madinaholic
Active Member
Hey all,
Is it normal for rats to make a quiet squeaking noise if they’re sniffing when they’re excited? Both my rats occasionally make a slight squeaking noise when they’re sniffing something new or exciting, it kind of sounds like somewhere between a chicken clucking and those funny little plastic toys that make a squeaky noise when you shake them. I wouldn’t describe it as rattling, honking or hooting. The rest of the time theyre completely silent when breathing and they don’t ever breathe with their mouths open.
I’ve read online that rats should never make any noise when breathing and if they do then it can be a sign of a respiratory infection, but I was wondering if some can make some sounds when they’re feeling really excited or nervous? The other thing is that they sneeze occasionally and sometimes have porphyrin around their nose or mouth when they’ve just woken up, but it’s not every day and it’s nothing that I think is out of the ordinary, but I’m still a new rat mama so I’m not confident I know what’s normal. They seem completely fine otherwise, eating, drinking and grooming as normal and they’re not lethargic, it’s just the occasional squeaking that’s concerning me slightly and I was wondering if anybody else’s ratties do this
Is it normal for rats to make a quiet squeaking noise if they’re sniffing when they’re excited? Both my rats occasionally make a slight squeaking noise when they’re sniffing something new or exciting, it kind of sounds like somewhere between a chicken clucking and those funny little plastic toys that make a squeaky noise when you shake them. I wouldn’t describe it as rattling, honking or hooting. The rest of the time theyre completely silent when breathing and they don’t ever breathe with their mouths open.
I’ve read online that rats should never make any noise when breathing and if they do then it can be a sign of a respiratory infection, but I was wondering if some can make some sounds when they’re feeling really excited or nervous? The other thing is that they sneeze occasionally and sometimes have porphyrin around their nose or mouth when they’ve just woken up, but it’s not every day and it’s nothing that I think is out of the ordinary, but I’m still a new rat mama so I’m not confident I know what’s normal. They seem completely fine otherwise, eating, drinking and grooming as normal and they’re not lethargic, it’s just the occasional squeaking that’s concerning me slightly and I was wondering if anybody else’s ratties do this
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