guineauk
New Born Pup
Hey all.
I've had my two girls for about 2-3 months now. They have admittedly come a long way, initially they would run and hide whenever I was in the room, now they squeak excitedly when I come in the room and come up to the bars of their enclosure ready to accept treats from my hand.
I'm still having some problems with handling though, particularly with nibbling. They don't like being picked up from their cage too much anyway, I usually have to use a tunnel or bed to scoop them out of their cage, when I pick up my smallest girl (Scoop), she'll be ok for about a minute or so in my hands but then she'll start nibbling my fingers until I put her down (no noises). With my biggest girl (Pippa), she let's out a low gurgling/growling sound whenever she's in my hands and then she'll also start nibbling until I put her down. I've read that nibbling can be a sign of fear and a warning that a bite is coming, I've also read though it can be a sign of affection?
Any advice? When I hold them I'm using the proper techniques and supporting them etc.
I've had my two girls for about 2-3 months now. They have admittedly come a long way, initially they would run and hide whenever I was in the room, now they squeak excitedly when I come in the room and come up to the bars of their enclosure ready to accept treats from my hand.
I'm still having some problems with handling though, particularly with nibbling. They don't like being picked up from their cage too much anyway, I usually have to use a tunnel or bed to scoop them out of their cage, when I pick up my smallest girl (Scoop), she'll be ok for about a minute or so in my hands but then she'll start nibbling my fingers until I put her down (no noises). With my biggest girl (Pippa), she let's out a low gurgling/growling sound whenever she's in my hands and then she'll also start nibbling until I put her down. I've read that nibbling can be a sign of fear and a warning that a bite is coming, I've also read though it can be a sign of affection?
Any advice? When I hold them I'm using the proper techniques and supporting them etc.