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Title: strange odor
Post by: birdlady on April 08, 2011, 01:59:00 AM

hello again!
my male chin will excrete an odd odor when he is highly excited.
can anyone help me w/that one?

and what's w/all the poop?
i mean really? our rabbit didn't go this much.

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: Jhenderson27 on April 08, 2011, 09:18:11 AM

I read this somewhere, Chinchillas eat, chew and poo, its just what Chinchillas do!

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: dianah on April 08, 2011, 12:29:58 PM

i have not come across change of odour when they're excited. what sort of smell is it?

a lot of poo is good! if he's not constantly pooing, you're (well, he is) in trouble, sometimes very big trouble.

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: jmdebb on April 08, 2011, 07:44:54 PM

yup, eat, chew and poop... as dian said, if you dont' see alot of poop, something is probably wrong. 

as for the smell, they souldn't smell... you might want to call your vet..   

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: ABC Chinchillas on April 09, 2011, 07:46:05 AM

when scared they will give off a vitamin bottle type smell...that is nothing to worry about

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: jmdebb on April 09, 2011, 02:14:53 PM

Quote from: starleomach on April 09, 2011, 07:46:05 AM

when scared they will give off a vitamin bottle type smell...that is nothing to worry about

never heard that before, thanks christy.

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: jbcstratton on April 09, 2011, 06:21:09 PM

That is the scared smell I was trying to explain in another post.  Only one of my rescued chins does this.

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on April 10, 2011, 07:32:51 AM

Yes it's like a bad "fart" and I have only smelled it when they are scared.

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: animalluver on April 10, 2011, 04:35:04 PM

Oh, good!! I'm glad so many of you guys have experienced this now! My baby does this too, as I said in my post, "Baby-animal thing"! Good to know it's normal.

Title: Re: strange odor
Post by: jmdebb on April 10, 2011, 05:39:07 PM

Quote from: Debbie.nl.ca on April 10, 2011, 07:32:51 AM

Yes it's like a bad "fart" and I have only smelled it when they are scared.

i do enough of them on my own.... don't need no chins doing it.    :2funny: