ok so i went into my moms room and i was talking to her and then went to walk out and say "oh i forgot" and started to tell her something about my day and the chinchilla (1 of 5) started making this funny noise like he was hyperventalating. what is that? was he reacting to the excitement in my voice? he was staring me down before that happened almost like, he was curious about what i was saying? i wasn't happy when i was talking but i dunno. help?
2007-03-21 17:47:54 · 4 answers · asked by Deb M 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
They make some very interesting noises... that is how they communicate... he may have been warning the others.
http://www.chinchilla-sounds.de/index_en.htm
2007-03-22 12:47:42 · answer #1 · answered by B N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your chinchilla was alarm barking. They will do this when they feel threatened or if you catch them off guard. It's their way of letting the others that something is not right. If you listen to their calls, you will begin to hear different pitches and be able to tell when they are content or when they are upset.
My chins will give off a medium pitched call when they smell the dustbaths or hear me open the rosehip container. When my cat walks in the room, they give the sharp, short alarm call.
2007-03-22 01:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by paris26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter and her husband have three, and they are always making some type of noise. If they're not squeeking or chattering, they're chewing or running around their cage or chewing or running on their wheel or chewing... Anyway, they seem to have quite a large number of vocal sounds. I'm sure it's normal - it might have gotten excited - who knows? It's a chin.
2007-03-22 01:10:31 · answer #3 · answered by karat4top 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's giggling cause he thinks you are making funny noises.
2007-03-22 00:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋