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Sunny making grunting sounds

Postby Zach » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:19 am

I've mentioned a few times (particularly when people ask if BTS make any sounds) that Sunny grunts and whimpers often when being held. Get a few requests for a demonstration (Russ I think?), and tonight he happened to be doing it a lot, so I grabbed the camera and shot a video....terrible lighting, but you can hear it fairly well.

http://bluetongueskinks.net/sungrunt.avi

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Postby Tattoo » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:54 am

Hmmm ... sounded like a very tiny elephant. :lol:
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Postby kris21 » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:00 am

Haha an elephant...your comments always make me laugh Tattoo :lol:

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Postby Leigh » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:23 am

Are you sure Holly wasnt blowing her nose near by.
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Postby Zach » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:24 am

He's done this ever since we've gotten him, and he's the only one who makes any type of sound.... :noknow:

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Postby Zach » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:30 am

Here's another....he only does it when he's struggling.

http://bluetongueskinks.net/sungrunt2.avi

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Postby Leigh » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:37 am

What a funny little fellow, almost flatulant like my nan getting offa the sofa hee heeee
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Postby Zach » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:40 am

:doh: :lol:

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Postby russman » Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:08 am

Sounds to me like when you let air out of a balloon with the nozzle pinched. Thanks for posting that Zach!
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Postby JWSR » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:30 am

That is cool Zach! 8) Almost sounds like baby crocs or alligators. :)
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Postby DeadEye » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:37 am

lol Mine say and make some funny noises to Zack ....Yours would be still laughing at me :roll:
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Postby SailleSkinklover » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:38 am

:rofl: HAHAHAHAAAAA, Oh, That just takes the cake!
It sounds like a wet balloon! It makes me wanna cuddle and hug him and love him and call him George. . . :lol:
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Postby mom22wins » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:21 am

Aww! It's too bad all of them aren't more vocal like that. It's sweet. It's almost like he's complaining at you to let him down! :lol:

My guess is he probably just has something slightly misaligned in his nasal passage that makes that noise when he pushes air out a certain way. Kinda like a little party favor! lol :wink:

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Postby PICJESS » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:33 am

Wow! I've never heard anything like that from Booger or Chunka....pretty talented little Sunny! :lol:
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Postby Zach » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:41 am

It does sound strange....it doesn't seem to sound as "wet" in person....


Yeah, mom, I just hold him up at new years and let him squeal away.... :lol:

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Postby Zach » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:32 pm

russman wrote:Sounds to me like when you let air out of a balloon with the nozzle pinched. Thanks for posting that Zach!



No prob!

Like I said earlier I always planned to get a video because people had asked about it in the past, but he just does it every now and again like when I'm putting him away, so camera is never handy. But last night late, it was just me and him hanging out and every time I grabbed him he'd holler out!

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Postby Jenn » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:11 pm

Zach, your skinks are so weird! :crazy:
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Postby SailleSkinklover » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:51 pm

But I'm still chuckling at that! :lol: I wish Chuff Chuff would be a big lizardy Squeaky toy! So far, only my evil little White Lined Gecko makes noise, and he squeals like an angry little cat! Its hilarious too.
Zach, someday I would love to hear that in person! Sunny is Funny!
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Postby Lisa » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:26 pm

I'm with Leigh, sounds like he let one rip..... or did you, Zach? :hehe:
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Postby Zach » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:46 pm

SailleSkinklover wrote:But I'm still chuckling at that! :lol: I wish Chuff Chuff would be a big lizardy Squeaky toy! So far, only my evil little White Lined Gecko makes noise, and he squeals like an angry little cat! Its hilarious too.
Zach, someday I would love to hear that in person! Sunny is Funny!



You are welcome anytime!


Lisa, it sounds like a person, but it really is him. :noknow:

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