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Chinchilla Grooming Me
« on: July 03, 2013, 08:39:54 PM »
So recently one of my chins has begun to take a huge interest in styling my hair!! I know he's grooming me and that's a good thing but I'm worried he's eating my hair. Should I discourage him doing it since that could be a possibility? (I have been letting him do it so far, but now he is doing it more often and longer) Thanks:)!
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Re: Chinchilla Grooming Me
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2013, 04:40:45 AM »
Are you noticing any damage to your hair? Honestly I don't know the answer to that. The fibers would have to be long enough to tangle together and ball up inside the gut for there to be a problem and I wouldn't know how to quantify that.
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Re: Chinchilla Grooming Me
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2013, 03:43:36 PM »
They have chewed off at most 2 inches but I find it on the floor, so hopefully they're not eating it!
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Re: Chinchilla Grooming Me
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2013, 06:11:23 AM »
Yikes! That sounds like a lot of damage.
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Re: Chinchilla Grooming Me
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2013, 08:32:24 PM »
Usually not that much tho!! Usually they chew and pull on my baby hairs..they will groom my boyfriend's leg and pull out his hairs!! Ouch!!
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