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Health / Re: Broken Whiskers

« on: April 13, 2012, 08:06:27 AM »

Ok so they're fine then XD that post about possibly  having to separate them scared me because I love them sooo much and I would hate to have to separate them because i wouldnt have enough room really for two cages permanently. Ok well thanks for everyones help everything seems fine now.

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Health / Re: Broken Whiskers

« on: April 12, 2012, 06:31:07 PM »

Well most of the time they get on really great, they've been with each other since birth and they cuddle up together to sleep and they play together really happy, they've never fought, they're six months now btw, and one of them only trys to steal treats sometimes in which case the other one will make the complaining noise and she stops. I have only observed humping twice and both times the other one complained and she stopped or ran and she stopped, theres no aggression. So I really hope they'll be fine.

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Health / Re: Broken Whiskers

« on: April 11, 2012, 06:57:46 PM »

Ok well they must be trying to determine whos the boss then  because the one getting her whiskers chewed off is also trying to hump/ steal treats from the one doing the chewing, i hope they figure it out soon I don't want them squabbling  does anyone know what age they should know whos the dominant one at? because i've heard if they don't decide they wont be able to be paired because of fighting and it would break my heart for that to happen.

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Health / Re: Broken Whiskers

« on: March 29, 2012, 04:20:42 AM »

Ok, I wasn't sure what was wrong so I was a bit worried, but after looking at her again today they seem to be starting to grow back so hopefully that has stopped. My other chin has beautiful long whiskers so I feel a bit sorry for her now with her stumpy ones

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Health / Broken Whiskers

« on: March 28, 2012, 04:09:37 PM »

Hi I got my two chinchillas a few months ago and they're very happy and seem healthy, but one of them always seems to have broken and bent whiskers. I have read this can be a symptom of fungal infections but she doesn't have any fur missing or red patches and shes had this for quite a while, also my other chin seems fine. Shes always had quite short fur , shes a violet colour, compared to my standard coloured chin, I was wondering if this was normal in the violet variety. I was wondering could the whiskers be breaking from her getting into mischief or from dominance issues (they are about 5-6 months and have been deciding on the leader recently) or from sleeping in funny positions in the hammock? or should I see a vet about fungal infections? are there any other symptoms I should be looking for? thank you.

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General Chat / Re: Hammock

« on: February 10, 2012, 03:18:54 PM »

I have a hammock for my chinchillas and they adore it, they snuggle in it all day, and they don't chew it up thank god  , but it depends on the chinchilla I think, because I know someone whose chinchilla just chews up any hammocks. So if you have a rampant chewer maybe not the best idea.

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General Chat / Re: Music lover!!

« on: February 10, 2012, 03:16:14 PM »

Mine are the same they adore it, it's really cute 

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General Chat / Re: I need some tips and help with handling please :)

« on: February 10, 2012, 03:14:57 PM »

They're fine about climbing onto me they love it, maybe I should let them climb on my shoulder to bring them out, i'm just worried about them escaping and getting lost somewhere, the thing is their playroom is a different room to where their cage is, so I have to carry them to it.

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General Chat / I need some tips and help with handling please :)

« on: February 07, 2012, 04:29:16 PM »

I recently adopted two beautiful four month old female chinchillas from a rescue centre. They have been very trusting from the beginning as they were used to many people at the rescue centre, they are learning to tolerate petting but the only problem is they haven't been handled much so they struggle a lot when i'm trying to carry them out for their playtime. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for making them feel more reassured and calm when i'm handling them or will it just happen naturally over time? They aren't afraid of me because they run up to me in their cage and they even fall asleep on my lap during playtime.