flintstones
Senior Guinea Pig
Ok as much as I'd like to think it is affectionate I'm pretty sure its not. Both Pebbles and Wilma sit and lick for ages. Why do they do this?
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Lol! They like the salty texture on your skin! And Yucky enough.. your saliva!
But yeah, they like the texture, so they lick you! Lol! Imagine if they were realy licking each other!
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flintstones
Senior Guinea Pig
Pebbles demonstrating
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7J6Ag6bUZE[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7J6Ag6bUZE[/ame]
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pepsipig
Aww, our piggies lick our hands too, I think it is the salt thing. We call it piggy kisses.
Little Piggles
Senior Guinea Pig
Willow likes to give out 'piggie-kisses' too Pippa occassionally will, but Pixel just thinks that anything put near her mouth can be eaten!
Pippa occassionally will, but Pixel just thinks that anything put near her mouth can be eaten!
Joey&Gizmo
Adult Guinea Pig
Me to, I'm pretty sure its the salt on your hands that they love to lick off. 
Animals are supposed to like being stroked because it reminds them of their mums cleaning them by licking them. So, I'd always thought they were trying to reciprocate when we stroked them and it was a sign of affection/acceptance.
Probably is the taste of the skin though:0 It's cute when they do it but a little off-putting when you think they may have recently eaten their own poo!
Probably is the taste of the skin though:0 It's cute when they do it but a little off-putting when you think they may have recently eaten their own poo!
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