Cage biting

[Ally@43]

Hi
We got two girl guinea pigs both are happy and spoilt, they get a lot of attention and playtime, our one girl started to cage bite and shakes the cage when she see one of us, my daughter gave her extra food and treats the first time she did it and now she frequently does it when she sees us, is this now just to get extra food or should I be worried that she bored or not happy

 

[Piggies&buns]

She is manipulating you!
Best to ignore her - don’t give food or treats when she does it as she will then do it even more.

If you really must give her something when she bar bites, then throw in extra hay. She will either eat the hay or decide she doesn’t want extra hay and in which case you know she was just trying her luck to get something nicer!

 

[fluffysal]

It got her a treat once so she will keep doing it for a while.
This is how they train us!