we have moved them outside and they have become really spooked. One of them bit a member of our family now the kids are scared to pick them up. they are also very skittish what can we do?
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You could give them some time and if they don't get used to being outside you might bring them back in. Other than that, there really isn't anything else. You can't train them to not bite like a dog.
When they bite you can flick them on the nose, they hate it and will soon learn.
Give the giuinea pigs something to chew or gnaw on, hopefully this will draw the attention away from biting other people, they could be bitin out of anger!
Don't bother them if its too hot.
Guinea-pigs always have a timid nature, the biting may be occurring because they are not quite used to their new surroundings and are seeing different things. It also depends on how old the guinea-pig is, baby guinea-pigs tend to nibble at your fingers because they like to put things in their mouth.
But in this case the reason for your guinea-pigs biting is narrowed down to either fear or dominance. If your guinea-pigs bite when you corner them in the cage to pick them up or shake when you hold them they are a fear biter. The most common reason for a Guinea Pig biting seems to be a teenage Guinea Pig that is testing his limits and wants to get down and play with the other Pigs, or generally do his own thing. If this sounds like your pet, then it is a Dominance issue that you are dealing with, basically you need to earn the guinea-pigs trust but do it slowly.
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