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Posted by xta on October 29, 2000 at 08:22:20:

In Reply to: Nope. . . .(more) posted by Tarzan's Mom on October 29, 2000 at 01:52:04:

I've noticed only 2 noises igs make over the years (and most seem to do them). One is the hissing/snorting noise which mine have always done when being picked up or taken somewhere they don't want to go. There is usually no other aggression shown along with it. And the other is a gulpy sort of noise where they seem to be swallowing (but they are not eating) and their throat moves up and down (not head bob). Mine seem to do this when they are a little scared or alarmed (but act passively aside from that). It's really hard to explain that 2nd noise. Both noises seem to be a sign of disapproval to some degree. I'm not sure if the noise you describe is like the 2nd one or yet another type.

: he made a tisk-ing sound he wasn't doing any agressive motions or anything. Tarzan has never tail whipped, bitten or anything at me. the most aggression he ever had was when he was in his brief period of "Hey you other ig in the morror im bigger and better than you! HIYA!!" he did head bobs and even attacked the morror (posturing then all of a sudden hitting it with its head in a rage while trying to bite the mirror IG). After that he is really scared of the mirror IG and tightly folds his dewlap whenever he's infront of the mirror. I guess that *thwap* on the head from the mirror scared him. But back to the subject. . . he does a tisk noise not hissing mix noise.

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: I've noticed only 2 noises igs make over the years (and most seem to do them). One is the hissing/snorting noise which mine have always done when being picked up or taken somewhere they don't want to go. There is usually no other aggression shown along with it. And the other is a gulpy sort of noise where they seem to be swallowing (but they are not eating) and their throat moves up and down (not head bob). Mine seem to do this when they are a little scared or alarmed (but act passively aside from that). It's really hard to explain that 2nd noise. Both noises seem to be a sign of disapproval to some degree. I'm not sure if the noise you describe is like the 2nd one or yet another type. : : : he made a tisk-ing sound he wasn't doing any agressive motions or anything. Tarzan has never tail whipped, bitten or anything at me. the most aggression he ever had was when he was in his brief period of "Hey you other ig in the morror im bigger and better than you! HIYA!!" he did head bobs and even attacked the morror (posturing then all of a sudden hitting it with its head in a rage while trying to bite the mirror IG). After that he is really scared of the mirror IG and tightly folds his dewlap whenever he's infront of the mirror. I guess that *thwap* on the head from the mirror scared him. But back to the subject. . . he does a tisk noise not hissing mix noise.

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