McSophieChops
Junior Guinea Pig
So in the last 3 months I have heard my guineas pigs chirping on 2 occasions and was wondering what you guys thought about the meaning of this noise! By chirping I mean the bird like repetitive chirp that is loud and distinctive.
The first time was the very first night I got my girls home: they had been through a long journey and completely different surroundings. One of them was chirping at quite a slow frequency (maybe once per second) all night long! It continued off and on- every time it woke me up and I moved enough to disturb them all would go quiet for 30mins or so until it started up again.
The second time was yesterday evening. They had their floor time cut short as my dad started painting and I didn't want them to inhale the fumes. They were back in their cage down the hall with their dinner and about an hour later I heard the chirping. This time it was VERY loud (my mum heard it through the house and I heard it over loud music on the TV in a different room!) and much faster frequency maybe 2 per second (my dad thought it was a car alarm!) and they stopped when I went into my room where the cage is. Unfortunately I didn't catch who was doing it, so I've no idea if it was the same or different pig to before.
Since both occasions were different situations and the noise was slightly different I wondered if they meant different things. Perhaps the first time they were scared and worried? Maybe the second time they wanted attention after not getting a good run around? Were they singing along to the tv music?! Or is it associated with when they come on heat?
I'm fascinated to hear any other ideas! I'm also going to try my hardest to video them doing it if it occurs again!
The first time was the very first night I got my girls home: they had been through a long journey and completely different surroundings. One of them was chirping at quite a slow frequency (maybe once per second) all night long! It continued off and on- every time it woke me up and I moved enough to disturb them all would go quiet for 30mins or so until it started up again.
The second time was yesterday evening. They had their floor time cut short as my dad started painting and I didn't want them to inhale the fumes. They were back in their cage down the hall with their dinner and about an hour later I heard the chirping. This time it was VERY loud (my mum heard it through the house and I heard it over loud music on the TV in a different room!) and much faster frequency maybe 2 per second (my dad thought it was a car alarm!) and they stopped when I went into my room where the cage is. Unfortunately I didn't catch who was doing it, so I've no idea if it was the same or different pig to before.
Since both occasions were different situations and the noise was slightly different I wondered if they meant different things. Perhaps the first time they were scared and worried? Maybe the second time they wanted attention after not getting a good run around? Were they singing along to the tv music?! Or is it associated with when they come on heat?
I'm fascinated to hear any other ideas! I'm also going to try my hardest to video them doing it if it occurs again!