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Q & A / New unhealthy behaviour
« on: May 11, 2011, 10:13:50 AM »
Hi there, I joined this community because of an issue I've noticed with my 4 year old chinchilla, and was hoping someone could give me some advice. Ive had her in the same large cage since I first got her and have never had an issue with her chewing plastic before, so the plastic flats in the cage have never been a problem. However, the last month or so I can't seem to do anything to stop her from chewing up this plastic, i tried getting her new things to chew on, thinking that she was perhaps bored with what was in her cage -- ive tried everything, different kinds of wood and mineral chews of different shaps and varieties, even flavoured things, but she still choses to chew on the plastic? Does anyone know what could have started this behavioural change? And is there any suggestions of how I could get her to stop chewing on the plastic!? I know it can't be good for her health, not to mention the danger the jagged plastic edges pose to her. Is my only option to get a new, non-plastic, cage?
Any suggestions would be great, thanks!
Any suggestions would be great, thanks!