What does wheeking mean?

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Sorry, there might be another thread about this.

When a guinea pig wheeks, does it think food's on the way? Or is it hungry and is calling out for food?

If it wheeks, does it mean I should feed it something soon?

I'm just wondering, because my piggies wheek constantly.

Thanks! 8:)
 
mine normally wheek when they hear the fridge opening or a bag rustlin because they either know food is on the way or they want fed x
 
Mine wheek everytime I rattle a bag or walk past there cage, I think it can be for food and/or attention, if I dont feed mine I talk to them or they come out. x
 
All of mine start wheeking when they hear me chopping veggies in the kitchen :)) Mostly they seem to wheek for food, but sometimes mine will wheek when they want more attention!
 
Mine wheek when they think there is even a remote possiblity that I may perhaps be even slightly considering getting them a treat... poor Sundae is frantic by the time I finish making dinner for the humans in the family since she wheeks every single time she hears the fridge or especially the veggie crisper open! Mine also wheek for play time- when they see me dragging out the baby gates to 'piggy proof' the playroom they get very excited.
 
Mine wheek whenever she wants to. She does it while getting attention (hurts the ears sometimes) she does it when she wants attention, when the fridge door opens, or when there is a bag rustling. I get greeted at the door when I bring in groceries because she knows whats in the bag haha. Smart piggie
 
mine seem to know the time i finish work as everyday when i get home at 1 pm and open the porch door, they start wheeeeking, even when they are still in their beds and cant see me, it always makes the fella laugh as he is here all morning and they dont wheeeek at I'm once :)):)):))

plus they wheeek at breakfast veggy time, dandelion time, which is 1pm, and tea time veggys, and just whenever they want extras, lol:)):)):))
 
They wheek when they want you to feel like a dog for not feeding them every hour on the hour. So, they want you to think you need to bring veggies immediately when they are wheeking.
Even though I know this, I still come running with the veg everytime the pigs wheek at me, as I cannot stand the dissapointed looks on their faces when they wait in anticipation for their veg and nothing comes their way....
 
Freela said:
Mine wheek when they think there is even a remote possiblity that I may perhaps be even slightly considering getting them a treat...
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Lol so do mine! (Especially when they hear a bag!) :))
 
mine do it when they hear the front door open, I have been known to shout back "you have had your veg, nice try" :)) its usually when I am on my way to work and I have just fed them their veg.
 
Ha ha, thanks for all of your responses! My guinea pigs are the same, they always wheek at even the slightest hint they might get lettuce... they even do it when I walk past them. So I just got curious about what they were really saying when they wheek.
 
Mine have started a new trick of wheeking every time I close the back door......which leads into the garden.......where I go to cut fresh grass for them twice/three times a day.......got me trained well, haven't they? LOL!
 
Mine wheek when:

-they're hungry
-they think they're hungry (as they might not have eaten for 10 minutes!)
-they want more food as they don't fancy what's in their bowls
-they see me approaching with the hay
-they hear any bag rustling
-they hear the back door
-they hear the cat flap
-they hear me setting up their runs
-they want attention

Generally, they wheek when they want something - just because they can (and they know that us slaves will always bow to their every desire) :))
 
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