Possible or Impossible?

[Mookie]

As most of you know I have one neutered male chinchilla and one female. My friend is giving away her baby chinchilla (It is ready to leave its mom) And it is a male. I would get him neutered. But If I did take the baby, and got him neutered, is it possible for me to keep the 2 males and female together? I know that you can't keep males together but how about neutered ones? Or is it the same thing?

 

[RDZCRanch]

It's the same thing. Neutered male still have the urge to mate and will fight over the female.

 

[starleomach]

nope you cannot put 2 males with a female unless you want dead chinchillas.

 

[Laurie]

You can keep male chinchillas together Misty--several forum members have males that are cagemates, but you can only keep males and males together or a male and female together, as both Kristy and Tabitha said two males with one female will not be good for any of them.

 

[Riven]

I am going to say I don't know, and I don't think there is proof of it not working. If so I'd like to know of someone who did.

I do know the Lynn & the chins has two neutered males, they fought before the neutering, then didn't after. I don't think that a male neutered early enough would have the desire to mate or be territorial any more than a dog neutered young would want to. In fact some dogs that are retired breeders can be neutered and not have the desire to breed anymore either.

I will say that even with the neutering, just as chins there is a chance they will not get along, the same as if it was a female, or all males, or all females, or all purple and pink belly dotters that are neutered... In the words of Winnie the Pooh... " You never can tell about chins can you Christopher Robin?" Okay.. he was talking about bees but it's still relevant.

 

[Mookie]

Thank you everyone I still might take him and keep him in a separate cage because he is so cute!

 

[Mookie]

I was just curious, the baby is white with almost like very fade beige spots on his back? what color would that be classified as?

 

[starleomach]

likely is a pinkwhite

 

[Mookie]

thank you. He is very handsome He has pink ears