said in my previous post we have just got two young GP boys and one is really good at biting! Any tips on how to stop him? He does it if you stroke him, hold him or when he comes to sniff your hand .
I know it’s quite a random question but my daughter is getting worried about handling him. Thanks again in advance x

 

[Gia]

He might just be testing you out. One of my boys has bad eye sight and bites a lot, since he can't see very well. He also coud be scared and wanting to get away, which one of my boys would constatntly do when he was younger, but has grown out of it. I think it would be good to try some taming methods to make him more comfortable. If it continues to happen, it might just be his personality.

 

[sport_billy]

He is scared... We had a biter and it took around 6 months to gain her trust. Gentle nibbles are exploring but full on bites shows the are fearful and a little nervous.

Some piggies are fine in the cage, interacting on their terms with you but when on laps feel a little vulnerable, the bites are their way of telling you they does not like it. I used to get actual snaps off Vimto and she would draw blood too.
She was just a very scared piggie and felt vulnerable on laps, she didn't appear frightened (but obviously was) but she was confident enough with me not just to freeze and it was here way of saying 'please put me home i don't like this'. We worked at it and would take her out for 30 seconds then pop here home, we did this 3 times a week for around a month weeks, then slowly increased it up to 5 mins via 30 second increments . Each lap session she'd have a sprig of coriander.