Chinchilla noises- heres a recording- any ideas?

jessonehundred · Jun 29, 2011

I have a recording of my chinchilla making a very strange noise.. I have searched everywhere and cant figure out what it is. I can only explain it as her coughing. It is a series of about 10-20 coughing noises in a row. She does it quite a few times a day lately- i think because of stress.

I know that chins squeal and bark, I have heard both of my chins doing that, and I have listened to the noises on the popular chin sound website as well.... :hmm:

I am having trouble posting the video in the post, so i have uploaded it to youtube and here is the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE6pqb_0mz0

thanks for any input!!

jessonehundred · Jun 29, 2011

while searching youtube i found this link as well, and this chinchilla seems to be doing it while being negatively provoked by its owner.. mine does it while i am not in the room, and the only reason i am concerned is because of the frequency. Became concerned it was something respiratory/lung related..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXMX3azyggU

ChinnyMom · Jun 29, 2011

your chin sounds like it's barking.

your chin is new to your house, eh? give her more time to settle in, she may stop the barking once she realizes she's in a safe place where nobody is going to hurt her. or she could just be one of those vocal chins, lol.

jessonehundred · Jun 29, 2011

Ive had her for about 2 years now.. She used to only make the noise while sleeping. I did some more research on youtube and most people said it was a noise they make while upset/scared...

Sandi · Jun 29, 2011

That's definitely a barking noise. Have you moved her cage recently or anything new in her surroundings? Every now and then one of my boys will bark out of the blue and when I go to inspect their area and find nothing wrong he stops. A few minutes later he starts up again. This lasts maybe a day or two.

jessonehundred · Jun 29, 2011

Most definitely had some changes lately that I have already posted about in another discussion so I don't want to keep repeating myself and become redundant haha, but yes. this all makes sense now. Hope she relaxes soon

jessonehundred · Jun 30, 2011

Could she also be making this noise if her mom is bothering her???

LovinTheSmallAndFurry · Jun 30, 2011

I found this site, has several chin sounds: http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Chinchilla_Sounds.aspx

Stellaluna · Jun 30, 2011

It could just be a sound that is upsetting her I know my girls will bark every once in a while when I am cleaning or making noise during their sleep time.

Airyn · Jun 30, 2011

I just skimmed your other posts. If, in your chins mind, the dogs in the other apartments are still abnormal to her then that would definitely be a reason for her to bark, as it's an unexpected sound. Also, did you end up separating your two chins? If so, that would be another reason for her to bark for a bit, as she would be upset with the new living arrangement. Usually they just need reassurance that "it's okay" and then they settle down.

Some reasons that my guys have barked:
-refrigeration trucks anywhere near my apartment (Series of 10 barks until it's gone)
-if I forget to turn on the night-light for them (Series of 5 barks until I move)
-if I hit snooze one too many times in the morning (3 barks from each chin. Sometimes a spokes-chin is nominated.)
-my neighbor opens her door at an odd hour (5 barks)
-they're out playing and want me on their level (2 quick barks)
-they're out playing and want to go back home but the door's shut (2 quick barks and a grumble)
-they're jealous that the other two are playing and they're not (2 quick barks)

Hope that helps a bit.

starleomach · Jun 30, 2011

She is barking. Chinchillas have excellent hearing she could be hearing something you can't like a cat outside or something. Nothing to worry about

ChinnyMom · Jun 30, 2011

starleomach said:
Chinchillas have excellent hearing she could be hearing something you can't

from my reading, chins hearing is about the same as ours. can't recall where i saw it, but i remember reading about how they do tests on chin ears because they are so similar to human ears.

the reason they may bark at a noise is because they have no idea what the noise is. we know what a car door slamming sounds like, but to a chin all they hear is a loud strange noise.

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