Does a guinea pig bite?

- https://guineapigsandy.com/all-about-guinea-pigs/behavior/does-a-guinea-pig-bite/ The guinea pig bites a person only in extreme cases and under special circumstances!
“I have been breeding these animals for about ten years and have only been bitten once. Besides, by a very meek animal, which, during a painful operation in a veterinary clinic, out of fear, sank its teeth into the object closest to its face,” says the amateur guinea pigs from Poland Vojtech Belenski. – Unfortunately, it turned out to be my finger. “
This is a typical example of how established patterns of behavior cease to work in a stressful situation. This happens to all living things, not just guinea pigs.
Normally, the guinea pig does not bite people. Even if you tap your finger on her face, she will not bite, but will try to lick the salty skin secretions. If someone is bitten by a mumps, then he can be almost sure that a minute before that he did something bad to the animal.
The reasons that the guinea pig bit the owner may be:
stressful painful situation (injection or other procedures in a veterinary clinic, etc.)
violation of the guinea pig’s personal space (for example, the guinea pig is disturbed when it eats)
uncomfortable or painful condition of the mumps. In this state, the pig may inadequately respond to touch and attempts to pick it up.
If a trouble happened, and you were bitten by a guinea pig, then it is enough just to wash the wounds (there will be two, according to the number of teeth in the pig) with warm water and treat with any antiseptic (Miramistin, hydrogen peroxide, ordinary brilliant green, etc.)
If, under any circumstances, you are bitten by a guinea pig, you do not need to beat it or punish it in any other way. This animal is not able to associate punishment with a perfect offense and the punishment will lead to the fact that the pig will only become even more frightened.