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teabag
Hi all,
We've had our piggies just over two weeks now. Apart from the usual bit of being wary of being handled, we've not really had any problems holding our piggies. But 2 nights ago our boar Teabag has suddenly started biting our arms when we lift them to put him back in his hutch for the night. He did it to me monday, and we thought nothing of it. But he did it to my partner james when he put him out in the run and when we put them to bed for the night. Its not really deep bites, almost like he's scraping his teeth along your skin, which leaves very slight scratches.
I'm not worried in that its hurting us, but I wonder why he's suddenly started doing this when he's been very placid and pleasant up until now. I don't want him to think he can carry on biting us, but i don't know what to do.
Is this normal boar behaviour? Or is it something in what we are doing thats provoking it? Until we handle him he has been very relaxed and cooing gently...
We've had our piggies just over two weeks now. Apart from the usual bit of being wary of being handled, we've not really had any problems holding our piggies. But 2 nights ago our boar Teabag has suddenly started biting our arms when we lift them to put him back in his hutch for the night. He did it to me monday, and we thought nothing of it. But he did it to my partner james when he put him out in the run and when we put them to bed for the night. Its not really deep bites, almost like he's scraping his teeth along your skin, which leaves very slight scratches.
I'm not worried in that its hurting us, but I wonder why he's suddenly started doing this when he's been very placid and pleasant up until now. I don't want him to think he can carry on biting us, but i don't know what to do.
Is this normal boar behaviour? Or is it something in what we are doing thats provoking it? Until we handle him he has been very relaxed and cooing gently...