Licking Pigs

[a_street]

So I have had a fair few guinea pigs in my time and I would say that 5 out of the 7 have enjoyed licking my arms/hands as if they are grooming me.
My smallest one has recently started doing this to me and when I asked the vets a few years back she said she had never heard of guinea pigs licking humans and said it was an odd behaviour, yet so many have done it too me.
Is it me? Am i guinea pig tasty? Haha!
Or do you guys get the same behaviour?
Would love to know!

 

[Lilly]

I have 4 boys but only the one licks me & only on my neck on the left side.

 

[Winifred]

All mine have been lickers. They say it's the salt on your skin. I had my niece round the other day and Winnie started licking her. I said that Winnie loved her and it was kisses. Needless to say Winnie is now her favourite.

 

[adelhide]

one of mine licks me the other doesnt

 

[Maisy and Poppy]

Maisy and Poppy are both lickers! They lick me and everything else!

 

[GloriousGuineaGirl]

Mine lick....then nibble..which kinda hurts haha

Luring me into a false sense of security.....!

 

[Galaxy&nibbles]

Oh yes all my 4 do and I love it :-)

 

[Teddybear22]

Teddy licks both me and my boyfriend A LOT. He even licks me on the face if I'm on his same height. The weirdest spots where he licked me where my lips and my eyelid

 

[piggyfan]

Only Sophie licks me but it is a sign to tell me she needs the loo!

 

[Melanie07]

Oreo licks my hand sometimes, I assume when it tastes the saltiest! The other three tend not to, but past pigs have done so I remember my first two pigs, Joey and Chandy, licking my nose.

 

[a_street]

Haha, I am so glad I am not on my own.
Some of these stories are really funny! xx

 

[Freela]

Both of mine lick our hands and arms, but Sundae does it a lot more often! She is a very kissy little pig!

 

[Jennifer D]

Only Tica is a licker in my herd! Personally I think she's just tenderizing the meat

 

[Maddykins]

Both of mine lick me...I like to think it is out of affection but I think it's usually the salty taste haha. They also lick my fingers persistently if they want to be put down back in their cage during lap time. This is a particular improvement in communication with Martin my very shy guinea pig, as he used to just sink his teeth into my hand when I had him on my lap!

 

[Julie M]

My fudge has started licking my hand when I put it in his cage. Alby just head butts my hand out the way. Lol.

 

[AbiS]

I always think piggy licks are lovely......and then I remember they eat their own poo!

 

[a_street]

Alby just head butts my hand out the way

Hhahaha - I have always found it hilarious when they do that.
One of mine purposely snuggles in my neck and then headbuts my head out the way. lol
Such a numpty.

 

[Piggly]

Eddie is a licky pig! It's the salt on your skin some like. Yesterday I was out on the water in a boat for a couple of hours, came back, and got the boy piggies out for a bit - they were obsessed with smelling and licking my hands and arms haha! It was the salty seawater they were interested in

 

[aimzer]

Daisy licks all the time. Especially my chin when I'm giving her snuggles haha

 

[didipiggywiggly]

All five of my boars give me "piggy kisses" - logic tells me they are exploring skin and licking salt, emotional side of me says , ahhh they love their piggy mummy!