So I've had my guinea pig for about 6 months now and at first he was fine, no issue at all, but recently (maybe a month) he has started acting very aggressive. He bites my hand for no reason, and bites hard. He bites me if I try to pet him, or if I give him food or
Water. He has drawn blood. He will even bite my hand if I just gently lay it in his cage for him to sniff. He immediately bites it. And I do wash my bands beforehand. I adopted him when he was 9 months old so I don't know his history from before. He was very very sweet and loved to be held. Now He won't let me hold him and he acts as if hes starving. Hes always weeking, and when I do give him food, he scarfs it down. I feed him a cup of vegetables a day as well as pellets and fresh water and hay. But he acts like I don't feed him at all. Tonight he got under the carpet in his pen and started to eat the doggy pad under it. When I put my hand in the cage to try and stop him, he bit me several times, and drew blood. I know not to discipline him, so I haven't. But I'm afraid to interact with him if hes going to keep biting me. he has a huge 3 story cage as well that was built by me so its not like hes in a tiny home. Also, he has been to a vet before because I was afraid of mites, but the veterinarian said that she wouldn't treat him for them because she didn't see any hair loss or sign of mites no matter what I said. She is an exotic vet however, and she sees everything ranging from cats to reptiles to rodents. I went to her becasue she had great reviews and she had even seen 17 guinea pigs the week I went. I don't know if I should be looking for a new vet, but it's very hard to find one. he had a cold When I took him, it was a month after i got him.
Water. He has drawn blood. He will even bite my hand if I just gently lay it in his cage for him to sniff. He immediately bites it. And I do wash my bands beforehand. I adopted him when he was 9 months old so I don't know his history from before. He was very very sweet and loved to be held. Now He won't let me hold him and he acts as if hes starving. Hes always weeking, and when I do give him food, he scarfs it down. I feed him a cup of vegetables a day as well as pellets and fresh water and hay. But he acts like I don't feed him at all. Tonight he got under the carpet in his pen and started to eat the doggy pad under it. When I put my hand in the cage to try and stop him, he bit me several times, and drew blood. I know not to discipline him, so I haven't. But I'm afraid to interact with him if hes going to keep biting me. he has a huge 3 story cage as well that was built by me so its not like hes in a tiny home. Also, he has been to a vet before because I was afraid of mites, but the veterinarian said that she wouldn't treat him for them because she didn't see any hair loss or sign of mites no matter what I said. She is an exotic vet however, and she sees everything ranging from cats to reptiles to rodents. I went to her becasue she had great reviews and she had even seen 17 guinea pigs the week I went. I don't know if I should be looking for a new vet, but it's very hard to find one. he had a cold When I took him, it was a month after i got him.
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