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Chinchillas => Health => Topic started by: ahappycamper on September 27, 2009, 05:50:03 PM
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I'm a bit concerned. I know that Timothy Hay is good for chinchillas because of the nutrients AND because of the dental benefits. Po only seems to pick up the soft pieces. He will throw away any of the hard parts of the hay, and shouldn't the hard parts of the hay be the most helpful? I can't pictyure the little tiny leaves being of any use to his teeth. Should I be concerned? Would shredding the hay even more, like putting it in a food processor, work better? I'm also tired of wasting hay. At least half of the hay I get is thrown out because of his picky eating and refusal to eat those hard pieces.
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They all seem to like different parts, and it can change with age.
Try putting smaller amounts in, so if he wants more he'll have to eat the stalks as well.
I've gotten to know mine chins and some chins get small amounts of hay while others get enough for 3 ;D
I wouldn't worry too much, I have one old gal who never ate much hay her whole life. She's going on 14 now, and has never chewed much at all.
Now if one of my normal chewers stopped chewing I would worry.