Chinchilla Community Forums

Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: chinclub on July 27, 2006, 07:05:39 AM

Title: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: chinclub on July 27, 2006, 07:05:39 AM

I never really thought about it until I took in a rescue that had a very swollen and disfigured hand.  We have had to keep a close eye on it to be sure it was healing and in doing so we realized how much our little chinchilla really wanted to use it!!  Even before it was back to normal he would sit and hand food to his left hand with his right trying to find a way to hold it.  I am happy to say that the hand is now back to normal size and he has full use of it now but this has shown us that our chinchilla is certainly left-handed. This got us wondering if all chinchillas (like humans) favor one hand or another and if so, which hand is most commonly used.

So, go hand your little chinchillas a few treats or toys and take our poll to let us know what you find out!!

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: FluffBall on July 27, 2006, 07:49:00 AM

both of mine use thier left hands to eat all the time I never thought about it either?
I love watching them hold things and eat and stuff it is so cute
aww heck they are always cute!!!!!!!!!!! ::silly::

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Jo Ann on July 27, 2006, 08:27:37 AM

::silly:: Of the 5 adults and 7 kits in the living room:

Jewell & Piper are left-handed.  :::grins::
Toofie & Jay-Jay are right-handed.  :::grins::
Giget, uses both (I guess, with quads you have to be ambidextrous!) rofl

One of the 7 kits is right handed.  ;D
The other six are undecided at this point.      ::shrug::

I'll just do the numbers on the other 200 sometime this week ... no break-down of who's who. :D

 ::wave::
Jo Ann

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Summer on July 27, 2006, 10:39:49 AM

;)Hi Chinpo is right and Ping is left, it was fun watching them to find out. ::silly:: ::silly::

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Chinderella on July 27, 2006, 11:52:38 AM

:) Delano is right-handed, Gage is left-handed, and they are the sweetest little boys in the world!

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Summer on July 27, 2006, 01:17:13 PM

  ;)I can't to find out what my girls are. ::silly:: ::silly:: ::silly:: ::silly::

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Summer on July 27, 2006, 02:41:21 PM

:-[ can't Wait is what I meant :-[

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Joyce on July 27, 2006, 03:17:15 PM

 :::grins::  Well, Mia is totally right handed.  I certainly have spent enough time with her lately to know that!   Hehehehe  ;D

I'll be interested to see what the rest are over the next few days!

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Sweetnessheart on July 27, 2006, 09:33:57 PM

I gave Tippy (my baby-3 month old) a treat tonight and he is right handed....I will have to check the rest of my little critters :::grins::

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: tinabeana on July 28, 2006, 10:12:56 AM

Maggie appears to favor her left hand only slightly, most of the time she uses both hands.

I gave her a raisen yesterday and she bit it in half, with a piece in each hand, it was soo cute.

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Sweetnessheart on July 28, 2006, 03:51:00 PM

I gave each of my chinchillas their treat this afternoon and took a poll.  5 are left handed and 4 are right handed. rofl

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Stacy on August 30, 2006, 09:19:31 AM

Roo is left and Buddy seems to use both.

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Lauren_201 on September 13, 2006, 09:19:45 PM

Both of my furry children are ambidextrous.

Title: Re: Is your chinchilla right-handed or left-handed?
Post by: Chin_Vinny on September 15, 2006, 10:00:52 AM

hmm, both of mine hold their food in the right hand every time ive seen them, but when they want something outside of the cage they reach with their left, not sure if that counts as ambi or not, they tend to use right hand to do the nose wipe thing as well