What does it mean if my guinea pig bites his nails to the point where they bleed?

Question

i got a guinea pig about a month ago and ever since i got him ive noticed he's nothing like my old guinea pig. for one he has weird legs, he does not walk on his paws he kinda walks on what would be the equivilant of his knees. it doesnt seem to bother him though. he also has a hard bump on his paw. i dont think it hurts him cuz whenever i touch it he doesnt scream or pull it away. and he just behaves weirdly. he's very paranoid it seems. if i put him on the floor so he can run around, he just sits there with wide eyes. my old guinea pig always used to fall asleep on me but this one seems too scarred to even close his eyes. whenever i try to pick him up out of his cage he runs away from me. and now he has a new concerning habit. i walked into my today to find him biting his nails to the point where he was bleeding. he completely ripped one nail off and the nearly ripped off another. i took him out of his cage and put him on a towel so he wouldnt get blood all over his cage and i gave him some lettuce to calm him down. when he finished the lettuce he started bitting the towel and ripping out the thread. my mom tried picking him up but he bit her really hard. what could be wrong with him? he's bitten before but he's still a baby and is learning but out of nowhere he wants to bite everything he see's. what should i do?

Answer 1

im sorry to say this but i dont think he likes u very much

u should take him to a vet and maybe get him a companion

Answer 2

He's an idiot.

Answer 3

It's sometimes normal for a guinea pig to bite his nail, but not to the point where they bleed.  If they are only biting, its saving you

from having to clip their nails.  If you need to, go to the vet and see whats going on with your little guinea pig. Put his foot on some ice untill you figure out with a vet what's going on.

Good luck!