For a while now Chester has been a bit fussy when it's time to put him back in his cage for the night. He used to let us pick him up or simply climb into his cage without much struggle, but now, this has become a problem. Whenever my sister or I try to pick him up he will make a "durr" sound and shake his bum. Since this had been going on for a bit, yesterday I decided to look up why this happens. On a wedsite called HappyCavy I learned that the purring sound a guinea pig makes is caused by them feeling that their role as dominant guinea pig is being threatened ("The Guinea Pig..."). I understand that male guinea pigs tend to make dominance over each other a big deal, but I have no other guinea pigs and I don't think anyone has tried to take his guinea pig dominance over anything away as long as he's been here.
Even though Chester may have some kind of superiority complex, he is still being the lovable little (not really little) guinea pig I had when we first brought him home. |
| Taken by me, 10/19 |
Work Cited
"The Guinea Pig Sound: Purring [AUDIO]." HappyCavyBlog. N.p., 17 Feb. 2013. Web. 19 Oct. 2014.
Chester is so adorable! I like how you were curious why he did the "durr" sound and how you wanted to know what it meant. Your blogs make me want to know more and more about Chester. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHe is so cute! I really like how you described the sound he made as "durr." I actually said it as I was a Guinea Pig. Lol. Nice blog!
ReplyDeleteIs it more like a growl than a purr? I know dogs will try to gain dominance over humans. They want to be the leader of the pack.
ReplyDeleteChester is so interesting, I didn't know guinea pigs would do that and try to gain dominance over each other, I guess that means that he kind of sees you and your sister as part of the pack (if that's what its called).
ReplyDeleteWhat if Chester feels he should have dominance over you? Sometimes my dog acts like he should have dominance over me. I think it's natural for animals to think they should when in reality they really don't.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that maybe giving Chester to much attention is starting to bother him?
ReplyDeleteWow! Your blog is amazing. You're an amazing writer. When you said " Whenever my sister or I try to pick him up he will make a "durr" sound and shake his bum" I could just picture the little guy shaking his bum. Great job.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Louwayne, maybe Chester is trying to show you he is in control. I never heard a guinea pig make any type of sound so I think its pretty cool Chester is trying to communicate with you in a way.
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