Much clearer!
...my room mate apparently opened the stop between the boys and girls and apparently one of the girls.. (she cant remember which...) was breeding with one of the boys..
...when I said very well pregnant..i didnt mean...very pregnant...I mean..possibly mated and possibly pregnant...
When (the date) was it that one of the females was seen breeding with one of the males? (Unless one of them are sterile, she is probably pregnant.)
Yes, the drop of weight after the birth of a kit is normal. Just remember, it should not be below her normal weight prior to getting pregnant, or the pregnancy has been a strain on her and she will need some R & R time before being allowed to get pregnant again.
As far as my boys, they dont even acknoledge the girls being under them unless the cages as open to each other. (They are way more interested in each other...lol)
Now, to be serious ... they may not acknowledge the girls at this point, but, there will probably come a day (when one of the girls is in season) that they both want to breed the female in season. At this time, there can be a very tragic fight between them, injuring the both and/or killing one or both. I had a father and son together for 7 months, they got along great ... then one day I found the son almost dead due to the fight ... a female that had been in season many times before, had come in season again.
Please read:
"Housing Male Chinchillas Together ... When Females are Present ... Yea or Nay?" Warning! The pictures are graphic. This shows the damage that can be inflected in a matter of minutes. It is graphic, so if you are squeamish, do not look.
But, IF you are housing males together, or plan to, with females present, you NEED to look. It takes only minutes to inflict severe damage, sometimes resulting in death.
You can find this article at:
http://www.geocities.com/jobernstein1949/ Jo Ann