Introducing baby chin with adult chin

[warmice]

Hi i'm new here and i have some questions on hand and i barely could find any help online.

I currently owns a 1 yr old violet chin name mitten. I need help about pairing my chinchilla with a 2 months old chinchilla. I tried pairing her with another 3 years old female but it was a failed attempt after trying for 4 months. (We tried all the methods we could find in the net except the sqashing methods.) But they just couldn't get along. So we decided to pair our 1 yr old with a 2 months old chinchilla whom had just wean from his mom.

Will there by any danger for the young chinchilla?
How should i introduce them is then the safest way?
Will this ensure a successful pairing?

I really would want mitten to get a friend soon. :cry3:

Your help is deeply appricated. Thanks

 

[Chinniechantel]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

Why are you pairing her with a 2 month old male chin? Are you planning on breeding? Even so, that is way too young to know if he is of breeding quality. Do you have breeding experience? I would suggest getting her a same sex friend instead.

 

[tunes]

I agree with Chantel. You don't pair a 2 month old male with a female. That's just not a great idea. He could end up being a 300 gm fur chewer with crappy fur and rotten quality. There's no way to know until he's adult enough to figure it out. He needs to stay with a male chin, your female needs to either stay with a female chin or alone, unless your intention is to breed her, in which case, find her an adult male who complements her.

 

[Cuddlebug]

Besides the age issue, you would also need to do a quarantine of at least a month. That means the little one would need to be in a separate cage and separate room for a month.

I agree, you are taking a big chance putting a 2 month old male in with a 3 year old female. This could result in injury or death to the little guy. If you feel that the female needs a buddy, try another female.

 

[starleomach]

You could easily get a female kit to put with her. for all the above reasons

 

[Snickers]

I would agree with everyone above.

 

[warmice]

Thank you for the quick replies! Yup. We'll quarantine the kit when it comes over. The reason why we are getting this new kit instead of a full grown because it is really hard to find chinchilla here in Singapore as it is too overpriced in pet shops. As this new kit is a gift from a friend.