what does this noise mean? good/bad ? & shaking body as well as 'cold' to the touch!

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Sorry, i been asking a lot of questions, as I'm new to this site.

i have a few questions.

1. My piggies makes a weird sound, a sound i haven't heard before when i had a guinea pig when i was younger. The only way i can think to explain the sound is, it sound like chewbacka from star track or whatever that show is.
Its not a 'squeek" or "weeking" sound.

2. When I'm petting them both, they vibrate, wiggle, and make noises sometimes, does that mean they don't like being petted? or is that something they just do? It happends most when the bum is being petted.

3. last one- my baby piggy, who is about 3-4 months old, too me at least, feels cold to the touch! most of my animals (rats, rabbit, chinchilla) feels normal to the touch, the big guinea pig feels kinda 'cool/cold' to the touch as well, I'm not sure if that just there normal body temp. Should i been worried?
does your piggies feel 'cold' to the touch as well?

thank you in advance for answering.
 
In answer to number 2.

This is basically your guinea-pigs sexy noise. Sounds funny doesn't it? They make the noise when they are near a guinea-pig of the opposite sex (especially the males) or if you touch them in certain places.

With my boar Whizz he makes the noise when you touch him on his hip. Basically he's a bit tickalish and gets excited when I touch him here.
 
In answer to number 3.

Are his ears cold to the touch? I find the best way to judge a pigs temperature is to touch their ears.
 
The "Brrr" noise and vibrating is purring. It means they are happy. If it is a short, high pitched "brr" it's often a scared noise i.e. after a sudden loud sound (telephone ringing, loud music etc), but a longer, lower pitched one with vibrating is a sign they are happy and content :).
 
And finally in answer to 1 (sorry, I should really have put them all on one post but I kept forgetting what the quesiton was!)

Is it him chattering his teeth? Is it sort of like a rattling noise? If it is this is his annoyed noise, they make this noise to other guinea-pigs as a warning.

In my experience I have found they will make this noise to each other then relax.

But from time to time they make this noise then start to fight. So I'd keep an eye on this if I was you.
 
This web site is helpful for working out what noises mean.
http://jackiesguineapiggies.com/guineapigsounds.html

When you pet them, if they go brr and shake it means they are uncomfortable. This is natural as they are still quite new to you so do not let that worry you. They will get used to you with regular handling.

It is not good your baby is cold. Are they kept inside or outside? I would monitor him. If he is eating and drinking as normal that is a good sign. Check his feet as they should feel warm.
 
Sexy noise! Hahahahaha hahahaha!! That's put tickling Rodneys botty in a whole new light for me thanks! :x
 
My guineas make so many noises it is hard to keep up!

It tends to be A burring noise. Patches, when he is wiggling his ass it tends to be a louder burring.

When I pet them they tend to just snuggle down or stretch their legs out, they look like star fish, but this is recent. Before they would just look at me.

When the want food or hear the fridge open, they Wheek, more like a screech, they would frighten a Doberman! Until they are fed.
 
thank you all, i guess its nothing to worry about then.
As for the baby - all my animals are kept inside, i don't believe in animals being housed outside.
Both are eating, drinking, playing, & finally warming up to me

funniest thing ever, when i petted the big boys butt, he wiggled his bum very fast, and it looked like he was 'tap-dancing" lol
it was weirdly-funny.
 
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