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General Breeder Chat / Didn't intentionally breed, but I do have a question.
« on: July 31, 2013, 08:38:30 PM »
Hi, I'm a new chin owner(have had her for about a month now) and like a responsible pet parent I thoroughly researched chins before buying mine... but I ran into an unexpected surprise when I tried to give my male chinchilla a fur ring check... she's not a he! I work at the place I got her from so I know she was housed with a male before I took her home, and I know you're not supposed to palpate or she can abort the kits but while I was checking her for fur ring I did feel a baby-like(at least it felt like what my show rabbits babies used to feel like in the tummy) lump a little bigger than the size of a grape. So assuming she's probably pregnant and not wanting to feel for any kits again and hurt them, at what stage in development are the kits that size? I'm trying to figure out how long I have to make preparations and get something the babies won't be able to escape from. I plan to take her to my vet soon to get her checked out anyway but the chinchilla specialist is away for a few weeks and I don't want to be caught off guard in the meantime. Any help is appreciated, Thanks!