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Old 07-28-2012, 07:13 AM  
walfy
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Join Date: May 2012
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Default Re: Question about Chit-chit-chit noise

It is not a sign of aggression, she was bruxing. Bruxing is the soft, repetitive grinding of the incisors against each other. It serves to sharpen the incisors and usually done periodically in times of relaxation or some strong emotional mood. The body language should give you some clue to as the mood she is in. If you are stroking her when she does it then she is content relaxed, if she is nervous or jittery she will do it to calm herself down, and may be best to leave her alone for a while. They rarely do it whilst moving, and it may also be heard during sleep as it is a subconscious behavior.
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