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Fun and Games / Re: I need testers for a new chinchilla game
« on: December 28, 2011, 12:09:40 PM »
Great job I used my phone and played it.
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I agree. Urinating is a clear defense mechanism. She is saying "Stay away! You're scaring me!" She will never come to trust your father or you if he continues to force her to be held when she is clearly not ready for that.
Also, what he is doing is potentially VERY dangerous! Chinchillas have a floating ribcage, which means the bottom of the rib cage is open, not attached to anything. I would be willing to bet money your father is squeezing her around the midsection when he grabs at her. This could easily break one of her ribs and puncture a lung, which would cause her to die a slow and very painful death. PLEASE have him read this. If he is going to keep this chinchilla in the house he MUST be willing to let her learn to trust him on her own time. He will never gain her trust the way he is doing things now. Every time he grabs at her he is scaring her. It would be better to place the chinchilla in someone else's home than allow her to live a life of terror.