I just checked it 5 minutes ago, it seems to have healed a lot! I took a picture although there isn't a lot to see, the red/black dot at the bottom of the foot is where the wound was. I can't believe how fast it has healed!
I have assumed that maybe he has caught one of his callouses on his foot when jumping around and tore a bit off, however I can't be 100% certain. I have checked the joints and there is no visible swelling.
Yes, he was chewing the wound. Bad chin!
It was about the size of a little finger nail.
He has a wire floored cage with cat litter in a tray underneath however he has so many perches and shelves that he never goes on the bottom of the cage, at least not that I've seen. It is changed once every 5 days usually, this is only because it gets full of hay as he scatters it everywhere! He has two huge wooden platforms, and has playtime everyday on a soft carpet.
He gets a dust bath every other day and has access to it during playtime, he usually spends around 15 minutes in total. He uses the only one that Pets At Home sell, it's made by B and D and is just called Chinchilla dusting powder. No I live in the UK so it's very wet here usually haha!
Oh he has a luxury diet, Pets at Home Chinchilla pellets and timothy hay and then treats of either rosehips or Xtra Vital Chinchilla Muesli, I prefer to use this as treats instead of a food as with muesli they just tend to eat the bits that they like and therefore don't get a balanced diet.
He does get dry ears, hence why I limit his dust baths.
Ps. Here is Henry when I was trying to take a picture of his foot, he was more than a little confused haha!
Pps. If you are wondering why there is newpaper on the other cage behind him it's because I recently got an 18 week old Chin and he is very skittish so he benefits from the extra shelter. It's not that my house is a mess or that I just leave things lying around in their room for them to chew haha!
