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Sharon.Mackay

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Does a guinea pig purr sound pretty much the same as any other animal? My boys make the cutest noise when they are snuggled in the pigloo or munching hay, I assume its a happy sound! It's hard to describe but it sounds a little bit like a cat purring. I hope it is, they sound so sweetx)
 
A gentle purr as you stroke a piggy is a good purr and you can usually feel them vibrating as well. A louder burr like sound is an alarm call. I hear this if I cough or make a noise they don't like. (the till at the vets sets them off!)
Maybe you could record the sound so we could hear it?
They make so many funny little noises it's hard to describe them all.
 
I have heard the burring when they are displeased. I think it is a purr, they do it when they are laying down and look content. Its just a gentle little noise, I just love my Guinea pigs:))
 
A short sharp purr is a sound of displeasure, but a long soft purr is exactly the opposite - a sign of sheer bliss!
 
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