Ok, Tia is almost 4 months old. Everynight, I take her and her mom out for playtime. They alternate nights with Tribble- between being out in the living room and being in the chinchilla playpen.
I noticed the last couple nights in the playpen she will play for a bit and then lay down. The floor is tile, so I thought maybe she might be overheated? Her mom never lays down or anything in there- she is 1.5 years old. When she started doing this, I took her out of the playpen and put her back in her cage- it is a little cooler in their room.
I check on her and she was laying down on one of her shelves. I am a little worried. She is eating and drinking good. Her poops I am a bit unsure of because momma and her are in the same cage. What symptoms would I notice if there was an impaction of some sort?
Tonight is Tia and Chichi's turn to be out in the living room. Should I keep Tia in the cage and block off one section to watch poops?
Otherwise she seems good-- When she was out in the room last night- she was fine.. running and playing. It was the night before last when she was in the playpen that she started laying down.
I noticed the last couple nights in the playpen she will play for a bit and then lay down. The floor is tile, so I thought maybe she might be overheated? Her mom never lays down or anything in there- she is 1.5 years old. When she started doing this, I took her out of the playpen and put her back in her cage- it is a little cooler in their room.
I check on her and she was laying down on one of her shelves. I am a little worried. She is eating and drinking good. Her poops I am a bit unsure of because momma and her are in the same cage. What symptoms would I notice if there was an impaction of some sort?
Tonight is Tia and Chichi's turn to be out in the living room. Should I keep Tia in the cage and block off one section to watch poops?
Otherwise she seems good-- When she was out in the room last night- she was fine.. running and playing. It was the night before last when she was in the playpen that she started laying down.