Yuudoku.Niji
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So this morning I have brought home a new chinchilla. I disinfected two cages and put them side by side(and cleaned and washed everything inside like fleece and stuff), and I put my current chin Ashe in one side and the new chin (who I have named Echo, he's a month younger than Ashe) in the other. So far when they have seen each other and gotten up close by the bars of the cage by each other, Ashe would become like super hyper, run around a bunch and bite at the bars, while Echo would just sit there and occasionally chew back at the bars. Do you think this is an okay start for them? I'd like to pair them in the same cage in the future but If it doesn't work out and they don't get along, that's fine. Echo was with two other male chins in a cage where he previously lived. I was also told he wasn't handled much but when I held him there, he seemed to take quite a liking to me. What do you think? How long should I keep them separated? How would I introduce them when the time comes? Thanks!