Euphoric
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No, I am not kidding.
Backstory:
I been rehabiliating reptiles and rabbits mostly, but got a female Standard female about three weeks ago. She is in good shape, the owners just could no longer care for her.
They have had her for 2 years.
She was eating junk food (Dried veggies and fruit, along with oreos (Yes..oreos) and other bad treats) and no hay.
The food transition is going well. I also took her to the vet who said she checked out fine health wise, which is great considering her diet and plastic eating habits.
She is extremley friendly and sociable..one of those rare chinchillas.
She was in the standard "petsmart" chinchilla starter cage with ramps from shelf to shelf.
I am keeping her in her original until I get my 1 level Ferret Nation fixed (While transporting it, a leg broke..long story)
WELL I took out the ramps because we all know there is no need for ramps for a Chinchilla. Then I noticed something. She didn't move all day (Like in a 12 hour period) from her upper shelf.
At first, I thought she just might be scared and proceded to place her on her food/water shelf
She quickly drank a little bit of water (She was obvioulsy thirsty) and ate an insane amount of hay. She obviously wanted it!
And then proceded not to move from that shelf for the entire night..then morning..then afternoon.
I then tried to coax her by pushing her little behind to jump to the next ramp (The cage isn't big..the shelfs are a small leap away) and she wouldn't do it.
Then as soon as I put the ramps back in, she was up and down her cage exploring and doing the normal chin thing!
I did this for the past 3 weeks..she will not move w/o the ramps!
Worse is that it is the same in playtime..she doesn't jump around like my other chinchillas do! She just walks! I put her on my bed, couch, ect..and she will not jump down from them..or jump up to any other place.
What on EARTH do I do here!?
I mean..the shelves are not even that far away!
She is really eager to come out for playtime..but won't jump from the upper door..she will follow the ramps down, and walk out of the bottom door.
Here is a picture of her...only 3 of her shelves are still wire..the other 3 are wood (I have other wood ones but they are too large since they are cut for the FN)
Backstory:
I been rehabiliating reptiles and rabbits mostly, but got a female Standard female about three weeks ago. She is in good shape, the owners just could no longer care for her.
They have had her for 2 years.
She was eating junk food (Dried veggies and fruit, along with oreos (Yes..oreos) and other bad treats) and no hay.
The food transition is going well. I also took her to the vet who said she checked out fine health wise, which is great considering her diet and plastic eating habits.
She is extremley friendly and sociable..one of those rare chinchillas.
She was in the standard "petsmart" chinchilla starter cage with ramps from shelf to shelf.
I am keeping her in her original until I get my 1 level Ferret Nation fixed (While transporting it, a leg broke..long story)
WELL I took out the ramps because we all know there is no need for ramps for a Chinchilla. Then I noticed something. She didn't move all day (Like in a 12 hour period) from her upper shelf.
At first, I thought she just might be scared and proceded to place her on her food/water shelf
She quickly drank a little bit of water (She was obvioulsy thirsty) and ate an insane amount of hay. She obviously wanted it!
And then proceded not to move from that shelf for the entire night..then morning..then afternoon.
I then tried to coax her by pushing her little behind to jump to the next ramp (The cage isn't big..the shelfs are a small leap away) and she wouldn't do it.
Then as soon as I put the ramps back in, she was up and down her cage exploring and doing the normal chin thing!
I did this for the past 3 weeks..she will not move w/o the ramps!
Worse is that it is the same in playtime..she doesn't jump around like my other chinchillas do! She just walks! I put her on my bed, couch, ect..and she will not jump down from them..or jump up to any other place.
What on EARTH do I do here!?
I mean..the shelves are not even that far away!
She is really eager to come out for playtime..but won't jump from the upper door..she will follow the ramps down, and walk out of the bottom door.
Here is a picture of her...only 3 of her shelves are still wire..the other 3 are wood (I have other wood ones but they are too large since they are cut for the FN)
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