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Q & A / Re: New Chinchilla. :)

« on: November 01, 2011, 10:21:50 PM »

well my boys will mount each other trying to show dominance. im not sure how girls will react all i know is none of mine have bitten eachother. its agresstion if they make noises or freak out. if my boys are calm then i usually leave them be

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Q & A / Re: New Chinchilla. :)

« on: November 01, 2011, 07:13:15 PM »

I would suggest letting them fence fight. Put the cages really close together.. the divider is good. once they have noticed each other and start to investigate you can try to get them out together or put them in one anothers cage. this must be done under great supervision. Iwould recomend putting them in the new ones cage since the other is dominant. If you dont want to do this play time together is your best bet. it may take time for them to not be aggressive towards eachother it just depends on their personalities.

as for bonding. try just sticking your hand in the cage and letting her sniff it. or have a treat or something she would be interested in. talk to her and eventually you can try and pick her up. be very aware of their noises and body language.

good luck and i hope this helps

ive had my 4 babies for over a month and its still some time before i can put the one in with the two that live together. then again they are all males and quite pissy sometimes.

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Health / Re: Eye Concern

« on: October 17, 2011, 06:41:20 PM »

will do thanks for the advice

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Health / Re: Eye Concern

« on: October 16, 2011, 09:50:48 PM »

I didnt see any discharge and the fur isnt matted just flat. I think taking him to the vet is the safest way to go.

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Health / Eye Concern

« on: October 15, 2011, 09:47:57 PM »

I had my one chin out and noticed that he was scratching at his one eye so i took a look at it. the skin around it is pink im not sure if its from him scratching for what. he doesnt have crust around it but the fur isnt a fluffy around his eye like the other side. He also squints his one eye. Im not sure if its an allergy or if he just has a piece of dust or something in his eye. If anyone has answers as to why this might be and if it needs to be checked out by a vet.

I dont want him hurting or itchy. Ive had rabbits that got weepy eye and this isnt anything like it. It worries me and Im looking for answers. Thanks

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General Chat / Re: Want to own chinchilla

« on: October 11, 2011, 10:38:26 PM »

they are great. they are my children pretty much they all have such different personalities too. different needs and likes.

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General Chat / Re: Want to own chinchilla

« on: October 11, 2011, 07:40:45 PM »

Personally all four of my chins were from craigslist. they are all in good health and are great pets. as long as you are only looking for a pet and not to breed i would say either. its all up to you. most chins on sites like craigslist they know nothing to little about chinnies arent well taken care of as in the case for our most recent two but they have cleaned p\up real nice and are even starting to bond with us. so it depends how much you want to spend and if you are looking for gender specific because most petsmarts only sell males at least thats true in my state.

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Q & A / Marking his territory?

« on: October 07, 2011, 04:02:46 PM »

Last night while I had out one of my male chins he had been running around on the couch I was sitting on it as well. he came over to me and scooted his behind up and down my leg. I know dogs do this when their anal sacs need emptied (marking their territory) in the case of my chin is he doing the same thing? this is the first time he has done this. I just don't get why he would mark me when hes more bonded to my husband. Just curious as to why he did this and if it needs checked out by a vet.

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Q & A / Re: Chins not getting along

« on: October 04, 2011, 10:20:53 PM »

they do that get away type bark their warning signal. then either the one kinda pushes the other or they will wrestle. they havent bitten and i will just say stop and they stop right away. I still havent figured out who starts it though. cuz their noises get my attention not them being physical. that comes after the noise. The one is kinda of more dominant than the other but it hasnt been a problem. he seems to protect his friend like when it comes time to get their poo off the shelves and feeding and treats the more dominant one will not let me get near his buddy. the other is really shy and like to stay in the corner when the cage is open. since they were rescues we dont know if they were always together or not, the previous owners didnt know. since they havent hurt one another i do think they just need space from eachother and more to do. i havent had time to get them more play toys but i will in the next couple of days. when im around them they usually only have their "moments" once or twice in a day.

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Q & A / Re: Chins not getting along

« on: October 04, 2011, 05:03:23 PM »

they have some hidey places and that seems to be what happens with these guys the one will be on the ledge and the other will want to as well. ends with noises. lol. thanks for the help i just hope giving them more to do will allow them to stay together.

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Q & A / Re: Chins not getting along

« on: October 04, 2011, 03:19:08 PM »

those are great ideas. that does seem to be the problem that they invade each others space.

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Q & A / Re: Chins not getting along

« on: October 04, 2011, 12:06:58 PM »

I will have to look into those. thanks. they do seem to need to stimulating things than the others. crazy chins.

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Q & A / Re: Chins not getting along

« on: October 04, 2011, 07:58:25 AM »

that might be the case. but seeing as the bowl was ceramic i dont want to see them break it while we arent home and somehow get injured. what toys would you suggest. we have lots of wood blocks for them to nibble on.

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Q & A / Re: Chins not getting along

« on: October 03, 2011, 06:12:15 PM »

all our chins are males. our goal is to get them all friendly with each other. we have had them for about 3 weeks. we have had the same routine for them since we got them. so its nothing that has changed in their environment. or a female. they just have random mood swings then its all okay. I have even gotten the shy one to wink at me. they are starting to warm up with us. we however did change the bowl their food is in to one they cant knock over. it used to be just a simple bowl on their shelf, now its attached to the side of the cage seeing as these two are quite destructive. do you think they just feel couped up? we give them about 30 min of play time a night but maybe they need more to blow off steam? we are still semi new to this chin thing and with them all having different personalities its tough to know what each one needs. we have our other two pretty figured out but these news ones are tough. any advice is great.

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Q & A / Chins not getting along

« on: October 03, 2011, 03:28:10 PM »

We rescued two chinchillas from getting left to die, they have been in the same cage for as long as their previous owner remembers. They have gotten along great snuggling together and being brothers pretty much. They arent litter mates that we know of due to the fact that one is black and one is a heterogeneous grey(er brown). The past couple days they have been making noises at each other, the "get away" noise. they make the noise and step away from each other then 10 minutes later everything is fine. They haven't physically fought that i have seen. I am just curious as to why this would be happening and how I can get them to get along again. I dont want to have to split them up because they have been together for so long even during play time. And ive heard mates even same gender can get depressed or even die if their friend disappears.

If anyone has any insight as to why they aren't on the best of term that would be great.