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So since there are so many people going crazy out there to breed their chinchillas and make cute babies...I hope ya'll have strong stomachs or lack enough brain cells that gore no longer bothers you.
This morning I got up and went straight to my expectant female's cage as I do every morning when I know a baby is on the way. This time, French Vanilla(bv) was pregnant to Rafiki(standard). This would be Frenchie's first litter and she is just over two years old and weighs 720g when not pregnant. I could feel the baby kicking through yesterday so the baby was alive. What I found in the cage with a stressed and traumatized Frenchie was something that slightly resembled a kit. The front of the kit's face was gone and also a large section of the body. If you think this won't happen when you start breeding, think again. A chinchilla is a chinchilla no matter what personality they have. Instinct tells them to destroy the evidence of a birth if the baby is dead. I believe this mother had complications and that the baby got stuck in the birth canal too long and died before mom could get it out.
So...if you REALLY think you can breed don't think "can I handle this situation one time?" because this will happen over and over again. I have babies die every year as do other larger breeders. It's not something we like or are proud of but there are things beyond our control. Would you be able to stomach the site of baby body parts strewn throughout the cage? Would you be able to remove a half eaten baby's body? Do you know how to console a traumatized female? If you answer no or maybe to any of those questions then breeding is NOT for you.
This morning I got up and went straight to my expectant female's cage as I do every morning when I know a baby is on the way. This time, French Vanilla(bv) was pregnant to Rafiki(standard). This would be Frenchie's first litter and she is just over two years old and weighs 720g when not pregnant. I could feel the baby kicking through yesterday so the baby was alive. What I found in the cage with a stressed and traumatized Frenchie was something that slightly resembled a kit. The front of the kit's face was gone and also a large section of the body. If you think this won't happen when you start breeding, think again. A chinchilla is a chinchilla no matter what personality they have. Instinct tells them to destroy the evidence of a birth if the baby is dead. I believe this mother had complications and that the baby got stuck in the birth canal too long and died before mom could get it out.
So...if you REALLY think you can breed don't think "can I handle this situation one time?" because this will happen over and over again. I have babies die every year as do other larger breeders. It's not something we like or are proud of but there are things beyond our control. Would you be able to stomach the site of baby body parts strewn throughout the cage? Would you be able to remove a half eaten baby's body? Do you know how to console a traumatized female? If you answer no or maybe to any of those questions then breeding is NOT for you.