clicking noises

[redtort]

I had read about these noises but my first RF never made any clicking noises just hissing. About a week ago I got a new 4" baby and she made a lot of clicking/chuckling noises. I kinda enjoyed the talking but a since the last couple of days she has been very quiet. is it possible that the older one intimidated her or should i be concerned?

 

[Tropical Torts]

Has anything in her normal routine changed at all? Some RF's have a natural whistle or cliclking noise and it causes no harm to them whatsoever. It may have been a little piece of food that got stuck and was making the noise as she breathed, if that was the case it just dislodged.

 

[Madkins007]

The basic normal noises a Red-foot makes include...
- Hissing, when they pull their heads in quickly, which forces the air out of their lungs. This is often done as a startle or fear reflex.
- Clucking or grunting, made during periods of mating or arousal in 'teens'.
- Clicking noise that seems to be made during eating certain foods, and seems to emanate from the jaws.
- Whistling, wheezing noise some otherwise healthy torts make, as if something is in the nostrils. This may also be a sign of various respiratory illnesses.

Does it seem to be any of these?

 

[redtort]

The basic normal noises a Red-foot makes include...
- Hissing, when they pull their heads in quickly, which forces the air out of their lungs. This is often done as a startle or fear reflex.
- Clucking or grunting, made during periods of mating or arousal in 'teens'.
- Clicking noise that seems to be made during eating certain foods, and seems to emanate from the jaws.
- Whistling, wheezing noise some otherwise healthy torts make, as if something is in the nostrils. This may also be a sign of various respiratory illnesses.

Does it seem to be any of these?

it was clucking noises, but she no longer makes those noises. I did some anal scute research from looking at Terry's caresheet. It looks like both my RF's are female, unless I was wrong and one of them is a male then the clucking noise would make sense. Also the old one tries to bite/nibble on the younger ones foot for some reason every now and then. I though this maybe scared her a little bit.

 

[MissP]

I have, what I believe to be a female, 6 year old redfoot. Just recently she has been making a clucking noise, almost like a chicken. I've done some research but everything I find is about courting. Would a female make this noise if she is on her own and ready to breed?

 

[matt41gb]

My females cluck all the time. They will mount males and other females and cluck like chickens. They almost do it more than my males. Ha!

-Matt

 

[Yvonne G]

I have, what I believe to be a female, 6 year old redfoot. Just recently she has been making a clucking noise, almost like a chicken. I've done some research but everything I find is about courting. Would a female make this noise if she is on her own and ready to breed?

Hi MissP:

Won't you take a few moments to start a new thread in the "introductions" section and tell us a bit about yourself?

 

[jackrat]

My females make clucking noises.