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General Chat / Re: Chinchillas Keep Fighting

« on: June 20, 2016, 04:32:58 PM »

Whenever I am at the bottom of the cage talking to my baby chinchilla, my other one goes to the cage bars and shakes it. She puts her nose up against it and goes crazy! She will then take the fleece and move it all so she can watch

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Q & A / Re: Hair eating

« on: June 20, 2016, 04:29:43 PM »

I got my first chinchilla in january

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Q & A / Re: Barking chin

« on: June 20, 2016, 04:29:16 PM »

yes, my cats don't have access to my chins. However, sometimes they will follow me down. They brush their tails up against the cages and thats when she barks.

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General Chat / Re: Chinchillas Keep Fighting

« on: June 20, 2016, 04:28:26 PM »

Could my older one be jealous of the baby?

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Q & A / Re: Hair eating

« on: June 20, 2016, 04:10:54 PM »

Update: I just put my older chin inside the babies dust. She didn't roll, however she just sat in it for 2 minutes sniffing all around. She started to clean herself in it then jumped out. Could this be a good sign?

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Q & A / Re: Hair eating

« on: June 20, 2016, 04:07:28 PM »

Also, you said to give them a dust bath together. I only have the dust house which i don't think they would both fit in. Should i just get a big bowl? For my baby chin I've been using a bowl. My older chin refuses to go in there. She will only go into her dust house. I don't know what to do

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General Chat / Re: Chinchillas Keep Fighting

« on: June 20, 2016, 04:00:51 PM »

Thank you.. My older chin is always so curious to see the little one. She will jump out of the top part and go down my arms to go see it. She will jump onto the cage like spiderman just to watch the other one. I'll hold her to see it but they're both so interested in each other. The baby will start barking, which may scare my older one. I'm not really sure who starts the fighting first. I'm pretty sure my older one does. She is starting to take her fleece on the bottom of the cage and bunch it up. She just sits and watches the other chinchilla. My baby will go to the top of her ramp where the cage is separated and lay there. I'm not sure if they want to play or what. I think they just need to get used to each others scent. My baby one was in the same cage as her mother when i got her. She is probably still nervous.

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Q & A / Re: Barking chin

« on: June 20, 2016, 03:56:02 PM »

Thank you!! My older chin doesnt make that many sounds. Whenever she sees the cat, she barks. She does make squeaking sounds when she's playing though.

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Other Pets / My pets!

« on: June 20, 2016, 03:13:25 PM »

My family is a lover of pets. I have 6 pets. First, I have a dog whose name is Champ. He is a male golden retriever who recently turned 1 years old. He's the cutest pup you'll ever meet. Next, I have 2 cats. Ones name is Mickey. He's a tuxedo black and white who is 18 and a half. My other cats name is Smooch. He's grey and 2 years old. I also have a parrot. He's a severe macaw. He's green with very colorful wings. Lastly, I have two chins. One of them is a female violet named Chilly. She is about a year old. My other chin who i recently got the other day is a female ebony who is 8 weeks old!!!!

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Q & A / Barking chin

« on: June 20, 2016, 03:05:22 PM »

Whenever i reach my hand into my baby chinchillas section of the cage, she starts barking. However, when she smells my finger, she stops and tries to come out. When she comes out to play, she never barks. Does she not feel safe in her cage? My older chinchilla ,who is 1 years old, is right above her and they don't get along yet. What could she be barking at?

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Q & A / Hair eating

« on: June 20, 2016, 02:59:28 PM »

My older chin is pulling out my baby chins hair.. Does this hurt them? I dont get how the fur is bitten off. I just hope it didn't hurt while she did it. They were barking and attacking each other..

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General Chat / Re: Chinchillas Keep Fighting

« on: June 20, 2016, 02:43:07 PM »

Also, when you say dust bath together, should i take two dust houses out or just use one?

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General Chat / Re: Chinchillas Keep Fighting

« on: June 20, 2016, 02:36:34 PM »

Thank you so much!!!! I just split up a ferret nation cage using a chin-chiller. I don't own another cage so i just did that. Will that help the get used to each other?  My older chinchilla is on the top however she keeps dumping her food dish and it all falls down to the baby.

 When they were fighting, it was very scary actually. But i did the wrong thing introducing them to each other right away. My baby female chinchilla will wag her tail. I saw that thats something common in males... What does that mean in females?

Is there anyway i can predict if my chinchillas will like each other like are there any signs? I'm really hoping they will be able to get along so i don't have to keep them separated.

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General Chat / Chinchillas Keep Fighting

« on: June 20, 2016, 01:12:11 PM »

So i recently bought a new baby chinchilla for my 1 year old. My 1 year old chinchilla was very interested in the baby so i let them meet. At first she was just chasing her and jumping on her back. However, they just started barking and fighting and rolling all around. I separated them instantly. I have my older chinchilla in the upstairs part of the cage and the baby at the bottom. My 1 year old always tries to jump out of the cage but as soon as they go nose to nose through the cage, they bark and attack. This is my second day of having them & I'm hoping they will eventually get along. I think dominance is the main problem.

Do you have any suggestions on how to get them to stop fighting and be friends? How should i reintroduce them? & Why do they keep watching each other? Thank you!