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Health / I think I have a problem, but not sure
« on: June 28, 2010, 06:09:57 PM »
I have a female chinchilla that I got last july. She was housed with a mosaic male after I introduced them slowly. She was supposed to be over a year I think... and He was 3 years I think. In December the mosaic died and shortly after she seemed depressed so I got a young male (that was born in November) and housed them together. They have bonded exceptionally well. She has never been pregnant, but here's the problem.
We recently switched feeds to a comparable rabbit feed (I know people say its wrong, but we compared nutrition and I feel its the best thing to be feeding them). I honestly don't weight them but I handle them from time to time. The other day I picked her up and she was huge. Do chinchillas get bloat? She still has an appetite, stools are normal, she is just HUGE! I just figured that since she has never been pregnant before and she was with a male for so long. Help?
We recently switched feeds to a comparable rabbit feed (I know people say its wrong, but we compared nutrition and I feel its the best thing to be feeding them). I honestly don't weight them but I handle them from time to time. The other day I picked her up and she was huge. Do chinchillas get bloat? She still has an appetite, stools are normal, she is just HUGE! I just figured that since she has never been pregnant before and she was with a male for so long. Help?