Should I introduce them?

[Hyde]

I now have 2 chinchillas; Fuyu my baby girl I’ve had since Christmas and Yuki my new little boy I got last month or so. The 30-day quarantine is over and I have already swapped these two and let them roam around in each other’s cages (or bunks as I call them since I got a ferret nation XD )

I'm not too terribly concerned about these two getting along necessarily (I have held both Fuyu and Yuki to each others cages and let them sniff each other without too much aggression being shown ) but that if I were to allow for them to have a playtime together that I may end up with babies, even if I supervise it :/

Should I bother or just let these two stay separate?

 

[Ash]

Stay separate.

 

[liewwan]

I have 2 boys and 2 girls, I did the aww so cute they play together and put them in the same cage. Big mistake! They are separated now but I'm still worried my girls can be pregnant. Even play time with supervision can cause pregnancy as a lot of people will tell you it takes seconds for the boys to go at it.

 

[Hyde]

That's what I figured lol I didn't want to chance it, but they seemed to get along fairly well so I thought I'de ask Thank you guys! Seperate it is

 

[Hyde]

liewwan!!! B4 this post I was reading about your discovery of hair ring checks, ROFL Just wanted to let you know I could'nt stop laughing at the "and all wiggling stoped" post XD Btw I'm in the same boat now

 

[starleomach]

Just keep them separate if you don't want complications. They can od do get pregnant during supervised play

 

[liewwan]

liewwan!!! B4 this post I was reading about your discovery of hair ring checks, ROFL Just wanted to let you know I could'nt stop laughing at the "and all wiggling stoped" post XD Btw I'm in the same boat now

LOL yeah it was an interesting new discovery. Just felt pretty DUH..... when I realized I've been doing it wrong all along. Not to mention on the typo of ring worm check instead of hair ring checks. Well at least my boys have no hard feelings now :thumbsup:

 

[Hyde]

Hmm, I know this may be the wrong place to post this, but I was wondering do chinchillas shed? Fuyu has some uneven spots in her fur and I was wondering if it was that or over grooming :/ She is active, eating and drinking, nothing abnormal except for those 2 spots on her. Am I being overly parinoid or do I need to make a vet appt? Maybe she is just getting a new coat?

 

[ticklechin]

Take a picture, we can let you know if its fur chewing, fur slip or priming most of the time.

 

[Hyde]

Okay I took a video instead since it was easier. She may have been overstressed when I left for 4 days because of a death in the family. The patches have increased over night so I may end up taking her to the vet Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnZAKWJl0uk

 

[Stackie]

No need to take her to the vet. That's fur chewing. Nothing can really be done for it. Sometimes they do it for no reason, though it can be brought on by stress.

 

[Hyde]

No need to take her to the vet. That's fur chewing. Nothing can really be done for it. Sometimes they do it for no reason, though it can be brought on by stress.

Oh thank God! I'm so relieved, I was ready to load her up this morning when I saw it had gotten worse D': There is no way to discourage this behavior? She had me really worried there Thank you so much!

 

[Cuddlebug]

Offer her lots of things to chew on. Sometimes that works and other times it doesn't.

 

[Hyde]

Thank you very much, I'll try that and see how it goes