Wheeking

[dangerman]

Hi me again asking yet more questions.

Had my girls two weeks tomorrow and both are getting more confident.

Both make the odd squeak during food or floor time but I've not heard them wheek.

Is this a confidence thing in pigs?

Do all wheek? Is it a case of waiting and should I be worried?

Thanks again for listening to my stupid questions

 

[piggyfan]

It is still early days. Mine did not wheek for about a month. Not all guinea pigs do this. In my herd, Amina and Marble never seem to.

Feel free to ask away and nothing asked is silly.

 

[hazeyg]

Mine only week with noise the recognise and it took a long while. But now the wheeek with anything rustly rolleyes. I try to tell them......really boys you dont want the bin bag I'm taking to the wheelie.....they never listen

 

[Connie]

It took mine 7 months too wheek (i kid you not, its taken mine ages to settle in dispite best efforts) so dont be too concerned, mine popcorned alot just didnt wheek. now they wheek if they think they are getting veg (but still only when they think i cant see/hear them)

 

[*becks*]

Can I ask what "popcorned" is please? Lol

 

[katiepops]

Popcorning is the bouncing they do when they are excited. It's called popcorning because they bounce in all different directions just like popcorn does when it's popping!

 

[katiepops]

I've got a very quiet wheeker he lets his friends do all the shouting! It will take them time to get the confidence to shout at you for breakfast, they'll get there.
I did have one called Stripes who didn't wheek for at least a month when I first adopted him, suddenly they loudest wheek came out of him one day then he never wheeked again. They're all different.
As piggyfan said there are no stupid questions. We'll answer anything about piggies!