I have a guinea pig who is a little out of control she's so jump!?

Question

when ever i touch her she jumps. when i pick her up she bites me.why is she so jumpy after 2 month with us? when we got her the sales woman at the store sad she will not bite!but she dose .was she lying?and why do u think shes jumpy?

Answer 1

are you sure she's biting you?  I have piggies that like to l**k the salt off my fingers and it might feel like biting to a new piggy owner.  as for the jumping is there a lot of noise at your house this could make them nervous.  I have a five year old and mine get nervous around him.  they don't jump but will shiver.

Answer 2

She's probably under stress, or paranoid of something she heard, or something that happened to her when you weren't looking? I am not too sure, but if it becomes an issue leading to different things that guinea pigs aren't supposed to do, then you should go to a guinea pig expert!

Answer 3

yeah mites....easy to treat.check her fur out.they are kinda hard to see but u can try.

Answer 4

have you been holding her every single day since you got her 2 months ago, shes not going to get used to you unless you hold her all the time, wear thick gloves if your scared of her biting and try and coax her with treats and stuff, i doubt theres anything wrong with her, some guinea-pigs are jumpy-er than others but yea

Answer 5

She's probaly very scared or has a bad skin condition.

Answer 6

Have you read http://www.cavyspirit.com/biting.htm ?

Pet store pigs usually have mites.