I just need some advice on what to do. I can't go to the vet until monday night really.
My girl Trixie just keeps biting. She's 2 years old, 3 in June. She lives with 3 other girls and I have had her since she was 2 months old.
I don't know if it's an aging thing, whether she has just gotten more annoyed lately, or what, but she will latch hold of my chin or nose and just pull. It really hurts. And my thumb too.
I've checked for hair loss and lice. She's not scratching, or squelling in pain, it's just the biting. I've checked the hutch, the cats aren't around when she does it. I've checked the others. Nothing.
I looked it up and the internet said too much handling will annoy her, but I've owned GP's for like 12 years and no-one has done this before. The only one who got close to what Trixie was doing only even latched on to my T-shirt. She never bit my face or hands.
Honestly, I don't know what's up with her. Maybe she's picked up on my anxiety when holding her. I am worried about her, but what is the vet realistically going to say?
No hair loss, no scratching, no pain, no blood, or any signs of illness. A perfectly healthy biting guinea pig.
And like I say, can't go to the vets until Monday.
My girl Trixie just keeps biting. She's 2 years old, 3 in June. She lives with 3 other girls and I have had her since she was 2 months old.
I don't know if it's an aging thing, whether she has just gotten more annoyed lately, or what, but she will latch hold of my chin or nose and just pull. It really hurts. And my thumb too.
I've checked for hair loss and lice. She's not scratching, or squelling in pain, it's just the biting. I've checked the hutch, the cats aren't around when she does it. I've checked the others. Nothing.
I looked it up and the internet said too much handling will annoy her, but I've owned GP's for like 12 years and no-one has done this before. The only one who got close to what Trixie was doing only even latched on to my T-shirt. She never bit my face or hands.
Honestly, I don't know what's up with her. Maybe she's picked up on my anxiety when holding her. I am worried about her, but what is the vet realistically going to say?
No hair loss, no scratching, no pain, no blood, or any signs of illness. A perfectly healthy biting guinea pig.
And like I say, can't go to the vets until Monday.