Does Anyone Else's Gecko "Chirp"?

[callofspacey]

Hi, everyone!

So a little while ago I noticed some weird squeaky noises coming from my gecko's cage and he was standing by his food bowl chirping at me! It sounded like a really tiny sneeze. As soon as I gave him food, he stopped. Does anyone else have experience with this? I have heard of leopard gecko's chirping, but had never seen it for myself so it was a little startling. Also, does anyone know what purpose chirping serves? It seemed like he was trying to get my attention (for food in this instance) but I honestly didn't know geckos were intelligent enough to put something like that together.

Let me know if you have any input!

P.S. I put this in the Food & Feeding Issues thread since I've only seen my guy do this regarding food. Hopefully this isn't too off-topic!

 

[Dogstar5988]

I've only seen mine chirp when I startle him. They do odd things when they are excited so maybe he was excited about the possibility of food. I guess it works for you because you will know when he is hungry!

 

[ReptiFiles]

Leopard geckos have been known to chirp at their humans when hungry. It generally means that they are unhappy about something — in this case, most likely the empty food bowl. They're actually quite vocal little critters!

Read more here: Leopard Gecko Handling & Body Language Tips.