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My guineapig Toby is being a complete pain at the moment - he's fine in his cage when I stroke him, but when I'm holding him he goes out of his way to bite me, even twisting his body into all kinds of contortions to try & find a bit of skin to sink his teeth into (even if I wear gloves, he just climbs up & bites my chin). By the way, he doesn't have mites, as he's been checked by a vet.
I got him from a pet shop when he was 5 months old, and he's 14 months old now. He used to be OK, but he had a bladder infection a while ago (during which time he was as docile as anything), but since then, he's changed - he no longer does his trick of jumping up the stairs, and he physically hurts me whenever he can now. I've been thinking maybe he's sexually frustrated because I got a female guineapig a few weeks ago, who he can sometimes hear squeaking, (which sets him off squeaking too), but I can't put her in with him yet as she's too small. I'm hoping when they do get together that she'll calm him down, but she's quite lively so I'm worried it'll have the opposite effect and he'll turn her into a biter too.
Any suggestions will be more than welcome - it upsets me that he hates me!
I got him from a pet shop when he was 5 months old, and he's 14 months old now. He used to be OK, but he had a bladder infection a while ago (during which time he was as docile as anything), but since then, he's changed - he no longer does his trick of jumping up the stairs, and he physically hurts me whenever he can now. I've been thinking maybe he's sexually frustrated because I got a female guineapig a few weeks ago, who he can sometimes hear squeaking, (which sets him off squeaking too), but I can't put her in with him yet as she's too small. I'm hoping when they do get together that she'll calm him down, but she's quite lively so I'm worried it'll have the opposite effect and he'll turn her into a biter too.
Any suggestions will be more than welcome - it upsets me that he hates me!