Holding by base of tail=slip fur

[Millie'sMum]

Ok sooo Millie apparently doesn't like being held by the tail AT ALL! she grunted and I let her go(I was supporting her body with other hand 2 inches above a cardboard box with her dustbath house). Then I noticed she had slipped fur probably during the process! I am not sure what I am doing wrong?! Do some chins prefer just to be scooped and held around their torsos lightly? What can I do to improve my "skills" for holding her? I have viewed the online YouTube video of how to groom a chinchilla, but focused on how she is holding her chins and mimicking her.
Please help! I don't want my lil girl hurt and I def do not want to be the cause of it!

 

[alli713]

How far down on the base of her tail were you holding? And with how many fingers?

I've never had any slip fur on their tail, but sometimes they slip a little on their butt. It's really not too big of a deal if they do.

I do think that some prefer to be held more of in a scooped position, but when I do that I also hold onto the base of their tail with my other hand, because they can easily leap out and hurt themselves.

 

[Millie'sMum]

umm like almost where her tail attaches to her body, three fingers including my thumb...oh yes sorry I wrote it wrong, she slipped fur from her bum area, not tail.

 

[missjess10475]

I always held mine right where the tail meets the body also. I was told by a breeder I buy chins from, not to hold them so close to the body or they'll slip fur. They have reminded me of it a few times because I, out of bad habit, always hold too close. Just move down about an inch, so you're still close to the body, but not right on it.

 

[Millie'sMum]

Thank you! I will try this...I think both Millie and I prefer if I scoop her