Luna's biting
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Hetja
Junior Guinea Pig
Does she really bite or just nibble?
Not really... the best thing is to teach her that biting doesn’t help her in any way. Some piggies just try to eat everything especially when they are young.
Feed her when she doesn’t bite and if she does just gently take the things out of her mouth.
By the way my five years old piggies still nibbles quite hard at my fingers when she gets inpatient while lap time or handling her. And she is a really inpatient guinea pig
Not really... the best thing is to teach her that biting doesn’t help her in any way. Some piggies just try to eat everything especially when they are young.
Feed her when she doesn’t bite and if she does just gently take the things out of her mouth.
By the way my five years old piggies still nibbles quite hard at my fingers when she gets inpatient while lap time or handling her. And she is a really inpatient guinea pig
I'm not sure if you've already seen the info on biting in the Care Guides, but here's the link anyway for you:
" Biting" And What You Can Do
" Biting" And What You Can Do
Proper biting in a way that I'm bleeding every time after I put her backDoes she really bite or just nibble?
Not really... the best thing is to teach her that biting doesn’t help her in any way. Some piggies just try to eat everything especially when they are young.
Feed her when she doesn’t bite and if she does just gently take the things out of her mouth.
By the way my five years old piggies still nibbles quite hard at my fingers when she gets inpatient while lap time or handling her. And she is a really inpatient guinea pig
I don't remember being bitten as much by my others when they were babies.
I have read that but Luna bites for no reason whatsoever
@Lady Kelly - any ideas please?
Hi! Please read the tips in these guides here. Use a mixture of 'love' and 'authority' interactive piggy whispering behaviours to assure her that she is treasured but naughty. Always start and end with a gesture of affection.
That usually works for me - I make it clear that I am the top piggy and that what I say goes, but that at the same time the new/young piggy is welcome and loved in the group I am leading. This puts the problem in a frame that guinea pigs understand and can therefore accept.
Young guinea pigs explore the world with their mouths.
" Biting" And What You Can Do
Understanding Prey Animal Instincts, Guinea Pig Whispering And Cuddling Tips
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PigglePuggle
Senior Guinea Pig
Piggle used to bite but we used the "piggy whispering" guides on the forum (cant post link from my phone sorry but they are here under the behaviour and bonding section) and she's much better now.
I think one thing is gently nibble their ears which is what a more dominant but friendly piggy would do? That shows them that you are a) the boss, b) their friend, c) a fellow guinea pig not some big predator, because ear nibbling is guinea pig language.
Mine love their ears nibbling, or maybe I just love kissing such lovely soft ears- either way it helped us make friends with our girls, one of whom was bitey and aggressive (my husband used to be terrified to pick her up because she bit his neck and drew blood like a crazy vampire piggy) and the other was painfully nervous and shy.
5 months later we are all very good friends with no biting at all!
I think one thing is gently nibble their ears which is what a more dominant but friendly piggy would do? That shows them that you are a) the boss, b) their friend, c) a fellow guinea pig not some big predator, because ear nibbling is guinea pig language.
Mine love their ears nibbling, or maybe I just love kissing such lovely soft ears- either way it helped us make friends with our girls, one of whom was bitey and aggressive (my husband used to be terrified to pick her up because she bit his neck and drew blood like a crazy vampire piggy) and the other was painfully nervous and shy.
5 months later we are all very good friends with no biting at all!
Ok I'll try that. Thank you