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Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: shadowborne on June 14, 2007, 11:24:28 PM

Title: Chinchilla odd behavior
Post by: shadowborne on June 14, 2007, 11:24:28 PM

ALright this isn't normal, I was giving Silver her nightly treat and she was chewing it when she stopped and her body jumped a bit and she would give out 4 or 5 whines, she did it 2 or 3 times and then went back to the normal "Give me more treats!" look. I can't find the sound she made or any description anywhere so figured I would post here. Might be best in another forum but it is somewhat of a question.

Has anyone heard of that before? She did it 3 times, sort of looked like hiccups like my hamsters get, only with 4 or 5 short whines. She seems to be breathing fine, is as active as ever, a super healthy appetite, drinks plenty of water. Am I being overly cautious or should I really be concerned?

Thanks

EDIT: Alright update to the sound, I actually found a site that has the closest.'

Sound #5
Two barks is the "alert the herd" noise chinchillas make when stressed or frightened.
http://www.chin.buffnet.net/users/lori/twobarks.wav

But she sits there then jumped a bit like she has hiccups, like I said from watching the hamsters, and then she makes the noises. Did it 3 times in a row before stopping. Is it hiccups, could she have a problem, or am I just being to cautious about her?

Thanks again.

Title: Re: Chinchilla odd behavior
Post by: Jenova on June 15, 2007, 02:37:33 AM

Cheech has actually done that too. They sort of 'jump' when they bark but sometimes they jump without the bark.

Title: Re: Chinchilla odd behavior
Post by: shadowborne on June 15, 2007, 11:04:25 AM

Alright, makes me feel quite a bit better. It was like she had hiccups and then didn't know what it was. I can say one thing, she is very loud when she voices something. I was on the third floor when she did it a second time last night and heard her loud and clear, parents wondered what the noise was. I went down and picked her up giving her a little hug and some treats and she went back to sleep happy.

Title: Re: Chinchilla odd behavior
Post by: Asikovsek on June 15, 2007, 10:16:14 PM

I have one chin that does that...she eats so fast weither its her food or a treat...she is a little piggy...I think she scares herself from eatting to fast...and does the little alert....chins do that alert to relieve stress it calms them down when they are all worked up...