My Guinea has started to bite a bit more than his normal affectionate nibbles and I'm worried he might be unhappy or unwell rather then his natural Guinea pig jumpiness. He is very comfortable around me but will bite my fingers from his cubby if he particularly doesn't want to be picked up. Of course Guinea's aren't always in the mood for a pat or cuddle but I'd like to teach him to not bite so hard if he's feeling like some alone time.
He has also started tugging on my shirt with his teeth while we're having cuddles and he's more then happy to sit with me for a pat whiles he's doing this so I assumed it was an affectionate thing but since I'm a bit worried about his other biting behaviours I thought this could be related somehow.
Another worry is he sometimes has his food in a small glass bowl and drags the bowl into his cubbys with his teeth (however in a somewhat gentle way) that I don't know how much damage to his teeth this could potentially be doing..
I'm quite positive it's not a problem of overgrown teeth but have still arranged an appointment to get him looked at, until he gets checked I was just hoping there might be some advice or tips about this please! He is a very well looked after Guinea so I'm also wondering if it's just his way of learning behaviours as he's growing and maturing also?
He has also started tugging on my shirt with his teeth while we're having cuddles and he's more then happy to sit with me for a pat whiles he's doing this so I assumed it was an affectionate thing but since I'm a bit worried about his other biting behaviours I thought this could be related somehow.
Another worry is he sometimes has his food in a small glass bowl and drags the bowl into his cubbys with his teeth (however in a somewhat gentle way) that I don't know how much damage to his teeth this could potentially be doing..
I'm quite positive it's not a problem of overgrown teeth but have still arranged an appointment to get him looked at, until he gets checked I was just hoping there might be some advice or tips about this please! He is a very well looked after Guinea so I'm also wondering if it's just his way of learning behaviours as he's growing and maturing also?