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LostRealist
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Okay so Isabelle is completely fine during the day. I can have my hand in her cage, my fingers through the bars, I could be holding her, playing with her, or letting her crawl all over me, and she never even comes close to nibbling, let alone biting...
Then, every night, around 8:00 pm (lights on or off) if I get near the cage, have my fingers through the bars, etc., she sticks her nose against me, then nibbles.
At first it felt like grooming, or what I assume to be grooming. Very soft bites. Now she can chomp down pretty hard (but never breaks skin).
I've made noises when she does it that indicate "ouch, I'm in pain!" or "hey! that's not nice!" but I don't really know if she understands (ie. am I failing miserably at the sounds) or is it something else that's bothering her...
So I guess my questions are
1) Does anyone know why this behaviour would pop up at night?
and
2) Does anyone know of any better methods to teach her that nibbling hard isn't good?
Of course, I'm fully aware she could nibble me forever, and I'm A-OK with that, but any tips would be welcome =D
Thanks!
Then, every night, around 8:00 pm (lights on or off) if I get near the cage, have my fingers through the bars, etc., she sticks her nose against me, then nibbles.
At first it felt like grooming, or what I assume to be grooming. Very soft bites. Now she can chomp down pretty hard (but never breaks skin).
I've made noises when she does it that indicate "ouch, I'm in pain!" or "hey! that's not nice!" but I don't really know if she understands (ie. am I failing miserably at the sounds) or is it something else that's bothering her...
So I guess my questions are
1) Does anyone know why this behaviour would pop up at night?
and
2) Does anyone know of any better methods to teach her that nibbling hard isn't good?
Of course, I'm fully aware she could nibble me forever, and I'm A-OK with that, but any tips would be welcome =D
Thanks!