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ok so this is my second chinchilla...the one that i had before was reallllly old and only had 2more years on its life (sad..but in that time i learned how to take care of a chinchilla) but the one i just got is like not even a year old and its old owners never fed it fruits and vegies and never gave it a dust bath! so how do i get it to start to eat the treats i am leaving for it and to take its bath? i mean it wont even go near the fruit and it starts freaking out any time i try putting it in the bath! do you think that maybe until it gets used to the bath instead of using the bath house i should use some kind of open bucket so he isnt so worried?
Hello, I have been an owner of a chinchilla for a couple of days. I attempted to give it its first dust bath. All it did was just sit there. Is this normal?
I got my first Chinchilla a few months ago. Followed by three more a month later, and one more just recently. For the most part, all of the chinchillas sat in the dust, one even fell asleep in it! We tried different methods.. one was putting them head first into the bowl, (not such a good idea.) Another method we tried was sprinkling the dust on them. The chinchillas would put up such a fuss that the dust would blow everywhere. You know what happened after that? About 15mins or so later, the chinchillas would notice the dust on the ground, scratch it and start rolling on the ground. Goofballs.
But my boyfriend figured the best way to give a chinchilla a bath is to put the dust bowl in its play area, step back and let them get accustomed to it. Rolling around in the bath is natural to them, so don't worry about having to show them how to do it.
Good luck with your little one! =]
hi! it is very normal but don,t worry just pour some bathing sand right befor you give it a bath!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW CRITTER!
Hello like can i use sand from the beach as that dusy cuase i live in kuwait and they don't sell it!!
It is volcanic ash that chinchilla's roll around in not sand. Sand is much corser than the ash. I don't think it'll necessarily due him harm but it won't help for what he needs. See if you can order some online. You can reuse it. Get a sieve of some sort and when the chinch is done taking his bath run the ash through the sieve and it'll filter out anything but the ash.
I just adopted a chin from an owner that seemed to neglect him. He chews his hair. He was living in less than decent living conditions. His house was only one level, full of plastic parts, with nothing to play with or chew on. He was also living in his dust bath house. I have gotten him a 3 story metal/wood house full of toys. I hope he will stop chewing his hair. Though I find I CAN NOT get him to take a dust bath. I have tried offering him treats (which he refuses). I have tried changing his dust, and I have tried rubbing the dust on him, this really seems to make him mad. Is there anything I can do to get him to start taking baths. I have yet to get him a wheel. The all metal ones are pretty expensive, though I will do that soon. I hope this will give him an outlet so he is no longer board/anxious/ or stressed. Is there anything elce you reccomend for an abused chinchilla to start to trust and play again.
Just give him lots of time. Rub a bit of the dust on him, like you're doing and he'll get used to it. Chinches love papaya and other fruit but only like once a week as it can cause them stomach distress if given too much. If you can let him into a room and WATCH him, it'll help distress him. He needs to be watched as stressed chinchillas chew everything. He can run around, then when your done, coax him back to his cage. Does he have a hiding place. Get a cardboard box and cut ONE small opening, so he can go in and turn around. That way he can have all his body protected and just stick his face out. This will be his safe palce. Usually chinches will eventually chew the box, so you'll need to make one more than once. Give him chinchilla approved wood to chew on.
If you can borrow another chinchilla put that chinchilla in a dust bath and let the stressed on watch what he's doing. DO NOT put them together. Keep them seperated by the cage. Only allow the stressed one to watch the other take a dust bath.
My chinchilla has had diariea for a few days..... i read online that it could be from the water that he is drinking... we just moved from illinois to washinton, could that be why he has diariea? Also from that he smells now and i clean him everyday and wanted to know if it would be ok if i gave him a bath in water just to wash his bottom from the poop so he wont stink or should i just let him go in the dust bath and maybe that will get rid of the smell???????????????????/
Use distilled water for chinchillas. Also are you feeding them fruit. They LOVE fruit but it can cause this. Fruit is a once a week treat for chinchillas
my chinchilla loves to sleep in her dust bathe. is this bad for her?
No this is not bad for her its actually good for her it will protect her skin
As long as it's clean. You don't want it to turn into a litter box. I would let her do this but make sure you strain the dust through a sieve daily