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Post by benster on Apr 17, 2015 11:23:32 GMT -8
one of my two girls(fluffy) is very very vocal....like she chirp and talks a lots..she almost 6 months now and was sure it would stop or being in my out of my hearing range. so any of your guys got also a talkative gerbil? I mean she talks a lot...happy or grumpy or excited she talks and chirps and talk lol |
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Post by eleda on Apr 17, 2015 14:24:58 GMT -8
awww! thats so adorable! my gerbils only squeaked to each other and only to say things like "you're squishing me" while cuddling. i'd love a talky gerbil how sweet
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Post by benster on Apr 17, 2015 14:43:12 GMT -8
ya its very interesting....and she talks and chirp and talk and chirp...happy or grumpy or sad or scared or excited..she talks some more lol
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Post by PurpleSheep on Apr 17, 2015 22:21:33 GMT -8
Two of our girls do this, but only sometimes. It's very cute. Not sure if it is related to their mood or personality,one of our girls is super excitable, the other is very bossy.
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Post by benster on Apr 18, 2015 2:55:10 GMT -8
Yes it is very cute and me its fluffy the dominant one that does it
well glad she not a unique case lol
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Post by vexorg on Apr 18, 2015 3:29:26 GMT -8
Ours sometimes talk, you can hear them if you hold them close to your ear. Strange clucking and muffled squeak type noises.
We've had a few singles that give loud squeaks when you pet them in the cage. Like the burmese one, doesn't like being handled, nips you if you put your fingers in her bed. Stroking her in the cage will give loud squeaks, she's free to move away, just one finger stroking her side - and she will sit squeaking. We can't tell if it's good or bad, fear, anger, happy. She doesn't seem bothered other than the squeaking, comes out looking for treats as soon as you stop.
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Post by benster on Apr 18, 2015 4:49:47 GMT -8
that's soo cute and weird specially since she can move away lol but decide to squeak instead lol maybe she saying : I love you but they better be a treat if you touch me lol lol
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Post by vexorg on Apr 18, 2015 6:57:17 GMT -8
The other one we had, pepper - in the profile pic (no longer with us), hated being picked up. She was far from timid, one of the oddest gerbils we had, picking her up resulted in a lot of loud squeaking, sort of mini eagle type sounds is about the only way to describe it. She would do it most times when out on your hand and lightly touch both of her sides as a clear "Don't" message
She was deaf, so maybe she didn't realise she was making sounds
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Post by benster on Apr 18, 2015 8:10:15 GMT -8
awww ya they are amazing and weird little creatures my fluffy is a bit of an adorable grump lol I swear sometimes she just walks around when something piss her off and she just walk around chirping in her defense she adorable and don't shy out or go hide lol
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Post by psychotherapist on Apr 18, 2015 12:41:37 GMT -8
Just be careful that the sounds you're hearing are actually communication and not some kind of respiratory issue.
I had a gerbil with a respiratory infection and he made regular squeaking / chirping sounds when active.
Hopefully it's not that though and is just them being very vocal.
I usually only hear mine when they're grooming each other and/or trying to steal a tasty treat from each other. The grooming one is softer, whilst the food stealing is a quite definite "back off now!" sound.
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Post by benster on Apr 19, 2015 8:15:49 GMT -8
Ya was my fear at first but she eating amd drinking and playing and chewing amd seems other then talking a lot she seems very fine
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