Why is my Guinea Pig doing this?! I'm worried!?

Question

She's squeaking as usual, but she is making this weird noise too. Kind of like purring and gurgling. When I look at her when she makes this noise her stomach is moving very fast to the sound. I just got her yesterday! We got another one today, a girl. They seem to be getting along fine. What is wrong with her!? T-T Help!

Answer 1

I used to have guinea pigs and they did this all the time. Its natural, so please don't worry. I actually read somewhere that when they do this it means they are happy.

Answer 2

mine make weird noises all the time and they're okay

Answer 3

What a good guinea pig parent to be paying such close attention to their sounds! First, stop worrying. If she doesn't sound like she's a pain (and you can tell, really) then you're fine.

Second, here are several sites that actually let you listen to the sounds of pigs and match them with your own. They will tell you exactly what she's feeling. Good luck!

http://www.namemyguineapig.co.uk/sounds....

http://www.mgpr.org/MGPR/Guinea%20Pig%20...

http://www.jackiesguineapiggies.com/guin...

Answer 4

she might be mating

Answer 5

she is probably just trying to tell the other piggie whos turf it is hehe.

Answer 6

Are you sure both are girls??

Answer 7

The squeaking means she is scared put the purring means she is happy. If you REALLY get worried then take her to vet that cares for guinea pigs. She should be fine.

Answer 8

Go here: http://www.guinealynx.com or http://www.guineapigcages.com

I think they have a page about sounds somewhere. (and they are both AWESOME sites for g-pigs)

Did you get her at a pet store? Pet stores often missex g-pigs so you might wan to double check.

Purring could go any way- could mean she's happy if she's eating or it could be she's mad or irritated if you pet her in the wrong place.

The gurgling/vibrating sounds like another happy sound. (if you just gave her a bath or it's cold around there she might be shivering. Warm her up with a towel if she is.)

Good luck if there IS anything wrong with her, there is a vet list at GuineaLynx too if you need to get her to one.

Answer 9

my guinea pig does this

it just means they're happy or they're enjoying whatever they're doing

its fine

Answer 10

Oh, I got a guinea pig about a month ago. Well, I got this guinea pig book, and when they make that purring sound it just means that they're really happy and content. Get a guinea pig book where they show you the different sounds and they'll tell you what they mean. I got the Animal Planet guinea pig book. Try to find it. It's great!

Answer 11

first off the purring means they are angry or upset and the gurgling is no problem