Hello All!
Well, I've had my chinchillas for about 3 weeks now and I believe everything with them is okay! However, starting last night, Persimmon would make like a sight coughing noise, or like a big puff of air, and then do a whining thing. Knda of like a deeper and longer guinea pig squeal. I picked him up (which he still isn't too fond of) and checked him over, and he looks all fine. I gave them their cranberry this morning and he ate it fine, and normally I've been giving them a shreddy at night as someone was having slighly soft poos for a couple days when I had switched their hay (I however believe that was Plum), and I gave that to them this morning as well just to see what would happen, and I haven't heard him make the noise again since, which was about 30 minutes ago. I've heard him make this sound before a few times, but not the weird cough thing.
I'm pretty sure I am doing everything right. They've been eating Mazuri pellets, they have hay from Fresh Pet Select, lots of chew toys and sticks, they each get a hay cube evey couple of days, a cranberry or treat each morning, for the past week they've been getting a shreddy along with their supplement, spring water, every once in awhile some rose petals in their food, and temp. in the low 70's. Persimmon still acts normal.
I let them out to hop around on my bedroom floor for the first time for abou ten to fifteen minutes the night before. I know they didn't get into anything though as I blocked everything off and I was sitting with them while they were hopping around.
I looked at the sounds sticky on here and it just told me the link couldn't be found. Does anyone know what these sounds mean?
Thank you!
Well, I've had my chinchillas for about 3 weeks now and I believe everything with them is okay! However, starting last night, Persimmon would make like a sight coughing noise, or like a big puff of air, and then do a whining thing. Knda of like a deeper and longer guinea pig squeal. I picked him up (which he still isn't too fond of) and checked him over, and he looks all fine. I gave them their cranberry this morning and he ate it fine, and normally I've been giving them a shreddy at night as someone was having slighly soft poos for a couple days when I had switched their hay (I however believe that was Plum), and I gave that to them this morning as well just to see what would happen, and I haven't heard him make the noise again since, which was about 30 minutes ago. I've heard him make this sound before a few times, but not the weird cough thing.
I'm pretty sure I am doing everything right. They've been eating Mazuri pellets, they have hay from Fresh Pet Select, lots of chew toys and sticks, they each get a hay cube evey couple of days, a cranberry or treat each morning, for the past week they've been getting a shreddy along with their supplement, spring water, every once in awhile some rose petals in their food, and temp. in the low 70's. Persimmon still acts normal.
I let them out to hop around on my bedroom floor for the first time for abou ten to fifteen minutes the night before. I know they didn't get into anything though as I blocked everything off and I was sitting with them while they were hopping around.
I looked at the sounds sticky on here and it just told me the link couldn't be found. Does anyone know what these sounds mean?
Thank you!