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Sometime a chinchilla can get fungus. You will notice one or more bald spots and the
skin underneath will look a bit scaly. To treat this buy Desenex or Tinactin, types of
athletes foot powder, which you can find at just about any store. This can be added to the
dust bath (1 heaping teaspoon full to 1 ½ -2 cups of dust.) The fungus should clear right
up in a week or so. Once it is better be sure to disinfect both the dust bath container and
the cage.
Fungus is contagious so wash your hands and arms after touching your chinchilla, also
keep him away from any other chinchillas that don’t already have it.

***If it has not begun to improve in a week, you need to see a vet.