https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/23571/chirping-degus A friend of my receptionist has two one-year old male degus who have apparently started &quot;chirping like birds&quot; in the last couple of days. I don&#39;t have any information about husbandry etc but no other probs reported. Any ideas what this might be abouten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/148358?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 05 Dec 2015 14:43:12 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:67054c6d-d7ea-4b12-b158-5ad42f91f380Linda Filshie<p>I passed on this info and suggested they were checked by a vet. The owner booked them in for the following day and one of them fell down in its cage and expired that evening&nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/v2/Sad_smiley.png" alt="Sad" /> Don&#39;t know if the other degu&#39;s been checked out yet.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/147971?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:35:27 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:41a54f12-3287-49d6-b1e8-78814745f7a5Marie Kubiak<p>It can also be a sound of social unease so consider possible low grade animosity between two male degus who have reached maturity.</p> <p>Worth checking that it is only a very intermittent noise and is true vocalisation as upper respiratory infections and elodontoma-related disruption to nasal airflow can cause some snuffly chirps.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/147969?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:23:42 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:41eadee9-ef9b-4409-9f12-00439d57a959Mark Hedberg<p>Only recently become content? :) Seriously though; there are times when Dr Google is a brilliant medical assistant.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/147964?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:42:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8b2ab0e0-00c6-466c-b33f-2f01d57876c0Linda Filshie<p>No one? Ok, I resorted To Dr Google. Apparently it&#39;s a sound of contentment so that&#39;s good! Bit strange that they&#39;ve only just started doing it Though.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>