Last night when I went to bed Bella's ears were both perky as always and this morning one of them is floppy and I have never seen it do that before. I've never seen anyone's do that before in any of the pictures anyone posts. Its fine at the base, then like halfway down its floppy and I am kind of freaking out cuz I have no idea what that means. I don't think its hurting her because I touched it and she didn't squeak or anything, just shook her head. Usually she doesn't care if I touch her ears, so I don't know if her shaking her head meant anything or if she was just annoyed cuz it was daytime and she is grumpy. If anyone has seen this before and knows what it is please tell me cuz I am really worried about her!!
floppy ear?!
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ChinnyMom
slave to Rhino and Guss
quite often when chins sleep they will lay on one ear and it will go soft like that. it takes a little bit after they wake up for the ear to go back to its usual perky position.
nothing to worry about
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nothing to worry about
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ChinnyMom
slave to Rhino and Guss
possibly! lol. i'm really not entirely sure why the ears go floppy, i just know it's nothing that harms them. my Rhino will wake up with two 'floppified' ears all the time, lol.
Cuddlebug
Well-known member
Also, some chins have floppy ears. I have one girl who has two floppy ears and her daughter has one floppy ear. Nothing to worry about. I think it makes my girls even cuter.
Siany
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When i first saw my chinnies with a floppy ear i got so worried in case they were too hot, as i carried on watching them through out the week i noticed it was always the ear they were either sleeping on or snuggling next to the other with.
I think it looks cute when i see their ears floppy now with that sleepy look on their faces haha
I think it looks cute when i see their ears floppy now with that sleepy look on their faces haha
LovinTheSmallAndFurry
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When i first saw my chinnies with a floppy ear i got so worried in case they were too hot, as i carried on watching them through out the week i noticed it was always the ear they were either sleeping on or snuggling next to the other with.
I think it looks cute when i see their ears floppy now with that sleepy look on their faces haha
Same here! I was terrified something was wrong with them. But now both of mine sleep with each ear down, then when they start getting active they pop back up---it is the cutest.
Lynn & The Chins
The Chinchilla WhisKerer
I call that "sleepy ears" and thnk that it is adorable!!! :hearts:
