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Guinea Pig Body Language: 15 Signals Explained
A practical guide to guinea pig body language: relaxed, curious, scared and annoyed signals, so you can read your pig at a glance.
Relaxed and happy
- Stretched out lying flat.
- Popcorning.
- Eating calmly beside you.
- Soft purring while being stroked.
- Eyes half closed.
Curious and alert
- Standing up on hind legs.
- Nose sniffing and whiskers moving.
- Ears forward.
- Chutting while exploring.
Scared
- Freezing in place.
- Running and hiding.
- Squealing.
- Tense body with eyes wide open.
Annoyed or defensive
- Teeth chattering.
- Raised hackles.
- Head tossing.
- Rumbling with stiff legs.
Possible pain
- Hunched posture with fluffed fur.
- Teeth grinding while hunched.
- Reluctance to move or eat.
- Squinting eyes.