Pigs that go squeak in the night!

[guineapigfan]

Hello everyone!

For the last week or so, our 3 year old female piggy has been causing some disruption. She has her main cage/pen area in our bedroom which has never been a problem and I think she likes the company. However, most nights over the last week or so, she has suddenly been squeaking a very high pitched squeak in the night. To me, it definately sounds like an excited squeak, as opposed to an unhappy one.

I don't know if it is relevant, but she used to live with another sow who died approximately 8 months ago (very unexpected!). However, if her behaviour was linked to that, surely she would've started this random nocturnal squeaking earlier! Also, the thought occured to me that it might be linked to her being on 'heat' but again, she has never behaved like this before. Her food bowl is always full and she always has fresh hay so I don't think it is anything to do with her squeaking for food (which she does do normally!).

Any ideas of why she is doing this? It's becoming a bit of a problem as she is constantly waking us up zzz

 

[KingBoris&HisFollowers]

If there is nothing medically wrong and there is plenty of food then the only thing you could do is get her a friend, she really needs one regardless,other than that id say you will have to move her or put up with it xx

 

[caviaporcellus]

Mine squeak if they are separated from each other. I would guess she wants some piggy company.

 

[Claire W]

My girls will give a high pitched squeak when I take one away for whatever reason. Two of my girls (the younger 2 in the group) hate being alone.

Best to get her a friend if you can

 

[guineapigfan]

Thanks for your replies! We've tried to get her piggy friends before but she is quite a fiesty one and last time it resulted in injury so after that we gave up! She is usually fine so I'm not sure why this behaviour has suddenly started up :{

Do you think it could be to do with the time of year? The only other change is that I recently started full time shift work, so perhaps she is lonlier now I am not around as much?

 

[jelly_bean]

when i had a piggy when i was alot younger we had a mouse, now obv we ding know this but out piggie dino decided to try scare the mouse lol. every so often in middle of the night hes wheek liek ahigh pitched whistle then just stop.
months *** my sis put on the hall light and ther he was wheekign at this mouse trying to pinch his hay lol.

 

[daleksarah]

are you sure that shes not hearing one of you move in the night and shes telling you to get up and feed her my piggies go wheep if i get up to go the toilet in the night,as far as theyre concerned once I'm up i should be veggie chopping

 

[Shellza]

Could you take her along to a local rescue? That way she can meet other pigs and choose which one she likes best. It might be an idea as it does sound as if she's lonely.