Why Has My Baby Started Biting ?!

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MoMo the guineapig I rescued has started biting when we pick her up she won't cuddle she won't let me stroke her outside of her cage and she has started to bite me when she's on my lap :( if I hadn't have moved my hand quick enough she would have bitten me really bad! What is wrong with her :( I wasn't doing anything wrong she's just not herself anymore. She's long haired and it's so long can this annoy them?
 
If Mo Mo has never been like this before I think a vet visit. The biting could be a symptom of pain. Let us know how you get on.
 
Aww okay. One thing I think it could be is hair pulling. She has such long hair when we pick her up she hates it being touched I will book her in the vets for tomorrow x
 
I wouldn't have thought so, a check would reassure you. For her to start biting I think there's some wrong.
Once you've got her checked, a haircut wouldn't go amiss. Otherwise she'll over heat in the summer.
 
ChloeCee98 said:
MoMo the guineapig I rescued has started biting when we pick her up she won't cuddle she won't let me stroke her outside of her cage and she has started to bite me when she's on my lap :( if I hadn't have moved my hand quick enough she would have bitten me really bad! What is wrong with her :( I wasn't doing anything wrong she's just not herself anymore. She's long haired and it's so long can this annoy them?
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Hi! Please have her checked for mange mites. They burrow their eggs in the skin, which is very painful and not necessarily obvious in long-haired guinea pigs. The first sign is often that a guinea pig doesn't want to be touched.
Do not treat on spec with low dosed pet shop products, as you can easily make things worse rather than better. You will also always need to conduct a full three rounds course at the product specific interval once you have started mites treatment.

Long-haired guinea pigs can also find grooming painful, especially when you work on snags. You may want to consider keeping the bum end and the undercoat on the sides cut short to minimise matting and tangles. Short coats in summer are a relief for guinea pigs, otherwise they have to walk round with the equivalent of a skiing suit on a tropical beach. The hair will grow back by the autumn.
Gorgeous guineas long-hair 'posh n go' shampoo can help with minimising tangles as well.
Posh n Go Conditioning Shampoo 150ml

You may also find this guide here helpful once the behaviour, but only after you have sorted the other two aspects and made sure that she is otherwise OK.
How To Pick Up And Weigh Your Guinea Pig
" Biting" And What You Can Do
 
I've just bought some of that shampoo she loves having a bath she hates her bum hair being cut which I keep short I trim almost every week. I will ring the vets now x
 
I just put Tia on my kitchen side with a towel under her. I comb her hair, then pull a bit of hair back & put my fingers between the hair & skin, & chop. It really is easy, non of us get a perfect job, but the idea is to make them comfortable in the heat.
About this time of year I give Tia a medium cut then a short cut about the end of June. If she's a wriggly get someone to hold her.
 
She's had mite treatment from the vet and is due back on the 10th to see if she needs another dose ❤ she actually bit the vet !

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Wiebke said:
Hi! Please have her checked for mange mites. They burrow their eggs in the skin, which is very painful and not necessarily obvious in long-haired guinea pigs. The first sign is often that a guinea pig doesn't want to be touched.
Do not treat on spec with low dosed pet shop products, as you can easily make things worse rather than better. You will also always need to conduct a full three rounds course at the product specific interval once you have started mites treatment.

Long-haired guinea pigs can also find grooming painful, especially when you work on snags. You may want to consider keeping the bum end and the undercoat on the sides cut short to minimise matting and tangles. Short coats in summer are a relief for guinea pigs, otherwise they have to walk round with the equivalent of a skiing suit on a tropical beach. The hair will grow back by the autumn.
Gorgeous guineas long-hair 'posh n go' shampoo can help with minimising tangles as well.
Posh n Go Conditioning Shampoo 150ml

You may also find this guide here helpful once the behaviour, but only after you have sorted the other two aspects and made sure that she is otherwise OK.
How To Pick Up And Weigh Your Guinea Pig
" Biting" And What You Can Do
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Thank you x
 
:yahoo:She's like a new piggy already ! :luv:

I've been up in their room today and she's so happy, must have been irritating her so bad :( that means a trip to poundstretcher for some lovely new fleece as a special treat and order the table for them for in the new house ❤❤
 
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