Peri
Junior Guinea Pig
My friend has one guinea pig, (i know he should have 2 but thats not the point) whenver he rubs/pets around his butt his guinea pig starts biting it's platform. What does it mean?
Biting platform
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PigglePuggle
Senior Guinea Pig
Most piggies do not like having their rear end stroked, they generally like a chin rub or cheek rub or their ears tickling as this is how they interact with each other. So it could well be a "get off my butt" annoyance thing.
But also if piggy is alone he may be bored and stressed and also forgetting how to respond in normal piggy language to an unwanted butt stroke which would normally be to spray pee or whip round and nibble or challenge whoever did it!
But also if piggy is alone he may be bored and stressed and also forgetting how to respond in normal piggy language to an unwanted butt stroke which would normally be to spray pee or whip round and nibble or challenge whoever did it!
Peri
Junior Guinea Pig
Righty, he also said that its not just the rear end, the back too. So it means the piggy dislikes being petted/rubbed?
Shelley anne
Junior Guinea Pig
My guinea pig does the same, funny enough, and for her it means, don't stop, keep going, I love it, you got the spot! At first I thought she had mites or something but where I adopted her from said she just likes me.
It is really impossible to say without seeing the piggy as they often have a very complex body language.
Is the piggy free to move away while it is being petted or is it being help on a lap?
Biting at any point is usually a sigh of frustration or pain - does it try to turn around and bite the owner?
Does it have any small scabs between the shoulder blades?
I am thinking it might be something like mites, as the itchiness can be unbearable, but the relief of being scratched also causes pain.
If it were me I would probably pop the piggy along to the vets for a quick skin check.
Plus it might be a good idea to advise your friend to consider getting a companion for his lone guinea pig.
They really do need to live in pairs.
Is the piggy free to move away while it is being petted or is it being help on a lap?
Biting at any point is usually a sigh of frustration or pain - does it try to turn around and bite the owner?
Does it have any small scabs between the shoulder blades?
I am thinking it might be something like mites, as the itchiness can be unbearable, but the relief of being scratched also causes pain.
If it were me I would probably pop the piggy along to the vets for a quick skin check.
Plus it might be a good idea to advise your friend to consider getting a companion for his lone guinea pig.
They really do need to live in pairs.
Peri
Junior Guinea Pig
it can choose whether to go or not. So we suspected the piggy may like it. His piggy doesn't bite him just bites his platform. I think it may be what Shelley said. The piggy loves it. Could be wrong so that's why I wanted to check.