Another strange Pico behavior.

[Brittany_Lynn]

Pico does this thing sometimes when I'm holding him and petting him, where his head moves back and forth a little tiny bit as if he's shaking. Imagine a scared toy size dog (like my mom's pomeranian) that shakes when it's scared, and that's what his head does--but it's just his head.
It reminds me of the kinds of tics people get sometimes, that are sometimes seen in people with tourette's. Anyone have a chinchilla that does something similar? Is this something I should be worried about? I just realized that he's been doing it since I got him, but I didn't put it together that he can't be shaking b/c he's scared since it's just his head that 'shakes', until just now, hence the posting.

 

[mishellyshel]

at least one of my chins has done that.

 

[InkedupTara]

I have a chin that does that. I say are you vibrating for me lol. She gets so excited.

 

[Brittany_Lynn]

Okay, good, that's a relief. I was worried it might be something bad! But now I know he's either nervous or excited

 

[HamNCheese]

Mine shakes his head back and forth slightly and quickly when I'm holding him for more than a minute. It's only when its obvious he doesn't want to be held anymore...and my husband and I always think it's his way of saying "no no no no no"

 

[Chub_Chub]

My Ziggy does that He didn't before, just happened within the last 3 months or so... He does get very excited when he's being held and taken out for playtime. It doesn't happen every time tho.