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Ari and Ingram

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Dry ears?
« on: March 02, 2010, 10:27:19 PM »
I went to petsmart tonight and played with a chinchilla there and he had very soft ears. My chinchilla doesnt. Mines ears are very dry almost crunchy feeling. Even make a sound when I rub them. Is this normal? Is there something I can put on them so they arent so dry? Thanks
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Re: Dry ears?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2010, 07:02:50 PM »
that doesn't sound normal to me, chinchillas ears should be soft and definitely not make any type of noise. i have heard of rubbing bag balm or vitamin E oil to get off the dry skin, but i'm sure other people will offer different things. good luck  ::)
« Last Edit: March 03, 2010, 07:10:45 PM by olivia41 »
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Re: Dry ears?
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2010, 01:03:51 PM »
Olivia is correct.  You can also use baby oil. How often are you giving him a dust bath?  Too much dusting can lead to fry skin.
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Re: Dry ears?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2010, 02:12:35 AM »
He only gets a dust bath twice a week. They have been like that since ive had him. Ill try the tips thanks!
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