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ifilmu
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ifilmu asked in PetsRodents · 1 decade ago

10 Points Best Closest Answer: I have 9 month old Male Guinea Pig, all has been well with him inthr 5 Months?

I have had him til last Sunday, going through my NORMAL Routine with him, i gently placed him in n his playpen while I cleaned his cage, HOWEVER, when I went to return him to his cage his suddenly out of the blue clamped down on my right index fi finger and I had to literally prey his mouth open enough to get my finger out,

He has shown has has show no aggressive behavior prior to this, as of last Sunday Jan 31, 2010, at every chance he has had he bite me, I have talked to 2 Vets and all they seem to think is he was simply born over aggressive and that as he gets older he will become more so, and I may want to consider giving him up for Behavior Therapy

As I said he never was this aggressive til I went to return him last Sunday to his cage

Does anyone know why he suddenly became this aggressive and any suggestions how to tame this, or is he simply not going to make a good pet for me and I should consider giving him up??

might ad his cage is VERY Large but he bits anything at any chance he has, finger, palm of hands ETC and is always chewing on his cage bars, he is NOT having an trouble eating nor does he Silvia dripping from his mouth which pretty much rules out any issue of pain from his teeth

Any assistance enthuses appreciated

Update:

I also want to add, he is NOT doing Any exessive scrstching beyond what he normaly does so my inclination is to not believe his is suffer from Mites, outside of his bitingm e, no other unusual behavior, scratching ect

Update 2:

He was checked for Rabies and given a COMPLETE Physical, everything came back negative

Update 3:

DEspite my question, after talking to 2 vets who specilzed in guineapigs and one so called "Behavior Specialist" who runs a guinea pig shelter, all seem to be datying I simply got a back Guinea Pig

Update 4:

I have a friend who is a vet small pets, e stopped by to check him out, he said no mite, no rabies, i may simply havea bady guiespig but he is NOT a behavior expert onthem buthe ruled out ANY physicaly wrong with him ans yes he eats normal he pop corns around his cage ect

Update 5:

I have tried to gently kiss him on the nos and everytimei do it h open his moutn wide to bite it i knwo the difference between a nibbler and a biter, a nibbler will not open thier mounth wide like a gaor does before they bite you

I talked to 2 Vets and a Behavior Specilist and all 3 none know each other or ever tlaked or met each other but all 3 say I may simply have a bad pigggie, that the 2 of us are simply not designed for each other and as new owner for him may be what he needs

As theysaid not all animals large all small a suitable for everyonew, sometime you get a pet that simply was not meant for YOU to have, you just do notget along at all

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  • Carol
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    For some reason i tend to think it is more of a fear thing then aggression. Like is somehow thought he was going to get dropped or something.

    I did have a biter once and i was able to stop her from biting quite easily. Every time she bit me i would kiss her right on the mouth and cuddle her.It took 6 weeks for her to realize that her mouth was for kissing not biting and when she die she had to kiss me for a solid 1/2 hour!! Do keep in mind that a guinea pig kiss is a soft nibble on the lips or the tip of your nose.

    Good luck with your biter, only one out 400 b guinea pigs are actual biters so i highly doubt you have one, i still think it is based in fear.

    Source(s): 30 years dedicated to caring for and loving guinea pigs
  • ?
    1 decade ago

    Ok, well he may be scared of you he may not but this is more likely because aggression in guinea pigs towards humans isn't common at all. Here are some things i might try:

    when picking him up, gently pet him in between his eyes and if he tries to bite you tap him on his head hard, then attempt to pick him up, tap him again if you need to.

    Try getting another guinea pig, it may help his problem

    This can also be caused because his teeth are too long, ( guinea pigs teeth grow constantly and if they have nothing to chew on then they can't eat because their teeth will grow too long), so try getting him some twigs to chew on, because he may be trying to wear down his teeth.

    Source(s): Own 3 guinea pigs, read over 3 guinea pig books
  • ?
    1 decade ago

    Maybe he has a rare unditectable form of rabies its always a theory

    Source(s): rodent book
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    maybe hes trying to tell you something try to put your thinking cap on and go find out the problem GOOD LUCK !

    Source(s): mah cranium
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