Just had an odd thought...

[katiepops]

do deaf guinea pigs wheek?

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

do deaf guinea pigs wheek?

Bill and Ted do. They get quite vocal when they get excited about things.

 

[katiepops]

Thanks Debbie, thought you'd know the answer to that one! It was watching the video of Bill and Ted that made me think about it.

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

When they first came here they didn't make a sound. When all the other piggies start to wheek when they hear the rustle of a bag, they don't. However, they do when they get excited, and also when they are handled.

 

[katiepops]

Ah bless them. It's fascinating, the more I thought about it the more I wanted to know as wheeking is usually in response to a sound that they know as signifying food, certainly with my lot. Great to know it's not just about food and is genuinely a way of expressing their excitement.