Hello,
I have two chinchillas and for the past 8 months or so they have been having fur issues. It might be fur chewing, or it might even be there food not containing enough nutrients, but I want to make sure exactly what it is because I am starting to feel bad for the little guys. A couple facts:
-The food they have is a very cheap $3 bag of food from walmart supposedly designed for chinchillas, guinea pigs, and rabbits. (I do not belive this is true though since I fed it to my guinea pig and it got scurvy from vitamin C deficiency)
-One is male and the other is female and they are inseperable
-They have a 5 story cage with a house and plenty of toys
-They get out to play when I get a chance
-I give them usually 2 dustbaths a week
I have looked up both fur chewing and problems with food and want any opinions I can get, I do not see them ever chewing on eachother except for a little bitting to bathe that only lasts a second or two. Below is an image of one of them, any help would be appreciated.