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Hey everyone.
I'm a new chinchilla owner, although I've had my chinchilla for about a month now. He is a male, about three months old now. When I first got him I tried to gain his trust. Yet any attempt to let him climb on my hands, he would bite very, very hard. I waited a couple weeks, thinking he needed time to settle. Still, he would bite.
Today I tried once more. At first I felt I was making progress, he was climbing on my hands and on my arms. He nibbled slightly at my hands, but then bit down very hard, causing me to bleed. I would put a treat on my hand, yet he would still chomp down on my hand after a few nibbles.
I tried the air blowing trick about fifty times, no joke. Whenever he nibbled or bit fairly hard I blew on his face, he flinched, then began to bite me again.
I put on a leather glove, yet he would tug on it and bite it. I blew on his face, yet he would still chomp down on it.
I even tried saying 'NO!' firmly, then blowing with no result.
Also, when I attempt to hold him, he runs away from me or makes a kaking noise.
My hand is throbbing with pain right now. I have three bleeding bites on my right hand.
I'm considering just leaving him in his cage and not attempting to hold him or be social with him.
This is my last hope...I need advice, please.
I'm a new chinchilla owner, although I've had my chinchilla for about a month now. He is a male, about three months old now. When I first got him I tried to gain his trust. Yet any attempt to let him climb on my hands, he would bite very, very hard. I waited a couple weeks, thinking he needed time to settle. Still, he would bite.
Today I tried once more. At first I felt I was making progress, he was climbing on my hands and on my arms. He nibbled slightly at my hands, but then bit down very hard, causing me to bleed. I would put a treat on my hand, yet he would still chomp down on my hand after a few nibbles.
I tried the air blowing trick about fifty times, no joke. Whenever he nibbled or bit fairly hard I blew on his face, he flinched, then began to bite me again.
I put on a leather glove, yet he would tug on it and bite it. I blew on his face, yet he would still chomp down on it.
I even tried saying 'NO!' firmly, then blowing with no result.
Also, when I attempt to hold him, he runs away from me or makes a kaking noise.
My hand is throbbing with pain right now. I have three bleeding bites on my right hand.
I'm considering just leaving him in his cage and not attempting to hold him or be social with him.
This is my last hope...I need advice, please.