Thank you so much for the info! I had no idea that
gerbils were such talkers! Now I can stop worrying,
and just accept the fact that she has a lot to say. :)
Sondra
www.geocities.com/prairielandgerbils
--- Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sondra Dorsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >My female gerbil sometimes makes this odd chirping
> >noise. It doesn't sound like a typical gerbil
> squeak,
> >but a muffled bird chirp. She doesn't do it all
> the
> >time, only once in a while, so it seems intentional
> >rather than unconscious. She'll do it "at" things
> >sometimes...right after you put her down, if she
> bumps
> >into her cage mate, etc.
> >
> >Any thoughts? I know that a repiratory infection
> is
> >indicated by clicking sounds, but I have never
> heard
> >those and don't know whether what I am hearing
> might
> >actually be clicking.
> >
> >Thanks very much,
> >Sondra
>
> Some gerbils do talk like this. It seems to be
> genetic and probably
> represents a minor respiratory abnormality. All the
> talking gerbils we
> have had have lived normal lives.
>
> Gerbils actually make a lot of noise, but all but
> the occasional
> squeaking is ultrasonic and cannot be heard by
> humans. Even normal
> movement makes ultrasonic "calls" due to compression
> of the rib cage.
>
> --
> Julian
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> National Gerbil Society
> http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
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