chins and chicken pox

[Cuddlebug]

Hey, everyone. Has anybody ever heard of a chinchilla getting chickenpox? I was just diagnosed with shingles and need to know if they can catch the virus from me.

 

[ticklechin]

Since chicken pox is a herpes virus but not the type that is usually transmitted and fatal to chinchillas I still would be cautious especially around the eyes of chinchillas and keep handling to a minimum. I had one die from herpes simplex 1 that was transmitted through the eye and is was a horrid death, diagnosed only after death.