GinaG Junior Guinea Pig Joined Oct 4, 2016 Messages 142 Reaction score 126 Points 285 Location Chester, UK Dec 20, 2016 #1 Both my piggies lick my hands, and each others ears, *a lot*, during laptime...why?! I can feel their teeth but they never nip.
Both my piggies lick my hands, and each others ears, *a lot*, during laptime...why?! I can feel their teeth but they never nip.
Julie M Senior Guinea Pig Joined Jun 9, 2014 Messages 5,429 Reaction score 7,603 Points 1,635 Location Ayrshire Dec 20, 2016 #2 One of my boys licks my hands. He's just started doing it to me. I don't know what it means but I call it piggie kisses. Lol.
One of my boys licks my hands. He's just started doing it to me. I don't know what it means but I call it piggie kisses. Lol.
Julie M Senior Guinea Pig Joined Jun 9, 2014 Messages 5,429 Reaction score 7,603 Points 1,635 Location Ayrshire Dec 20, 2016 #3 I think one piggie licking another's ears is called power grooming.
Wiebke Moderator Staff member Moderator Joined Mar 10, 2009 Messages 94,892 Reaction score 91,719 Points 3,466 Location Coventry UK Dec 21, 2016 #4 Illustrated Bonding / Dominance Behaviours And Dynamics