any one know about chinchillas? i need help?

Question

my chinchilla lucy is such a spaz she's so hiper normally and all of a sudden she has gotten really reall skinny shes not everywhere if u know what i mean shes just sitting there and her poops are not half as big as normal no direa or nothing but shes acting really funny shes not eating as fast or anything and to top it off there is not vet for chinchilla's around me any suggestions or anyone know what may be going on>\?

Answer 1

Smaller poop size, sluggishness, and loss of appetite are signs of constipation. Some possible causes - too many treats, improper food, lack of exercise. To treat the problem - substitute raisins for your chin's usual treats (no more than 2-3 a day) and make sure she has constant access to fresh hay. To prevent this from happening again, limit the amount of treats she gets, make sure she gets plenty of exercise, she should always have a fresh supply of hay, and provide her with a good chinchilla food.

Constipation can be a result of many things. You need to start looking around for the nearest vet that treats chinchillas. If the constipation is a result of too many treats, poor diet, or lack of exercise, then doing what I mentioned above should work. However, if there's something else going on and the above doesn't work, she could possibly die. I don't want to scare you, but you need to find the nearest vet that treats chins, even if that means an hour or more drive. What she has now might be nothing serious and might easily be treated at home, but if something more severe should ever happen, you'll need to know where you can take her. Good luck with her!

Answer 2

Any licensed vet should be able to care for your Chinchilla. Here's some information for you.
Chinchillas must have a dust bath every other day at least.
Place the Chinchilla Dust (Superpet) in a large glass fish bowl because chinchillas eat anything plastic. We recommend the Superpet brand because it is the authentic lava dust-not clay-as many others are.
Only feed appropriate known Chinchilla foods and a quality fortified diet. Kay tee Fiesta is a good one.
No cedar shavings ever!
An extra large Superpet wheel(looks like mesh inside) for exercise is necessary. We sell that brand because it is safe for the Chinchillas tiny feet.
Make sure the Chinchilla cannot eat consume any of its cage.
You can purchase some lava treats from any pet store. They have to gnaw on them or the front teeth overgrow.
Chinchilla feces is tiny and the urine is concentrated, and it is difficult to determine how much is eaten at a setting but you can definitely see how much it drinks,consume about 2-3 ounces of water a day.
Walnut, cherry and willow wood are deadly.
If you have been following the above pretty much all along, then take the animal to a vet. Chinchillas can live 18 years.
The chinchilla might have eaten something while wandering about in the house and can't digest it.

Answer 3

I think she has just settled down because it is winter and they hibernate and you can take it to any exotic animal vet and i would just to make sure she is ok

(good luck)