Spitting or hissing ?

[Lilyrose]

Our 2 sisters were popcorning all over the place this morning squeaking for their morning veg when Lily (the more dominant) pig seemed to spit or hiss at Rose? Is this possible/normal? Haven't noticed it mentioned on here before? ?/

 

[Wiebke]

Was she teeth chattering? Something must have upset her and she was telling the other guinea pig to stay away from her and not get into her way.
Perhaps her companion was getting a bit too plucky for her liking?
http://www.jackiesguineapiggies.com/guineapigsounds.html

 

[Lilyrose]

Thanks for the reply. I've listened to the sounds from the link you sent me and it wasn't teeth chattering. It really did sound like a 'hissss', strange, I'll have to keep a listen out to see if she does it again!

 

[fritsthegirl]

I think I know what you mean, Flo does this when I hold her close, just after picking her up. I often wondered what she was doing it for. It's not a loud noise, but sounds a bit like a short burst of air coming out of the valve of a tyre, like tsssst? I have no idea what it means if that's the same noise, it's just one of many cute noises in her vocabulary that will always remain a mystery to me. I always do it back all the same though, just in case she is trying to talk to me.

 

[chilwell]

Yes Fudge sometimes does it to me if she doesn't want to be picked up. Definitely a psssst type sound.