Gizmo's Harem
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- Jan 14, 2010
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We are in desperate need of some professional, knowledgeable advice regarding one of our chins. It probably makes the most sense to start from the beginning...
We have three chins. The two females live together and have done so since a very young age. They are all 1 1/2 years old. All appear to be in excellent health. Their diet consists of Oxbow Chinchilla Deluxe, Kaytee timothy hay, distilled water, once in a while an alfalfa block, and the occasional raisin. I noticed about a week ago that one of the females appears much thinner than the other two... Now she constantly uses her wheel whereas neither of the other two care much for exercise. Could this be the reason she is much skinnier? She appears to be eating well. IS also extremely active and alert! I did notice that her droppings seemed to show signs of constipation. They were small and dry. I gave her a raisin a day for a few days... They got larger but still not back to normal and just today I noticed once again they were smaller than ever!! Almost the size of mice droppings. I am very confused and concerned. Could someone please explain what we are doing wrong and how to fix the problem. I cannot understand since they all appear to be extremely healthy, yet one has abnormally small droppings and seems underweight as of recent. Thank you for your time.
We have three chins. The two females live together and have done so since a very young age. They are all 1 1/2 years old. All appear to be in excellent health. Their diet consists of Oxbow Chinchilla Deluxe, Kaytee timothy hay, distilled water, once in a while an alfalfa block, and the occasional raisin. I noticed about a week ago that one of the females appears much thinner than the other two... Now she constantly uses her wheel whereas neither of the other two care much for exercise. Could this be the reason she is much skinnier? She appears to be eating well. IS also extremely active and alert! I did notice that her droppings seemed to show signs of constipation. They were small and dry. I gave her a raisin a day for a few days... They got larger but still not back to normal and just today I noticed once again they were smaller than ever!! Almost the size of mice droppings. I am very confused and concerned. Could someone please explain what we are doing wrong and how to fix the problem. I cannot understand since they all appear to be extremely healthy, yet one has abnormally small droppings and seems underweight as of recent. Thank you for your time.