I think is obvious but... she is sooooo fat, her belly is stiff and her nipples are visible. NOW!! what!! can any body give me some advice?? how to take care of the kits and when to separate it from the male... etc! any info would be appreciated. Also if you know a good site with info about chin pregnancy.
2007-02-20 14:21:11 · 4 answers · asked by candygrl 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
hEY IT IS DONE SO PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE AND SCOLD ME! I WANTED TO HAPPEN BUT I WAS NOT READY SINCE YOU CAN HARDLY TELL WHEN THEY ARE PREGNANT.
2007-02-21 10:06:16 · update #1
This site has plenty of good information on caring for chinchillas (babies and adults): http://groups.msn.com/KingdomChinchillas/handrearing.msnw
That was the kit fostering page, the left side bar for other links.
2007-02-20 14:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by Rocky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How long have you had the chinchillas? Do you know how far along in her pregnancy she is? What type of diet is she on? What type of cage?
You are going to need to separate the male into his own chin safe cage with a full set up. As far as the mom to be, she is going to need a kit safe cage. This means something with spacing that is no larger than 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch. This will prevent the kits from escaping. They are fast little buggers when they are born! For the most part, if mom is well taken care of, she will take care of her kits.
Do you have a chin savvy vet on hand in case an emergency would come up?? I would also suggest keeping the adults separate from now on and when the kits are able to be weaned (usuallly 2 months or at least 200 grams) house them with the same sexed parent.
Breeding any animal is not to be taken lightly and it sounds like you should have done your homework long before you got these chinchillas.
Mom is going to need a high quality pellet (Tradition, Mazuri, Oxbow, APD) high quality grass hay (timothy) and plenty of fresh water.
2007-02-20 16:14:54 · answer #2 · answered by paris26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The others have provided you with excellent information. I know my SIL had two pet chins when my husband and I were still dating. I am a believer that only breeders should be breeding animals, so it always made me cringe. She didn't mean to breed them, but they did breed anyhow and she didn't stop it. She traded the babies to the local pet shop in exchange for food and bedding. The female only had one baby each time she was pregnant. She was always in with her mate - even after having the baby. He was never mean to mom and baby or humans. He was protective and would spray urine at my SIL at times. Mom knew what to do for baby. Food was provided free-range and mom nursed baby. When baby was ready to wean, it would munch on the same food and eventually weaned itself. Good luck - and I'd follow the others' advice and join some chin breeder's on-line groups.
2007-02-21 02:26:14 · answer #3 · answered by BLONDAGE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah. you really shouldnt have let the chinchilla get pregnant unless you had more information.
it might be wise to surrender them to a breeder temporarily since alot of complications can arise if youre so inexperienced.
try this livejournal community. there are a few owners there who are EXTREMELY well informed. he page i linked you to will provide links to various topics, and then if you have more questions, get an account and ask the community.
http://community.livejournal.com/chinchilla_love/profile
2007-02-20 14:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by Jennisonfire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋