Knowing More About Guinea Pigs Behavior

As a unique, fairly intelligent creature, your guinea pig will like particular things. Some like to be scratched behind the ears, others rubbed gently on the head. When you discover the special way that your guinea pig likes to be petted, then you may here a contented purr. Many owners think that there is a "formula" for getting a guinea pig to purr, but really it's all about experimenting until you find what works for your pet.

Guinea pigs can be very expressive with their body language. When a guinea pig is a really good mood they will jump up and down several times. People call this "popcorning." It's just guinea pig joy! And this is what I have found out also if your pet wants to play with you.

 

Stretching is another way that cavies show their feelings. If they stretch their whole body, they are content but if they only stretch out their head they are on high alert for what may be going on around them.

Know that a fight may break out any minute when you hear a guinea pig clacking their teeth or rumbling while standing up on their hind legs. The showing of teeth while standing up is a sign of aggression. Just like a snake for example a cobra, or even a dog, cat you can see if they are in attacking instance they will show of their teeth or sometimes the figure of their body is in attacking mode and the cobra if they have an attacking position they will expand their skin at their neck right? ;)

Knowing how to interpret your animal's verbal and physical cues allows you to keep them safe and happy.