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Old 11-23-2020, 06:19 AM   #1
felldown
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Unhappy Very strange noise!

Sorry for the long post!

My syrian normally wakes up at midday and we can hear her having a little snack in her nest while we take our lunchbreak.

Today I'd heard her rattling around a little, then shortly after there were a series of loud noises I've never heard her make before - a sort of deep gulping, grunting, 'guh' type noise - not like the squeaks she sometimes does.

We both rushed over because we thought she was choking. I lifted her house up and she was peering out at us from her nest - checked her over and her breathing was fine, nothing felt odd, she didn't seem in pain. She sat with us for a bit, had a little explore, pouched some treats and then went back to bed and has been quiet since.

Given that we ripped her out of bed in the middle of the day and prodded her quite extensively she was extremely tolerant. My partner thought she was probably making noises in her sleep, but I was sure she had been awake.

Is this a normal hamster noise I've just not come across before, or should I be worried?
When I was putting her back I noticed she'd chewed away a huge amount of the plastic ring that goes on her tube overnight. I can't see any plastic in the cage so I presume she's swallowed it. (She did this a little before and we now have a ladder on the way to replace it with as she has loads of other things to chew - including a whimzee as I thought it would be similar to the hard chewy texture - but it hasn't seemed to deter her.) Could this be at all related?
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Old 11-23-2020, 11:28 AM   #2
Ria P
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Default Re: Very strange noise!

My late Syrian Henry made this guttural noises like a pigeon on helium sometimes while he was inside his house.

Hamsters can make all sorts of different noises while they are awake or asleep. I wouldn't worry about it as long as she appears to be healthy.

I would be more worried about the plastic chewing but you are already addressing this.
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Old 11-23-2020, 12:57 PM   #3
felldown
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Default Re: Very strange noise!

It did sound quite a bit like that! We've never had a vocal hamster before so really took us by surprise. Thanks for the reassurance!

The plastic thing is a worry - just when we think we've cracked it she'll get through a whole load in one night. I thought it was for attention, but now she's started waiting till we've gone out of the room to do it! Still, it's gone now.
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