hair ring

[nikkimariec]

what age do you start checking for hair rings? my chins will be 10 weeks old when I get them

 

[becky12883]

I only check my boys when they are spending too much time grooming that area. I think hair rings are more of an issue with breeding chins. In the last 6 years I've taken one hair ring off of one of my chins and it was after he got a little too friendly with his cagemate.

 

[nikkimariec]

ohh ok thank you!

 

[Cuddlebug]

Hair rings can also come from males humping males and fleece liners. You usually do not need to start checking until they are about 1 year old. As previously mentioned, if they start spending a lot of time cleaning the area, they need to be checked, just to be safe, regardless of their age.

 

[ticklechin]

Boy chins can get rings young and single males can get them all the time, my youngest was a couple of months old, my most frequent got them daily for months.

 

[nikkimariec]

dawn when should I start checking for them