Biting Shortbread!

Question
I have got a  4-5 month old guinea pig called Shortbread, who is an abbynissian guinea pig. Recently she has developed a nasty habit of biting so hard that it ALMOST draws blood! She doesn't bite all the time, you can take her out of the hutch and run fine, stroke her on your lap fine, and put her in her run fine. However when it comes to putting her back in her hutch, when we get about 2 metres away from the hutch, she bites incredibly hard so you will put her down and it really hurts! She also bites serveral times. I have tried blowing in her face, and putting her step-sister Chanel in the hutch and not putting Shortbread in, but she still bites! I have taken to wearing long sleeves so she just bites my clothes (which is actually quite funny) but how can I stop her biting me at all without being really mean to her?
My friends and my family are all scared of her now and I want to stop her before it gets too late, and she passes her bad influence onto her step-sister Chanel who is a perfectly lovely (but scratchy) rex piggie! Thank-you!

Answer
Aby's are not like all other pigs. They are what we call the "Jack Russells of cavies." They do what they want to do and give no consideration to what you want. They're smarter than all the other cavy breeds and can figure out how to do anything they want to. They don't like to sit still. We used to say, "Give an Aby a hammer and a nail and they'll figure out how to build a house."  That's a great talent, but not if you only want a lap pig that enjoys your company.

Blowing in her face won't get her attention. Give her a flick on the nose with your finger to let her know there are consequences to her behavior. You're not trying to hurt her, just let her know that you can bite too. That's not being mean, it's just letting her know you're not going to allow that.

When you're putting her back in her cage try wrapping a towel around her with just her head sticking out. When you put her back in just open the end of the towel for her to climb back into her cage.  If you find the towel too bulky difficult then hold her in one hand and put the other over her face. Keep your palm right over nose with just enough pressure that you can feel if she tries to push it away to bite. That way she doesn't see where she's going and you are controlling her forward motion. When you open the cage door keep your hand on her face until it's safe for her to jump into the cage. This maneuver also keeps her from jumping out too fast and breaking a tooth on a a fall.  

If you're not comfortable handling her face then try putting a towel over her face so she can't see where she's going. Then just open the end of the towel and let her get back in her cage. You also want to be sure that you haven't been handling any veggies or treats she might smell on you and is trying to take a bite out of you because you smell like a carrot. Wash your hands before you pick her up just to be sure.  

As I said, Aby's are special. On the show table it's always the Aby's that manage to get loose from their cage and run up and down the show tables. The judge's will always say, "he's acting like an Aby."  

Their reputation is world wide. They never make a mistake because they don't think they can! They're a delight but they're a challenge.