what noises do your piggies like/hate/fear

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On a different thread there was some chatter about noises that frighten or delight piggies. It was funny that for one member their piggies hated the rattling of keys but another member's loved them because they had come to associate it with their slave coming home to feed them. So, I thought it might be interesting to relate what noises affect your piggies bad or good. I'll start with my 2 boys.

Love: Music by Enya, gregorian chants like enigma, pan flute/pipes, Mantovani.
Love: The sound of the fridge opening, the vegie bag rustling, the slicing of carrots, my computer keyboard typing
Hate: Classical music, but that could be because mine is mostly symphonies by Wagner, Grieg, Dvorak which are anything but soothing
Hate: Dance music except when piggy is riding on the shoulder of a dancing human
Hate: The sound of the squeaky front garden gate opening, the doorbell ringing, the telelephone ringing (even if it's only on the telly)
Fear: The chirping of magpies, the termite inspector rolling his detector along the walls, any brand new sound until they can decide to put it in the love/hate category
 
I haven't found any noises that mine haven't liked but they've all loved the sound of the fridge door, rustling carrier bags and the sound of a carrot being snapped in half.x
 
None of my pigs have ever liked the sound of things being dropped (accidentally of course!) or the sound of keys jingling rolleyes

Most if not all have liked the sound of the fridge door opening, me chopping up their veg, the plastic on the salad bag rustling (think we can see a pattern here lol) :))
 
Caramel doesn't hate a thing, she loves bags rustling

Marty hates phones ringing

Barbra loves kissy noises
 
Bekki2308 said:
Mine love radio punjab they really pop around like mad when its on ...
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I wish mine did because I love punjabi dance music. Unfortunately the piggies and I do not share each others' taste in music. I play "their" music in the computer room where their cage is and my music in the lounge. I try not to be on the computer when I play their music - Enya puts me to sleep!
 
Poppy'sMum said:
None of my pigs have ever liked the sound of things being dropped (accidentally of course!) or the sound of keys jingling rolleyes

Most if not all have liked the sound of the fridge door opening, me chopping up their veg, the plastic on the salad bag rustling (think we can see a pattern here lol) :))
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Yes the pattern being anything they associate with food they are going to like. Hmmmmmm, need to find a way to associate the music I like with their food.
 
For some reason my guinea pigs love the sound of the hoover and hair dryer?
especially my mini pig - she bounces around to the hair dryer!:))

They love the noise of chopping veg and rustling bags,and the noise of someone coming up the stairs!

They love being talked to!

They don't like when the dog barks or if something is dropped!
 
They love me going into the fridge, especially the salad drawers :))
They hate the vacuum cleaner but as we don't get it out very often, its not an issue! :)
 
The fact that some love the hoover and some don't shows just how different piggy personalities can be. Just like humans really.
 
I found that after giving my youngest piggy a bath, she now loves the sound of the hairdryer! she runs around her cage like a mad one :) xx
 
My two hate people sneezing:)) they have also taken a disliking to my dads voice they like any sort of bag rustling and if they hear footsteps in the hall they start wheeking :)
 
Mine like the sound of silence and of course the sound of a carrier bag rustling in the kitchen. The hoover doesn't faze them at all, I can hoover while they are having floor time and it doesn't bother them.
 
Mine like the hoover as they know it's veggie time - any mess from the hay is cleaned up first. Even the two newbies have learned it's almost veggie time as they hid for the first week when the hoover went on :))
They like the TV on and spotted Lily getting a front row seat the other evening :x

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Not one to be left out, Amelia had to check out what was on as well ;)

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Hate anyone who has hiccups, they all rumble at once so have to go out of the room, don't like the doorbell or the phone either :(
 
To: Guinea Pig Slave: I am definitely seeing that piggies will love any sound if it can can be associated with them getting vegies. Definite training tip there. But those watching telly photos are wonderful and your piggies just gorgeous!
 
The sound of scissors sends Velvet nuts..........she WHEEEEEEEEEEEKS at the top of her voice and i mean WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK

cause it means.......

GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN SPAGHETTI TIME drool
 
Glynis said:
The sound of scissors sends Velvet nuts..........she WHEEEEEEEEEEEKS at the top of her voice and i mean WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK

cause it means.......

GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN SPAGHETTI TIME drool
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:(|) That's brilliant Glynis - would only mean one thing to my long haired boys though...haircut :Ayociexp112: :x
 
Mine like the sound of the fridge door and rustling of bags.

They don't like the sound of the hoover or somebody whistling. When some whistles around them, they stand still with their ears pricked up mallethead
 
Glynis said:
The sound of scissors sends Velvet nuts..........she WHEEEEEEEEEEEKS at the top of her voice and i mean WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK

cause it means.......

GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN SPAGHETTI TIME drool
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What is it you are cutting up to make green spaghetti - grass?
 
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ahhhhhhhh but Velvet (my looong haired girl knows the sound of those HORRIBLE THINGS THAT ATTACK MY QUIFF) don't quite sound the same as greeeeeeeeeeeeen spaghetti scissors -c

honest she knows the difference........ and if i accidentally bump them whilst cleaning or put something down she'll wheeeeek her head off again..... :(|)
 
Glynis said:
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ahhhhhhhh but Velvet (my looong haired girl knows the sound of those HORRIBLE THINGS THAT ATTACK MY QUIFF) don't quite sound the same as greeeeeeeeeeeeen spaghetti scissors -c

honest she knows the difference........ and if i accidentally bump them whilst cleaning or put something down she'll wheeeeek her head off again..... :(|)
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What is green spaghetti that you make with scissors?
 
LittleEskimo said:
Cutting grass off the lawn :)
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Well thanks for solving that little mystery. Thought it might be but I was picturing Glynis cutting something green with scissors on the benchtop! As I only use a knife on the boys vegies in the kitchen was mystified. I use scissors on the grass outside and have a little bowl to put it in so the boys have never heard scissors. Although several neighbours have been curious about what I was doing on the lawn crouched down with scissors & a bowl.
 
LittleEskimo said:
Cutting grass off the lawn :)
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Thought it might be but for some reason I was trying to picture Glynis using scissors on something green on the benchtop. As I only use a knife in the kitchen on the boys' vegies I was somewhat mystified! Thanks for clearing that up for me! I have done the crouch on the grass with scissors & bowl thingy myself, but it only intrigued the neighbours.
 
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