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chinchilla crying
« on: July 15, 2013, 09:35:30 AM »

Doodle was definitely crying the other day. Once it was because I put him in the carrier to clean the cage, and the other time was because I was holding something that he wanted. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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Re: chinchilla crying
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2013, 11:23:00 AM »

No, can't say I have. Mine will bark at random times during the day though. I think it is when he gets rudely awakened from his sleep from vibration or noise and sometimes I think he does it when he wants attention. It's still somewhat rare maybe twice in any given week, at least, when I'm around to hear it.
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Re: chinchilla crying
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2013, 12:17:09 PM »

I looked it up on YouTube and couldn't find it... It's like a sad chirping sound. He was whining and I felt so bad :(
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Re: chinchilla crying
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2013, 07:50:25 AM »

Some chinchillas are more vocal than others, both with each other and with you.  I once had a chinchilla that would cry whenever it was lonely and wanted me to come play with it.  Just like a puppy, they will learn that making noises gets you to do something for them and then they will become more and more vocal.
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Re: chinchilla crying
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2013, 08:57:43 AM »

He did it again last night. Is it possible that he's looking for affection?
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