bigpuzzled
New Born Pup
Hi,
I've ran into a dilemma. My 2 piggies Basil & Kale, both males and around 7/8 months old have all of a sudden done a 180. I've had them for about half a year and up until last week / 2 weeks ago, everything was great, ate from my hand, came to the side of the cage when I called, slept on my lap, didn't mind being handled etc. They've started being a bit snappy towards each other but no blood was ever drawn(I assume territorial behavior) so I decided to give them both a bath as recommended by other posts. A few days after the bath and nail trimming they've started being very dismissive of me and I'm lost as to what's wrong. They actively ignore me trying to hand feed them and go forage in their cage instead, and whenever I pick Basil up, the Kale starts aggressively chattering towards me. To my knowledge they have everything they need, plenty of hiding spaces, hay & veg, occasional pea flakes and fruit. I'm not necessarily a new guinea pig owner as I've owned a herd of 5 females a few years back however I have never dealt with or seen this sort of behavior. For the time being I'm trying to minimize contact with them and will only go into their room to refill their food and water and for cage cleans.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated as they're truly wonderful animals and I want the best for them.
I've ran into a dilemma. My 2 piggies Basil & Kale, both males and around 7/8 months old have all of a sudden done a 180. I've had them for about half a year and up until last week / 2 weeks ago, everything was great, ate from my hand, came to the side of the cage when I called, slept on my lap, didn't mind being handled etc. They've started being a bit snappy towards each other but no blood was ever drawn(I assume territorial behavior) so I decided to give them both a bath as recommended by other posts. A few days after the bath and nail trimming they've started being very dismissive of me and I'm lost as to what's wrong. They actively ignore me trying to hand feed them and go forage in their cage instead, and whenever I pick Basil up, the Kale starts aggressively chattering towards me. To my knowledge they have everything they need, plenty of hiding spaces, hay & veg, occasional pea flakes and fruit. I'm not necessarily a new guinea pig owner as I've owned a herd of 5 females a few years back however I have never dealt with or seen this sort of behavior. For the time being I'm trying to minimize contact with them and will only go into their room to refill their food and water and for cage cleans.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated as they're truly wonderful animals and I want the best for them.