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Health / Re: Just want to make sure about there fur...

« on: August 28, 2011, 07:56:56 PM »

:UPDATE:

   I gave the chinchillas new food, formulated especially for chinchillas I also give them a bath usually 1-2 times a week and it is a constant 70-75 here in the basement. I have also switched them from timothy hay too alfalfa due to the female recently giving birth to a newborn. I am happy to say that so far it looks like a healthy newborn and is feeding from his wonderful parents perfectly. Even tried to run on the wheel. As for the fur I am guessing it is from the female having chewed on both herself and her hubby. I say this cause I noticed she has a couple patches missing on top of her back legs where she can reach and the males fur was perfect till I put her in the cage (Does this seem plausible?). Other than the fur condition they are three very healthy chins.

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Health / Re: Just want to make sure about there fur...

« on: April 28, 2011, 12:14:35 PM »

Thank you so far for your guys's input, I have taken your advice and recently bought better food, I went to the petstore where I bought one of them and asked what they use to feed there chinchillas and bought some of it, it was about 10 dollars a bag, 3x more expensive but worth it for my chinchilas. I also bought them better dust too. I do not belive they can be too warm though, for the most part it has been winter here in Vermont and the basement I keep them in is usually an average of 50 degrees or so. Below is a closer version of the pic (I would retake a newer one but am currently 2 hours away from them at college).

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Health / Just want to make sure about there fur...

« on: April 26, 2011, 02:34:38 PM »

Hello,
    I have two chinchillas and for the past 8 months or so they have been having fur issues. It might be fur chewing, or it might even be there food not containing enough nutrients, but I want to make sure exactly what it is because I am starting to feel bad for the little guys. A couple facts:
-The food they have is a very cheap $3 bag of food from walmart supposedly designed for chinchillas, guinea pigs, and rabbits. (I do not belive this is true though since I fed it to my guinea pig and it got scurvy from vitamin C deficiency)
-One is male and the other is female and they are inseperable
-They have a 5 story cage with a house and plenty of toys
-They get out to play when I get a chance
-I give them usually 2 dustbaths a week

I have looked up both fur chewing and problems with food and want any opinions I can get, I do not see them ever chewing on eachother except for a little bitting to bathe that only lasts a second or two. Below is an image of one of them, any help would be appreciated.