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Snickerdoodlesmom

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Hair rings
« on: January 27, 2013, 09:39:45 AM »

I haven't thought much about this subject until now, but how important is it to check for hair rings? I am slightly worried about doing it myself. Will snickerdoodle be  upset that I am touching him there? I haven't done this before (yes, I know I should've) and don't know what to expect.
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Re: Hair rings
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 12:23:39 PM »

Generally, from what I have noticed with my 6 boys, is on the regular, I find them with their penis out cleaning it. I would watch for this behavior (from what I have seen during the day). If you see this, then I would see no problems with possible hair rings. If he is doing this then he should not get any hair rings. From what I have learned chins are normally pretty good with taking care of that type of things themselves.
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Re: Hair rings
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 04:13:29 PM »

Chinchillas don't really care so much that you are checking.  They care more that you are holding them still on their back.  I find it easier to get one person to hold the chinchilla and another person to check.   It only takes a few seconds.
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Re: Hair rings
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 04:48:36 PM »

He cleans himself often though. I also often find him masturbating; do I still need to do it?
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