Squeaky toy = rage?

[sunnyberra]

Sept 14, 2012 11:29:07 GMT -5 mikeybox said:

Haha, well as funny as it is, I think I'll refrain from sqeaking the toy for no reason, since it seems to distress them.

However, it is sure a handy way to find Fiona! During playtime, when all 5 ferrets settle in for a nap, they usually do so in the cage, but little Fiona is different, she always prefers to nap deep inside some tunnel or in a maze of boxes ;D So when I'm rounding everyone up, I can squeak the toy a few times and she comes to investigate

Five ferrets? Getting back on the forum after a long absence, I'm finding I missed a lot of news! Did you get new additions or are you ferret-sitting for someone? /nosiness

[quixoticwhit]

His kong does really well, and I watch the other toys closely. Some of them only last a day--but he likes it so I keep bringing them home.

On a side note: not all squeakies sound the same, so I'm not sure how they can be the exact pitch/tone of anything. Alfie seems to prefer the lower-medium pitched ones to the high pitched.

[Thérèse]

I had been told the same thing that it emulated a distressed rabbit.

and not all distressed rabbits would sound identical

[keri]

Squeaky toys elicit a definite reaction from my Hocus, and it's not a protective one...

I think I've said it here before, but I swear his eyes flash red, and he won't stop until the offending squeak is well and truly murdered. He's ripped the chirping voicebox out of a stuffed cat toy and he'll go right through your hand to do it. He's always been my... special boy.

[Sherry]

Sept 14, 2012 17:23:53 GMT -5 quixoticwhit said:

On a side note: not all squeakies sound the same, so I'm not sure how they can be the exact pitch/tone of anything.

I agree with Therese- all rabbits aren't going to have the same voice, but the sound would be similar. A distressed prey animal.

[Lydia]

My three go INSANE when they hear a squeaky toy, it literally has them bouncing off the walls
It's so funny to watch!

Lydia