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Health / Behavior problem with female chin

« on: July 18, 2010, 10:10:49 PM »

We own two chins. One male (Bonkers) and one female (Lola) Our female, fights us tooth and nail when it comes to cage extraction.  She bites, barks, leaps off the bars/ETC.  The only way to avoid this, is to hold her bath up to the door.  Once out, she still looks very frightened but is otherwise sweet as can be.  She cannot wait to get back into her cage, for some reason.  Whenever we get near the cage, she goes crazy again wanting back in.

Also, although she does not physically harm Bonkers.  She is very possessive over the food/water.  When he hops up to eat, she jumps on top of the bowl, barks at him until he backs off.  We have to remove her from the cage to allow him to eat, as he has lost weight over it.  Is there anything we can do, to resolve the issues?  They have been living in the same cage, for about 7 months.

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Q & A / Re: Need advice with a male/female chin

« on: January 22, 2010, 10:49:58 PM »

Thank you very much for all of your advice and compliments.  The reason we decided on a female, is we heard that two chins of the same gender could be a problem.  We still let them play together, and have no issue with keeping them in separate housing.  We do not wish to become breeders ourselves. Chinchillas, are magnificent creatures and I don't mind paying any extra costs from a reputable breeder in the future.

There is too much I don't know to be a breeder, I would feel awful if Bonkers or Lola or any off spring had to be put down as a result of improper breeding.  Thank you again!! I look forward to talking to you all in the future

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Q & A / Re: Need advice with a male/female chin

« on: January 22, 2010, 07:11:29 PM »

This, is Lola.


This, is Bonkers.


Sorry about the quality.  We don't have a very good camera yet.
Thank you so much for your help!

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Q & A / Re: Need advice with a male/female chin

« on: January 22, 2010, 12:02:18 PM »

This is Hoss's fiancee. I have had chinchillas in the past and they breed. I kept one of the babies and he was smaller at 6months compared to Lola now.  We can't say for certain her age. We THINK she is older than six months going only by size.  We bought her at a pet store and they knew very little about her.  We don't even know Bonkers' age. On the first day we put them together he tried to mate with her and a few days after that but he stopped really trying after that. They also look different.  Bonkers looks more like a bunny in the face and Lola looks almost like a rat in the face. We weren't really looking for them to mate we just wanted bonkers to have a friend. Is that enough info if not please ask anything you would like to know.  Thank you for all your time.

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Q & A / Need advice with a male/female chin

« on: January 21, 2010, 11:10:45 PM »

Hello, we own two Chinchillas.  One is a male named "Bonkers" the female is named "Lola"  We have had our male for almost a year, and our female for a little over a month.  The problem I am having, is after the introduction phase we put them in one cage to live together.  They got along great, and really seem to enjoy the company.  All of a sudden, be begins pulling her fur out of the top of her head.  We thought it may be just nerves, until we awoke to her ear being all bit up....

She is doing okay, we have separated them into different cages and monitor them when we let them play together.  The thought of putting her back in with our male, terrifies me.  Which is why I am writing this.  We love both of our Chins, they play well together.  However, should we keep them in separate cages on a permanent basis, since the male is being so aggressive?  I am wondering why he would be so aggressive toward a female chin??

BTW:  I am new, will have some pics up of our Chins when I have some more time.