Rumbling Noise

Powelly78

Powelly78

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Hi guys,

So, we finally have our new arrivals. Fluff and Stripe.

They are settling in well and happily going up and down the ramp and not running away when we walk in.

They aren’t drinking much water so I’ve refilled it to an exact amount today so I can monitor this.

The one mistake I’ve made is a sharing bowl so I will rectify this after xmas.

When my daughter went to stroke Fluff this morning she made a low rumbling sound. I’m assuming this is a warning sign or dominance?

It was a gentle kind of squeaking at first but then changed to a rumble. This was whilst she was in her snuggle bed. They both love them and spend a lot of time in them. They are soaked in wee already though so will need plenty of spares.

Fluff is the more skittish, shy piggie. Stripe is chilled and happy to be stroked etc.

We are just leaving them alone at the minute and doing all the hinges it says to do. The only reason we picked them up in the sacs was to clean out the poo and replace hay and fleeces etc.

What’s the best way to proceed with Fluff? Just leave her be for now?

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This is the setup. There is another water bottle, I was just changing that.

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Generally the rumble noise is them telling you that they didn't like something. It's kind of a, "Stop that please!" noise. A lot of guinea pigs like having their heads and upper bodies patted, but not their lower backs and will rumble if you try to pat that area. It's pretty normal communication so no need to leave her be or not pat her- just stop doing whatever prompts that particular sound if it's something you did (often touching their hind end with provoke it.) Sometimes noises can prompt it too (for instance, most of my pigs will rumble at the noise of someone dialing the phone, if my cellphone vibrates, if someone sneezes in the vicinity, etc. Presumably in that case to let whatever is making that weird noise know that they are not to be trifled with!)
 
Freela said:
Generally the rumble noise is them telling you that they didn't like something. It's kind of a, "Stop that please!" noise. A lot of guinea pigs like having their heads and upper bodies patted, but not their lower backs and will rumble if you try to pat that area. It's pretty normal communication so no need to leave her be or not pat her- just stop doing whatever prompts that particular sound if it's something you did (often touching their hind end with provoke it.) Sometimes noises can prompt it too (for instance, most of my pigs will rumble at the noise of someone dialing the phone, if my cellphone vibrates, if someone sneezes in the vicinity, etc. Presumably in that case to let whatever is making that weird noise know that they are not to be trifled with!)
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Ah ok. Thanks for the reply. Yes I think she was stroking her full body. On reflection, she was also bending down towards her which may have freaked her out a bit.

I’m sure we will get used to what means what when we have observed them a bit longer. X
 
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