kicking/bucking

[Stacey]

Does anyone else's G-pigs buck or try and kick you?

Dustin, one of my guinea pigs bucks like a horse and spins in a circle mid air when you stroke him in is cage!

My other 2 boys dont do this and apart from it being very funny, its very strange as ive never heard of g-pigs doing this..

He never does it when he is on your lap being stroked, only when he is in his cage.

Has anyone else experienced this or g-pigs do this:{

 

[Alan&Barry]

Hmm...No I haven't heard of a piggy doing it although alot of people on here are far more experienced than me so may be able to help further.

Does he seem agitated at all? I can only think he may be resisting being picked up?

Alan has me running around for ages trying to pick him up and occasionally kicks me off with his back leg! Once out though he is everso snuggly so perhaps it's a being lifted thing?

 

[Lolaa]

Matilda likes to kick me when I stroke her in her cage, I'm not sure why really but she never does it out of her cage.

All of my other piggies are fine with being stroked in their cages strange isn't it:{

 

[Freela]

My pig Frenzy would do this when you patted her in her cage- in her case I think it was her being startled. She was always a big high strung! She didn't really like being picked up, although she enjoyed being patted once you were holding her. I think the 'hand from nowhere' would scare her and that's why the little jump!

 

[ariel&oscar]

Oscar does this! It's as if I'm giving her static shocks, she tries to nip me, kicks me and jumps and twitches to avoid me. Once I have her she is ok and will sit and be stroked. I checked her all over to make sure she didn't have sore skin which was painful for me to touch, but her skin is fine. She's just a bit lairy!

 

[aalur]

Felix does it all the time! He's just got attitude! The only other pig I have had that does it was flash, who had a major attitude problem! not in a nasty way, just very strong willed pigs

 

[PiggyLove]

I thought this means they are soooo happy

my piggies jump hop skip and buck their back legs and jump and spin around in the air

I'm sure this is like popcorning they are just bucking with joy |)

 

[Stacey]

Thanks all

 

[katiepops]

Yep Hector does this, he kicks his back legs out when he doesn't what to be picked up, I just leave him a minute, he usually just needs the loo. None of the others do this but I did have one other piggy Gizmo RIP who used to be exactly the same.

 

[IHorseCarzzy5]

One of my piggies runs when you try to pick her up but she doesn't kick. She also flips out and kicks when anyone touches her feet.
maybe you are touching her feet or she is playing chase? Hop this helps
IHorseCarzzy58)8)

 

[Doeylicious]

One of my piggies runs when you try to pick her up but she doesn't kick. She also flips out and kicks when anyone touches her feet.
maybe you are touching her feet or she is playing chase? Hop this helps
IHorseCarzzy58)8)

If a piggy is sensitive when a particular area is touched, such as the feet, you should check she is not sore or suffering from any problems here.

 

[gogoguineas]

My bou Fuzzy does this when I try and clip his nails, the kicking I mean.

But yeah the whole 'hand from above' thing is scary for most pigs they are all very short signted so it tends to take them from suprise lol