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Chinchillas => Health => Topic started by: chinridge on July 04, 2013, 06:00:32 PM

Title: age?
Post by: chinridge on July 04, 2013, 06:00:32 PM

I got a new chinchilla from a guy who could no longer care for him. He said Barnaby(my chinchilla) is between 3 and 6 how can I tell for sure?

Title: Re: age?
Post by: GrayRodent on July 04, 2013, 06:18:12 PM

You can't really tell. They are full grown at one year and pretty much weigh the same until their geriatric years.

Title: Re: age?
Post by: Snickerdoodlesmom on July 05, 2013, 08:12:53 AM

@GrayRodent, don't some mutations reach full size later? Like the ebony?

Title: Re: age?
Post by: GrayRodent on July 05, 2013, 09:09:16 AM

Yes it is true that mutation coloration can slow the growth rate down. I've heard some will not reach their full weight until closer to two years but they are still pretty much fully grown after 12 months. At three years I would not expect to see any weight gain from growing.