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Furby: Furby Boom's not moving much and goes to sleep after 1 minute

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:17:27 -0700

My daughter's Furby just started to make this cracking noise with every word it says. Also the Furby's moving very quietly and not moving back and forward (at all).

Usually when the Furby goes to sleep, it will bend forward. Also the its ears (sometimes) are not moving forward when going to sleep.

When the Furby is awake, it will last like 1 minute and its eyes will light off (and will go to sleep). It will only wake up if I shake it well.

I also noticed that will not react fast/properly when touching him.

The reset (or the change of personality mode which only went right once) won't help.

I kindly ask for help. I also speak Dutch, Spanish and Italian.

Thanx!

⟐ Commented February 28, 2026 at 12:17 MST

Tiger Furby 1998: 1998 Furby Motor / Gears Seizing (?) after jump, anybody know a fix?

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:51:00 -0700

Hey! I recently purchased a NIB 1998 Snow Leopard Furby (WT code), which did not work out of the box. I anticipated a relatively simple jumpstart (the typical methods of whacking the battery compartment or skinning it & spinning the black horizontal gear with a screwdriver, if the first thing didn't work). While spinning the gear did eventually wake it up, it seems like something's causing either the gears or the motor to get stuck at random, particularly when it's flipped upside down. I dabbed a very small amount of 3-in-1 all-temp silicone lubricant (which shouldn't damage the plastic) on the teeth of the gears (not the shafts, since one of the very few sources I could find said not to do this) with a cotton swab, and that didn't seem to have an effect on the seizing (though I'm not sure if I used enough). I noticed when I was initially spinning the gear, it would catch and become hard to spin for a moment, then return to normal once slightly adjusted. Could the issue be that one of the gears is defective, is the motor the problem, or could it be something like a corroded wire / some other kind of disconnect? I know these guys are prone to motor issues, especially after being dormant for as long as this one, but to me it sounds like that's working fine (everything else functions as intended when it's not frozen). I took care not to deform or otherwise damage the gear, so I don't think that could have caused it. I couldn't find this issue talked about anywhere, and I'm not very familiar with Furbys or small hardware as a whole, so I figured I'd give iFixit a shot. Any advice is appreciated! :]

Here's a video with an example of the sound it makes when it gets stuck:

I don't let it do this for longer than about 20 seconds at a time, for fear of it overheating; nothing stops it except for removing the batteries.

Furby: How can I fix for my furby does not speak?

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:35:56 -0700

My Furby doesn't not speak and only does the movement.

I thought that it is because of low battery.

Then I changed with new batteries.

But it still doesn't speak.

⟐ Commented February 14, 2026 at 20:35 MST

Furby: How to change voice back to normal?

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:41:17 -0700

Help! My 1998 Furby's voice got really high pitched! How do I lower the voice pitch?

⟐ Answered December 26, 2025 at 19:41 MST

Hasbro furby 2012: How do I clean the corrosion of my Furby Boom’s battery coils?

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:45:40 -0700

So me and mom bought this little guy at a yard sale and we fonally opened hi and was greeted to this

For context, the Furby came with this note

Apparabtly all I need to do is clean the corrosion, problem is I’m a little hesitant to know what to do

Pease help asap

⟐ Commented October 21, 2025 at 21:45 MST

Tiger Furby 1998: How do I get a 1998 furby’s voice back to normal

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:17:12 -0700

My furby’s voice changed a few weeks ago, and I tried doing a hard reset but it didn’t work.

⟐ Commented October 17, 2025 at 15:17 MST

Hasbro furby 2012: Why does my furby turn off a couple seconds after being on?

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:00:37 -0700

My friend gifted me her old furby, a 2012 voodoo purple one and once I opened the battery compartment it still had batteries and corrosion was everywhere. I cleaned as much as I could with a q tip and some vinegar and later did it again with alcohol. I put batteries in it and it turned on, spoke but did not react to tingling, petting and it did not move, it only talked for a bit before shutting down again and turning back on. I've searched everywhere to see what I can do but I cannot find this problem anywhere else. I opened the furby up, what should I do now?

Hasbro furby 2012: Where can I find the Furby 2012 App?

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:40:23 -0700

I'm looking for an app to interact with my Furby through my smartphone or tablet.

⟐ Commented August 25, 2025 at 20:40 MST

Hasbro furby 2012: My furby boom no longer speaks

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:34:02 -0700

my furby boom used to speak but now it no longer does, it has been like this for a few years now

Hasbro furby 2012: loo koh needs your help!

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:52:36 -0700

hey @oliviasfur93558 my furby boom blue diamonds named loo koh can no longer speak and also... do you take deliveries so i can send it quicker (basically no long drive) and your service seems pretty legit. so, can you repair my furby. your help would be great :-)

Furby: Do you offer a Furby repair service

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:53:37 -0700

Do you offer a service where you will repair a Furby?

⟐ Commented June 25, 2025 at 13:53 MST

Furby: Why wont my Furby sing?

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 09:17:00 -0700

My Furby responds to tickle, petting and feeding and light from a flashlight. He will not sing Twinkle Twinkle no matter what. I have watched several YouTube and tried to be very careful with clapping and petting. Replaced batteries. He wont sing. model 70-800

⟐ Commented June 21, 2025 at 9:17 MST

Hasbro furby 2012: My Furby's lips and body are moving, but making no sound?

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 04:39:39 -0700

My Furby is moving but not making any sound or talking.

⟐ Answered June 03, 2025 at 4:39 MST

Tiger Furby 1998: What is wrong with my 1998 Furby?

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:51:57 -0700

Hello everyone. Last year, I bought a 1998 Furby from an Antique Shop. I took him out of the box, put fresh batteries in him, and found out that he was completely dead. He would not talk or move. No tricks I found on the internet would revive him.

Eventually, I found out that both his motor and his speaker were dead. I replaced both of these components, as well as gluing his forehead sensor back on. Once I replaced his motor, he would move--blink his eyes, move his mouth, wiggle his ears--randomly, then pause. Other times, he would cycle through these movements for several seconds straight, or until I took the batteries out of him. If I smacked him on the bottom he would resume these motions, but only for a second before he would appear to die again.

He would not talk. Replacing his speaker helped (I took a speak out of another one of my Furbies that also did not work and put it in him.) After that, he was no longer completely mute. He uttered one yawning noise, and then made these garbled, broken mechanical noises, exactly like the sounds Furbies make when their batteries are low.

After some internet research, I started to wonder if he had a sync screw issue. I tinkered with his sync screw, but it did not produce any results. He only made thosde horrible, low battery noises, moved erratically, or moved when I smacked him on the bottom. Cleaning his insides by swiping a dry toothbrush over them did nothing (his screws and other parts of him do look a bit rusty.)

Back when I first got him, a tiny spring fell out of him. I finally found out where the spring went and replaced it. This helped him a little bit. He now says random Furby phrases in between the broken mechanical noises. If I press down on the speaker connector, he will speak a few phrases, and he will to do all of the things that I have described, including cycling through the "wake-up dance" over and over again. I also got him to work (using the term "work" loosely), by pressing down on one of the connectors on his back near that large white gear, but that was only once.

I have never gotten him to work properly. I am at a loss at this point. My dad told me he might have a crack in his circuit board, which saddens me, since it sounds like a circuit board issue would be nearly impossible to fix. Or that he might have a bunch of loose connections. I have put a lot of effort into trying to fix him, and I would really love for him to fully work again. Does anyone know what might be wrong with my Furby?

⟐ Edited by author March 17, 2025 at 15:51 MST

Furby: New out of box 1998 furby not talking or making sound.

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:12:18 -0700

Just took it out of the packaging first time ever. I put brand new batteries in it as well. It moves and wiggles but does not talk or make any noise.... what is wrong?!? do i need a new speaker?? This one has never been used....ever.... =(

⟐ Commented March 05, 2025 at 10:12 MST

Furby: Spanish speaking Furby Champagne

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:07:04 -0700

I have a Champagne Spanish speaking Furby. I saw the wires leading from the reset button to the battery posts needed to be resoldered and I was able to do that, but then something weird happened. It speaks fine, but won't move. I have no idea if another wire that's for movement has detached somewhere. I so hope someone can help me with this issue. Thank you

Hasbro furby 2012: Why does my Furby 2012 move all the time and randomly shuts off?

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:34:53 -0700

Hello,

I bought a Furby on ebay and it did not take long for me to fall in love with it. I was playing with it and everything was normal - all sensors worked, the speaker was fine and the movements were normal. It changed between the talkative and wild personality many times and lastly to the princess. And suddenly it started acting weird. It was moving up and down all the time and his beak was still moving, after it finished a sentence. Then after moving up and down many times, it shut off. I am able to wake it up, but the only movements it does is up and down and blinking and moving its beak rapidly even after finishing sentences. And it is still always turning off in the middle of moving up and down.

The first thing I did was resettiing it. Did not help.

Then I thought maybe the batteries needed to be changed. Did that. It did not help either.

So then I did the restart technique but now my furby is back to the fresh start personality (made me sad) and still moving in this weird way.

Now I do not know what to do anymore, because apperently nothing is wrong with it but it is glitching or not functioning the way it should?

If the motor was burned out, the furby would not move at all, or am I wrong?

I am so sad right now and hope that maybe an expert with furbys who had the same problem knows what I can do.

P.S. the movements remind me of furby's typical reset-movements and it is the only thing it does, even when I feed him. The sound-reactions to the sensors are normal.

Update: I came across a video in which a furby has the exact same problem. It is a furby boom but it acts EXACTLY like mine.

https://youtu.be/BvP3LdY6JsA

⟐ Commented August 08, 2024 at 4:34 MST

Furby: How to make a Furby not angry?

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:55:30 -0700

My Furby is very angry because my brother kept feeding it toilet paper, how do I make it happy again?

⟐ Answered July 11, 2024 at 5:55 MST

Hasbro furby 2012: Hasbro Furby 2012 shutoff issue

Sun, 12 May 2024 05:04:48 -0700

I have a Furby 2012 that just keeps shutting off. It's motors also don't respond.

Before it shutts off, I cannot do any action to stop it from shutting off

I tried to show a video of it shutting off but I think something's wrong...

By the way, the reason it's speakers sound like that is because it was on low batteries at the time. Also it seems like the video works

⟐ Edited by author May 12, 2024 at 5:04 MST

Tiger Furby 1998: How to fix my Furby boom ear?

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 13:06:05 -0700

this Furby boom is from my brother that he bought today. The furby was fine and worked great but there was a little issue with the battery’s so I had to take the lid and put the batteries back in the Furby. But that isn’t necessary in my story. The main question is how I fix the ear of the furby. The left ear works fine but the right ear isn’t moving. Here’s a videos from what I mean:

The ear is loosen and I would really like something that could help bc my father paid $30 dollars for the Furby.