[jessierose2006]

Yes i called it a squeaker box
I have noticed that almost all... i do have 1 loud mouth... my Does dont really squeak they like blow air at me... ummm like a phfft phfft type moise no sound. Is this normal are Does generally quieter?

 

[Jack Garcia]

Mice should not make noise. If you can hear them breathe or rattle, they are sick and need to be seen by a vet. URIs can be deadly in mice in only a few days, especially since you don't quarantine.

 

[jessierose2006]

no they dont rattle or anything when they breath its when they "talk" to me or to the babies she makes the noise but she doesnt have a i guess you could call it a pronounced squeak noise when she talks

 

[Rhasputin]

It's probably an upper respiratory infection.

 

[jessierose2006]

no shes in great health no wheezing, no sniffles, no whatever she is great her babies are great and so is her cage mate. I just was surprised that i have one Doe that screams when you or another mouse touch her and these are just so quite Its like they are mute almost. i dont know how to explain it right.

 

[Rhasputin]

Ohh. Some mice just do that.

There's actually a line of mice that for some reason, seem to do it more than others. I had a doe once who would peep and jump in your hands every time you poked her, but she seemed to enjoy it, like she was playing, lol.

 

[Jack Garcia]

no shes in great health no wheezing, no sniffles, no whatever she is great her babies are great and so is her cage mate. I just was surprised that i have one Doe that screams when you or another mouse touch her and these are just so quite Its like they are mute almost. i dont know how to explain it right.

It wouldn't hurt to get her checked by a vet. If mice make noise, that's a cause for concern.

 

[WillowDragon]

I have had one doe that used to make an almost warbling noise when I used to hold her. But she had a URI in the past and the noise was pretty much scar tissue in the lungs.

Mice on the whole should not make noise unless scared, fighting or mating.

 

[jessierose2006]

but its not a noise noise it like she is trying to squeek but all that comes out is more of a whisper. IDK o well if only you all heard her then im sure you all would know what i was trying to get at :|

And i have had her for 2 months now and shes done that ever since i brought her home its not something that just started.

 

[Rhasputin]

Then maybe it's a URI after all.

 

[moustress]

Sometimes they grind their teeth, which can sound like they are chattering, and may be a form of communication. I've had meeces that chitter like that at me and I answer them and they answer back, and so forth. It has nothing to do with being ill, in that case.

 

[Aussie_Dog]

Waldo tends to make *chick* noises when he first climbs on my hand. He'll roam about, sprouting the occasional *chick* sound (sometimes it's *chickchick*), but will eventually settle down and stop doing it. I don't know if he's spooked and nervous, or if it's a sign that he's happy to be out and about and exploring. He also seems to vibrate when he's first climbing into my hand. Don't know what that is, I figured it was just the metabolism and energy of mice being so lightspeed-fast, but I wonder if it's a happy thing (someone else said their mouse would vibrate when happy). When he settles a bit, the vibrating goes away. Ah, the joys of being new to mice.

Sometimes I try to make the same noise back at him (kind of kissing my lips, but softer) and he definitely responds to it. Doesn't *chick* back at me, but if he's just sitting rock-still, he'll turn and start moving towards me.

 

[Megzilla]

When my mice are happy they grind their teeth and chatter

Try and take a video, but hold the mic right next to the mouse so we can hear.

 

[jessierose2006]

Went to the vet since everyone was so persistent. and it was a waste as i knew it would be. The vet said my mouse was in great health and so are her babies as i take the group. And that the noise she makes is just her way of talking instead of actual squeaks.

 

[moustress]

The vibration one feels when a mousie is in hand is ultrasonic vocalization. Mousie talk is mostly ultrasonic unless they are excited, frightened or hurt. I've also had a couple of meeces who whistled.

Some old does I've had seemed to chatter all the time punctuated with a loud chitter accompanied by nodding the head at me when I open the tank.

 

[jessierose2006]

oh so them "shivering" isnt them scared they are trying to talk to their little mousie friends.