Hi, I just today brought home a 6 month old female chinchilla (Daisy). I'm hoping she will eventually warm up to my current chin, a 5 yr old male (Dewey).
Anyway, I noticed Daisy had some poops stuck to her fur. I held her and gently plucked them off, then I offered her a dust bath. She didn't know what to do with it! She just walked around in the dust, and then walked away. (It's a super pets bath house). I put her back inside, and she turned some circles on her feet, and then hopped out again. She wouldn't roll and get her fur clean. I thought this was natural instinct. Dewey LOVES to dust, so it was strange watching her pay no attention. Do I need to help her learn by offering her the bath house 2-3 times a day? Or do you think she's just kind of stressed taking in her new surroundings that she didn't feel like bathing right now, but she will when she's ready? Should I try offering her dust in an open dish..? Anyone ever had trouble getting their baby chins to dust?