Guinea Singing!

[Malice]

I have the radio on, with a random mix of music playing while I work. I've been in the office for a while and other than the odd squeak and shuffle, the guinea pigs have been very quiet. Then a particular song came on and the two of them went crazy, squeaking like mad! A little piggy duet. Then when the song finished, the quietened down (and started again, because I decided to feed them after that, which always get them going!)

Just a bit strange! It's like they were genuinely squeaking along to the song. Cute though. ^_^

Have you ever witnessed your piggies sing? Do they have a particular song or genre that they enjoy?

 

[gizzy]

yes l have heard it , but it is quite rare , a lot of keepers can go there hole lives without hearing it, there are 3 basic varations , from a monatone wheek wheek, to a beutifull melodous song

why do they do it , thete are many theries , anger happinass loss ect ect , personaly l beleve the do it simply because they can



congratulations on hereing this wondefull song

 

[Wigwig]

sometimes, usually if ive been away and ive come back, archie sings to me, i mean just like a little tune a person would sing, not like the wheeking or anything. I think guinea pigs sing when they are extremely happy.

 

[lucie]

2 of my females chirp occasionally! the first time I heard it I honestly thought a bird had got into the room. The sound was lovely, high pitched singing chirp, went on for a little while, when I tracked down the sound it was Cookie singing away all content, beautiful Then Honey did the same a little while ago, singing away, I was quiet going into the room and stood and listened, the other piggies were relaxing listening and she had her head high singing like a bird. Didn't know they did this until I looked it up!

 

[gizzy]

Hi , l bet the neabours thought you have a canery

 

[Freela]

So cute! I've heard various piggies 'chirp' over the years, but never predictably and never seemed to be connected to anything in particular going on in the environment. Hadley does wheek every time I move my chair, though. I work from home and my home office is in the same room as the pigs and every time I move around she is hopeful that I am getting up to get her a treat! LOL!

One of my pet hedgehogs used to squeak when our alarm clock when off every morning- it was a shrill beeping sound and was similar to the noise that male hedgehogs make to impress the ladies, so I suspect he though there was a competing male that he had to outsing every morning!

 

[Mcmini]

Ah that's cool. One of my boys from years ago, Pixie (RIP) used to sing on occasion. I remember myself and my husband being a little panicked the first time he did it. None of my others ever did. It's a lovely sound.

 

[Melanie07]

One of my pigs "sang" twice, and we thought a bird had broken into the kitchen, it was such a weird noise! She's never done it since though... We do ask her to sing for us though :p she chooses to ignore us.

They've never squeaked along to music though, that's hilarious. Random noises do set them off for no apparent reason though. Odd fur balls!