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Chirping Guinea pig

evilnumberlady

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I was looking at guinea pig clips on youtube and saw one of a guinea pig chirping. I thought I'd share for those here who have never heard this rare guinea pig noise:

YouTube - Chirping Guinea Pig
 

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Oh, my goodness! Sapphire did that a couple nights ago! Not as long as the video, though. I wondered if it was chirping, but didn't know as I'd never heard it.

She did it the day after our birds came ~ coincidence? (The birds owner passed away, and we were asked to care for them)
 

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Ahhh, finally I can show people the sound I cannot describe!
 

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Yeah my old girl did that for the first time ever the other day! I was wondering if it was chirping! Thanks
 

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That was awsome! Thanks for sharing!
 

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I hear it on a limited basis from a couple of my own pigs.
 

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Thank you for the link! I was pretty sure Oda had been chirping, but I wasn't 100% positive it was the sound people were referring to--it is! It's so neat to know I've heard it.
Does anyone know what it means? When Oda did it, it was immediately after a bunch of stuff had fallen off of my desk and crashed to the ground, so perhaps it's related to being startled, a warning sound to the others in the herd?
 

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My Saul does it in the middle of the night. I think because he's lonely.
 

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I have never heard that from my household!!!
 

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Morgana chirped once. Dad was installing the ceiling fan in the animal room, and she started singing. I think she approved of their room getting a fan before their mommy's did.
 

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So, when we're chasing what we think are crickets, around the kitchen going "Where is that COMING from?!" it's really one of the pigs playing mind games. I see how it is. HAha.lol That is awesome.
 

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Aw that's cute :) I don't think i've ever heard my gps chirp, what makes them chirp? Boredom?
 

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I had never in my years of raising pigs heard that sound until about a month ago. It was only 2 chirps but very loud. I had a feeling what it was but now I know for sure :)
 

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My piggy chirped about a month ago. Out of all the piggies I have she's the only one I have heard chirp.
Kind of strange that we got a chirper after we had a piggy die in the group that was also a chirper.
 
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