Is Mork the only deaf chinchilla?
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addictedtochins
Socially inept
Please use sign language to tell him I love him and he's totally cute!
kimbt622
Crazy Chin Lady!
How do you know he's deaf, actually? just curious 
Brittany_Lynn
I like dinosaurs :3
Haha, I will be sure to tell him
Well, Mork shakes the bars of his cage so loudly that I can hear it in my bedroom (opposite end of the apartment), which scares Rodya, Sonya, and Pico, and they're not even near him.
Also, if I clap or snap my fingers when he's doing something I don't want him to, I get no response. At all. It's kinda like clapping at a wall, actually. Lol!
Also, I've held him about a foot away and talked softly, then louder and louder, only to get no response. If I do that to Rodya, Sonya, or Pico, they look at me. Mork will just keep checking things out in the room.
If there is a startling noise, everyone else reacts -except- Mork.
Lastly, when I go to say hello to him, he doesn't wake up, unlike the rest of my chins. They hear me coming and hop up, wake up, or at least open one eye to tell me to leave them alone, haha. Mork only wakes up if I accidentally bump his cage or something jolts him.
Well, Mork shakes the bars of his cage so loudly that I can hear it in my bedroom (opposite end of the apartment), which scares Rodya, Sonya, and Pico, and they're not even near him.
Also, if I clap or snap my fingers when he's doing something I don't want him to, I get no response. At all. It's kinda like clapping at a wall, actually. Lol!
Also, I've held him about a foot away and talked softly, then louder and louder, only to get no response. If I do that to Rodya, Sonya, or Pico, they look at me. Mork will just keep checking things out in the room.
If there is a startling noise, everyone else reacts -except- Mork.
Lastly, when I go to say hello to him, he doesn't wake up, unlike the rest of my chins. They hear me coming and hop up, wake up, or at least open one eye to tell me to leave them alone, haha. Mork only wakes up if I accidentally bump his cage or something jolts him.
Interesting. When I read the question, I was wondering how you'd be able to tell. But I guess my chins are probably not def, because they can always tell that I'm coming and wake up. There's been very few times that I've actually seen them sleeping.
3CsMommy
My babies Rock!
I've heard of it before, mostly b/c chinchillas are sometimes used in hearing studies. Blindness or missing legs/feet are more common from what I've seen, but I'm sure Mork isn't the only one.
starleomach
Dawnna's Keeper
my chinchillas have gotten so used to me they often sleep through even cleaning their cages. I honestly woulldn't notice one being deaf. sometimes I have to touch them to wake them up but nt all the time. I never gave it much thought they are happy and healthy and I didn't vote for this one butI guess it doesn't matter
ticklechin
Well-known member
The rescue here had a blind and deaf chin, poor darling.
Brittany_Lynn
I like dinosaurs :3
Aww poor baby! He must've been scared all the time
Mork gets SO scared if someone or something touches him and he doesn't know it's coming. Sometimes he bites, and I have to remind my boyfriend or roommate that it's not his fault, he's just scared and protecting himself.
ticklechin
Well-known member
The owners surrendered him because he was mean and hid all the time, after a few days in the rescue the foster Mom diagnosed it and had a vet confirm it-they worked with the chin for a few months before the foster Mom decided she was the best match for his furever home.
Brittany_Lynn
I like dinosaurs :3
Awww, poor guy! I'm glad they surrendered him and that his foster mom kept him. That's really sweet.
