Bonding and Pairing up Chinchillas.
Place your new chinchillas cage next to your other chinchilla, so they can see
each other, and smell each other.
DO NOT HAVE CAGES TOUCHING!!!! (They may bit each others hands and
fingers)
Place cages 2 inches or more apart. (also be careful of their wiskers)
After a week or two, and you want to make steps to bond them. Take both
chinchillas in to a room that neither of them have played in before. (a Neutral
room) And let them down for play time.
Some times they can completly ignore each other.
Some times they will smell each other and make a peeping sound.
Some times the chinchillas may jump on each other to show dominance.
Some times they could even pull tuffs of hair out of each other or fight.
I separate when they do this, or if they argue badly. And then I try again the next
day. *If at any time during this play time with them together you feel they need
seperated, Do not wait to seperate if you think you should.
Do not leave the chinchillas alone at all!!! Always supervise.
A car ride,
Many people have used this, successfully.
Taking 2 carriers with you. (one incase you need to separate them)
But putting both chinchillas in the same carrier, and taking a drive, for half an
hour or longer. The car ride most of the time seems to put them to sleep and
then they can cuttle with each other. Besure to always remeber never get your
chinchilla to hot because of heat stroke.
Putting them in the same cage. Supervision is extremely important!!!
Preferably put them in a Neutral cage (neither of them have been in) or if you
are going to use a cage that one of them has been in, wash it, and put fresh
bedding in it. And only after, you have success, with play time and or the car
ride. Then I would consider moving to this step.
You must supervise so you can seperate them if they decide to argue.
Now if they are getting along great, I still do not trust them together. I take them
out and do it all over again, longer the next day, and then another day. Untill I
feel they are ready to be together. (example: the first day, 3 hours getting along
great, following day 6 hours, next day, 8 hours, all with supervistion just to be
safe)
******These are my opinion and learnings they are not to be used in every
situation for every chinchilla. I wrote about this for everyone to read and learn.
-Becky
each other, and smell each other.
DO NOT HAVE CAGES TOUCHING!!!! (They may bit each others hands and
fingers)
Place cages 2 inches or more apart. (also be careful of their wiskers)
After a week or two, and you want to make steps to bond them. Take both
chinchillas in to a room that neither of them have played in before. (a Neutral
room) And let them down for play time.
Some times they can completly ignore each other.
Some times they will smell each other and make a peeping sound.
Some times the chinchillas may jump on each other to show dominance.
Some times they could even pull tuffs of hair out of each other or fight.
I separate when they do this, or if they argue badly. And then I try again the next
day. *If at any time during this play time with them together you feel they need
seperated, Do not wait to seperate if you think you should.
Do not leave the chinchillas alone at all!!! Always supervise.
A car ride,
Many people have used this, successfully.
Taking 2 carriers with you. (one incase you need to separate them)
But putting both chinchillas in the same carrier, and taking a drive, for half an
hour or longer. The car ride most of the time seems to put them to sleep and
then they can cuttle with each other. Besure to always remeber never get your
chinchilla to hot because of heat stroke.
Putting them in the same cage. Supervision is extremely important!!!
Preferably put them in a Neutral cage (neither of them have been in) or if you
are going to use a cage that one of them has been in, wash it, and put fresh
bedding in it. And only after, you have success, with play time and or the car
ride. Then I would consider moving to this step.
You must supervise so you can seperate them if they decide to argue.
Now if they are getting along great, I still do not trust them together. I take them
out and do it all over again, longer the next day, and then another day. Untill I
feel they are ready to be together. (example: the first day, 3 hours getting along
great, following day 6 hours, next day, 8 hours, all with supervistion just to be
safe)
******These are my opinion and learnings they are not to be used in every
situation for every chinchilla. I wrote about this for everyone to read and learn.
-Becky
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