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Title: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: Andriani on April 02, 2011, 12:12:32 PM

could someone help on taming my babies ?

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on April 02, 2011, 07:45:11 PM

No taming required, just handle and love them. Or are you trying to get them to do something?????

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: jmdebb on April 02, 2011, 07:49:49 PM

i can do better than deb, just give them to me.. but i keep them.. :2funny:

seriously if you mean by accepting you, go slow, don't rush things, don't attempt to pick him up and put your hand near him until he gets used to you.

like what you can do, is open he door and just put your arm in, so your hand is in there, let him come up to you, let him sniff, if you make any fast movements, being new, he will most likely run away... so just sit still, keep doing this for a bit, then slowly move a finger and attempt to give him scritches. 

chins take time to gain trust. 

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: Andriani on April 03, 2011, 03:18:24 AM

ok thanks!

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on April 03, 2011, 09:59:41 AM

Quote

i can do better than deb, just give them to me.. but i keep them..

;)

I was thinking kits, ya know new born lol.
So fill us in, you have a new young chin that is bouncing off the walls and hard to handle??? yes???
How old and what have you been doing thus far?

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: Andriani on April 04, 2011, 06:56:44 AM

they are 1month and 4 days old.
and now i put my hand in the cage and let them come to me or i take them out of the cage and just playing

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on April 04, 2011, 11:53:14 AM

I start right from birth.They get handled and played with and passed around every day.

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: Jhenderson27 on April 04, 2011, 02:04:07 PM

I agree with debbie, everyone of my kits that grew up in our house was in our hands daily, passed between my gf and I and they have become wonderfully hand friendly.  Expect they are all shredded wheat monsters.  But hey gotta love em!

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: jmdebb on April 05, 2011, 11:30:23 PM

Quote from: Debbie.nl.ca on April 03, 2011, 09:59:41 AM

Quote

i can do better than deb, just give them to me.. but i keep them..

;)

I was thinking kits, ya know new born lol.
So fill us in, you have a new young chin that is bouncing off the walls and hard to handle??? yes???
How old and what have you been doing thus far?

okay i'm confused now. i was just joking around, like saying  since she didn't know what to do i'll take them off her hands..because of what you said.. so i was like, i'll take them... did that make sense..

Title: Re: how to tame baby chinchillas?
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on April 07, 2011, 11:31:17 AM

I got you thought it was funny :D