ShinyRainbowWaffle
Fleece liner enthusiast.
I have had my two newcomers, Tinkerbell and Periwinkle, for a little over a week now. They had gotten along just fine with me for the most part as I made my rounds and refilled their food, hay, and vacuumed up their droppings. Tink didn't really care when I was cleaning and Peri would follow me and "chase" the vacuum. (It's a small, handheld one.)
After I had changed their fleece for the first time, Periwinkle began to bite at the cage bars on the bottom level and dig and bite at the fleece liner I just put down. Whenever my fingers would get too close to her mouth, she nipped them and would sometimes try to pull them into the cage with her. (She did this to my friend who was visiting as well.) No blood was drawn, but they were sharp bites in comparison to Peri's usual nibbles. I'm assuming it's her getting territorial on top of still having to adjust to the new environment, but any insight is appreciated.
She has continued to do this digging and biting behavior, and the triggers seem to be if I am in the room for "too long" or if I am opening the bottom doors to the cage. My main concern is if she keeps up this biting behavior, what is the best way to go about making her stop?
After I had changed their fleece for the first time, Periwinkle began to bite at the cage bars on the bottom level and dig and bite at the fleece liner I just put down. Whenever my fingers would get too close to her mouth, she nipped them and would sometimes try to pull them into the cage with her. (She did this to my friend who was visiting as well.) No blood was drawn, but they were sharp bites in comparison to Peri's usual nibbles. I'm assuming it's her getting territorial on top of still having to adjust to the new environment, but any insight is appreciated.
She has continued to do this digging and biting behavior, and the triggers seem to be if I am in the room for "too long" or if I am opening the bottom doors to the cage. My main concern is if she keeps up this biting behavior, what is the best way to go about making her stop?