Is this always the case?
If it is, then I think it means my guinea pig is threatening me to give him a treat. Lol.
I'll give him his food, but as long as I'm in the room he'll refuse to eat it, and will start dashing back and forth, hopping over his dish, then standing up on his back legs. If I pay no attention, he will then start to click his teeth at me.
Is he just throwing a fit? Being a brat?
He will also intesively scream at me if I walk out of my bedroom without giving him a treat.
Are these just acts of being spoiled? Seems like it.
But anyway, yeah, does the chattering mean he's getting mad at me for not giving him a treat?
2007-02-11 12:38:37 · 6 answers · asked by Steph 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Okay, I'm not sure what on earth I said that implies his cage is small. Haha. Unless you're refering to him jumping over the dish. In which case, he runs along the side of the cage, here his dish is. so instead of going around it, which he has plenty of room to do, he jumps over it.
And he is healthy, I've had him for 3 years, and he has no physical problems.
And I know about the whole vitamin C thing. In fact, the treats I give him are Vitamin C yogurt drops.
I try to avoid giving them to him throughout the day, he usually gets one a night. Basically his daily vitamins. And he gets vegetables, not daily, but he does get them.
2007-02-11 13:50:13 · update #1
This is too funny, My piggie does the same thing. I like to pick her up and take her with me to the fridge. When she hears me rattling the bag to get her veggies, she starts chattering. It's like Im not moving fast enough, and she's forcing me to give her veggies. She also does it when Im talking on the phone or not paying any attention to her. She then stampedes until I calm her down, or just pick her up. Dont worry, It's just empty threats. Now if he carries out the threat, and starts to bite you, then something is really wrong. Otherwise, to me it sounds like the whole master-slave relationship with you and your piggie. The GP is trying to train you, instead of you training it...lol lol lol
2007-02-13 10:15:34 · answer #1 · answered by wonderfullyhuman_99 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Guinea pigs can chatter their teeth for lots of reasons. They can be showing anger or fear. Chattering teeth isn't normally a good sign, so if it does, you can just leave it alone. Some people say purring is also anger, but my guinea pigs do it when they are happy or running around their cage. They can also purr to show territorial behavior. Just live and learn what makes it chatter its teeth, and if it backs away, it is probably scared.
2016-05-23 23:08:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With any animal you should limit the treats to 2 times a week at the most! There's a difference between them GRINDING their teeth and them CHATTERING their teeth. You could also tell by their body language. If he looks tense then yes it is probably chattering. I doubt he's threatening you to get food. The reason he's squeaking is either he's hungry (which he shouldn't be if you supply him daily with hay and pellets) or he wants attention. When he's standing on his hind legs he's just looking around, one of my piggies does that :)
Hope that helped
2007-02-12 05:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Deb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like he's training you. The carless romping-I cant explain.
teeth chatter- His teeth may be too large. A rodents teeth never stop griong, so make sure to get him a treat to naw on. He may also be shy and showing acts of territory. Give him space, or just ignore it. Train him, dont let it train you
2007-02-11 12:44:59 · answer #4 · answered by theARTSlover003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure his teeth aren't too long, sometimes their teeth can over grow. I'm not an owner of a g. pig, but i do own rabbits. They need wood, timothy hay cubes are great, provided a hard surface for their teeth and hay for their digistive system. Otherwise he is just being a brat. hehe
2007-02-11 12:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by shandaraj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one, it sounds like his cage is way to small. 1 piggie need 4sq. feet of room. The whistling is a normal noise. He is wanting or needing something more nutritious in food value, most likely veggies. The webs will give you all of the information you need to keep the piggie healthy.
The only time piggies click their teeth is to clean them, or when they feel threatened.
2007-02-11 12:58:58 · answer #6 · answered by Who am I? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋