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No I did not bring him back to the vet. I pushed his penis back with lubrication as long as it came out. I did it almost daily for around 10 days. Finally his penis did not come out again and it is good for around 10 days now. Hopefully he has fully recovered. I still don't know the cause of...

We brought him to see the vet again yesterday. X-ray was performed, not stone or other abnormities were detected. The vet pushed his penis back as the first time. He suggested that if this happens again he could use stitches to partially close the foreskin. That does not seem like a very good...

He did not explain the reasons. He probably needs to see our chinchilla again before making any suggestions.

Thank you for your reply. We will bring him to see the vet again. Just wondering what are the possible causes. The vet said over the phone that our chinchilla may need a surgery... This is frightening. Our chinchilla is nine years old and this is the first time he develops hair ring issue. Hard...

Has been out again for at least 18 hours...

Our chinchilla had a prolapse issue so we brought him to the hospital. The vet removed a "tiny little" hair ring (which we we unable to find by ourselves) from our chinchilla and immediately his penis retracted successfully. However, one day later, his penis came out again and it still will not...