Why does my geunea pigs bite me and my family so much?

Question

well....their just nips on the finger but every time someone holds one they always nip at somone. All of my guinea pigs are male and they are siblings. 2 of then were 4 weeks after being weened from their mother. the other 2 were only 2 weeks from being weened from their mother. the older 2 are from 1 dad and the 2 yongest ones are from a diferent dad but same mom. ANYway ........,we only had then for less then 1 week but sofar (i don't know about anyone else) i have neeb niped several times by all of then, i have been niped so hard from one of the young ones that i started to bleed and one of the older ones opened their mouth and BIT ME. It wasn't hard but i felt it. i don't kow if i had stuff on my hands (after i washed then) or i didn't use enough soap when i washed my hands but i had 2 in my hands and one bit my index finger.

also...... my mom said that rabbit pellits (food) is ok for then cause its the same thing but i think there is a diference in the nutrence and vitamens.is rabbit pellits ok for then for now?

..........how many babies would one female have? if offered 3-4 males... would she breed with one 1 and keep breeding with 1 (just like dogs/befor they have pups) or will she breed with 2 or more diferent fathers befor giving birth?

any onther advise can you give me??? please help

OH and why do they make so much noise at night when you finally turn out all the light then get quiet, then noisy then quiet?

please help

is it natural for then to nible all the time?

Answer 1

Don't worry to much. Nibbling is normal and it is nothing some training won't cure. Whenever they bite you just blow in their face. This doesn't hurt them but definitely discourages them from biting you.Most of the time they do it because they taste the salt on your fingers and want to see if they are edible. You could get them a salt l**k at a pet store. My guinea pig loves those. Do not feed them rabbit pellets! They are completely different in ingredients nutrition and everything. You pigs might not get enough fiber or vitamins that they need that is in guinea pig pellets. Make sure you have hay but not alfalfa hay. You can get timothy hay or sweet meadow grass are usualy the best.( I know this because my mom is an exotic animal vet) timothy pellets are good also. One femal could have 1-4 babies but four is rare.

Answer 2

yea it's natural for them to nibble that's just the way they are.  You need to get them guinea pig food because they're different than rabbits...

Answer 3

first things first, you must know everything a Guinea pig eats and their life style before you start breeding them because its unhealthy and they squeak for food or they are talking and a helicopter noise is normal also and they nibble on you because they sometimes like you taste or that's how they get to know you. its all very normal.  

Answer 4

have you read http://www.cavyspirit.com/biting.htm and http://www.cavyspirit.com/breeding.htm ?

and read http://www.guinealynx.info/healthycavy.h...

You shouldn't be feeding rabbit pellets. She will get sick with scurvy and other illnesses.  

Answer 5

Just to be safe, get your guinea pig guinea pig food.

They make so much noise because they are probably trying to get attention, or sometimes they make that noise when they are pop corning, which are little jumps they perform when they are happy.

Maybe they nibble because they are afraid, not angry. Give them lots and lots of attention every day, and give them treats and fresh food. Whenever around your guinea, talk in a soft voice and feed it treats while holding it. This will show it that it's good to be held.

Answer 6

No rabbit pellets are not the same, guinea pigs have different nutritional needs which include vitamin c.

Guinea pigs talk, that is just how they are.

Why would you want to breed your guinea pigs? There are so many that need homes...

Please do some research on guinea pigs: http://www.guineapigcages.com/