Hey everyone! This was a terrible experience for everyone involved. I certainly didn’t expect it to go this wrong😬 Zorro has been recovering over the past few days. He kept acting like he was injured so I was very worried about him and watched him closely, but he is now getting better. He’s more interactive with me and has stopped keeping his head down so much. He’s eating and drinking normally. Thank you for all the support and encouragement! I appreciate it all❤️✨

@taylorgardner3395

3 жыл бұрын

If anything else happens, go to a vet immediately

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

Taylor Gardner I will, thank you!💕

@tiera2167

3 жыл бұрын

Omggg ive been wondering how you were gonna get them to bond. I got a second chin around the same time you did and bonding them has been sooo stressful. My dominant chin Atlas drew blood from my newer one 😢I completely feel you. My bf and I have accepted the bonding process is going to be really slow if at all. Now we've decided to put them in a play area together for a few minutes and the one that starts the fight loses play time (basically goes to time out) They tolerate each other more now but its definitely taking some time.

@shavelvet

3 жыл бұрын

@@tiera2167 If I may provide a method that worked for me: I don't know if bonding two female chinchillas is less likely to fail, but a breeder told us to keep their cages next to eachother for three weeks and push them closer together every few days. But never so close that they can make physical contact. After those three weeks passed we put them together in a pet carrier. It was around 10 am, because that's when mine are most sleepy. The sleepier they are, the better the odds of successful bonding. In the mean time I cleaned their cage, so it would have a neutral scent. My boyfriend took the carrier with the chinchillas for a car ride for 20 minutes. It is said this confuses them and makes them rely on eachother for having to endure the car ride together. After my boyfriend came back, we put them together in one cage. They established dominance which looked like they were mounting eachother. As the hours passed they warmed up to eachother and they've been inseparable ever since. I hope this helps!

@AKsherbear

3 жыл бұрын

Males are much harder to bond them females. I thought I had a bonded pair, they did fine together for about 6 months then, they must have fought overnight, one was dead in the morning 😭😭😭

I'm getting a second chinchilla soon, but both of them are younger and female so I'm hoping that they can get along together 😭

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!🤞💕

@merlinhamsters668

3 жыл бұрын

If you pair them right it should go wrong. Although the best thing is to get them in pairs inmediatly when they are young

@Coffeemight180

3 жыл бұрын

The Chinchilla Notebook hey you have too boy,s and i have a cinchilla named bambino and im gonna mabye getting another boy next year, so this hjelps me se what other Chinchillas might do

@jrodmvpszn

3 жыл бұрын

Usually they will like got on top of each other at first but depends

@N302D

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck. I also have females. The comment abt starting to pair them as soon as the 2nd is acclimated is great advice. If it goes as well as This, then you can try my method. It's longer but the bond naturally built slowly. It was my own ignorance for not noticing and putting them together sooner. Best of luck and consider adopting your chin instead of a breeder or pet store-type option. Every animal in my house is adopted, all 6. 3 chins, 2 DSH cats, and a pit/Mastiff mix who was severely beaten in his formative yrs. Watching a rescue open up and trust you then love you is an honor. Just a thought.

The smoosh method works when you put the 2 chins without a lot of space to bite or fight each other. I personally don't like this method but it works for breeders. The cage you used for "smoosh" is too big

Merlin said it's on sight! Periodt

@artariusk

3 жыл бұрын

And that's on PeRiEd

@emilylane3093

3 жыл бұрын

Read the room.

@inxinet

3 жыл бұрын

@@emilylane3093 girl shut up, you're being real embarrassing right now 🙈✨

@emilylane3093

3 жыл бұрын

•Purpyy’s GameHub• mm am I now.. well that’s really rich coming from someone who’s essentially joking about her chinchilla almost dying.

@inxinet

3 жыл бұрын

That's the point. It's a traumatic event, so this person was trying to make it better. I thought that it did a good job of doing that.

NGL this was so hard to keep warching halfway through :-/

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

I know. And I cut out so much of it😭

@tsukirokoc.

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheChinchillaNotebook why :(

Don’t feel pressure to keep trying to bond them. I understand your fear to try another way, because this happened to me too before and a chunk of my less dominant chinchilla’s ear was torn off. It was painful and scary for him. Sometimes it’s best to keep them separate, and don’t feel pressured to do anything you’re not comfortable with. After all like you said you are responsible for their wellbeing. A good owner does what they think is always best for their pets!!!!!😘

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!💕

@jacesoto8319

3 жыл бұрын

Same here my bigger chin ripped a little bit of my new chins ear off

This is exactly why I'm afraid of getting another chinchilla since I already have one, I feel like if they are older they won't bond as well, or even at all.

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

I understand that. Merlin was always aggressive even at 4 months old so he’s lived by himself always 💕

@litchtheshinigami8936

3 жыл бұрын

It really relies on their personality type.. we have a couple of chinchillas and one is hard to bond aswell (we have two groups because one of ours is just really hard to bond ) the second group however you put a different chin with them and it’s sniff sniff oh okay from their leader (who is a white little sweetheart) then the others just look over and go hmm whatever only the youngest will come over afterwards to say hi and see if they want to play. So it really relies on their personality..

poor fluffy little babies. But seriously though, i love your channel so much because it has helped me take care of my chinchillas, so thank you!✨

It took over a year to bond my two girls. I kept their cages close together and slowly moved them until they could touch noses. Even after they stopped nipping at each other it was awhile before they shared a cage. It really takes patience and time. Because of this experience Zorro may never trust Merlin. Even if Zorro is acting ok you may still want to have a vet look at him. The way you described his jaw getting caught could have caused teeth issues. Chinchillas are very good at hiding issues until it’s almost too late.

I can't imagine how scared you had to be during this! I am so glad Zorro is okay! I hope you're okay too! Don't beat yourself up, it is hard to know how they'll respond until you try. And the most important thing is that you moved quickly and you got them both taken care of!

@airportexpress4624

9 ай бұрын

i was scared to good thing the chinchillas are safe

Awww, I’m so sorry they did not bond :( But I think you did the right thing be deciding to keep them separate. Thanks for sharing the information, I think it will really help any future chin owners.

Just a heads up, this was way too much open space for smooshing. They can’t have room to move around otherwise you run the risk of this happening. It may look cruel to be in such a tight space but it’s preferred method. Sorry that things didn’t go well though!

Hey, when 1 of my 2 chins died, my parents got a baby chinchilla. We tried bonding them, but everytime we put them together the older chin started attacking the small one. One time she bit her ear and it started bleeding. We stopped trying after a while. Bonding chins is a very tricky thing to do. I've seen a video now where someone explains chinchilla sounds and realise my baby chin was literally screaming for her life. I hate that that happened. I had my baby chin for a few months and then suddenly my parents called that she got really sick in a short period of time. When I came home she was so happy to see me. I spent 3 amazing last days with her, until she died in my arms after waiting for me to wake up and come holding her. In that same chin sounds video I saw that the sounds she made when I held and cuddled her were the sounds that a baby chin makes when she's with her mom. It's been a while now but I still am so sad about what happened and I never had that kind of a bond with a chin. It's very scary when they fight. But don't feel guilty, it's ok to try and see if it works. Sadly enough it doesn't work out for them.

I would've stopped after the first few nips tbh, try keeping their cages close and introduce them for a little bit each day, even swap them into each others cages, poor Zorro was so scared I just wanna hug him 😢

I did it a different way. I started out by swapping their cages back and forth for a while so they'd get used to each other's scents on everything. Then i halved one of the cages and had them top and bottom in it and Id swap them every day. Then while supervised Id put both of them in the same half of the cage (swapping between top and bottom everyday). I let them fight a bit but not to the point of causing damage cuz sometimes they do need a bit of a ranking. if barking started I'd separate them and go again. I also had food and treats on standby to reward them for getting along. It's a lot more involved but they got along so well to the point where sometimes they'd get annoyed if I tried to bug them to play with me. They both were rescues but my newer one had a lot of issues with being startled easily and unfortunately died (i still don't know how but there wasn't signs of a fight) which was really hard on my first guy. I'm debating on getting a new one in a few years but idk how my current boy will handle it. Sometimes there isn't a guarantee they'll mesh well together.

First I love your channel!!!

I had a great expirence with a much smaller cage. They need to actually squished together where they cant move around, or even turn around to bite each other thats how squished they need to be, also best to put the least dominant one in first. Hope this helps!

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. Poor ZORRO. Merlin was trying to protect his territory. Keep the content coming. How you have an awesome day

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

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ive successfully bonded chinchillas before with very similar personalities to yours(one a bit more aggressive and territorial and one a bit more shy and submissive) by cage swapping(putting them in each others cages for a week back and four for a few weeks) or even just swapping and mixing toys and furniture. it helps them get used to the others scent and it sort of mixes their smells so they smell similar to eachother and see them as less of a threat and more familiar. keeping the cages next to each other so they can still see each other is good, but have them far enough apart they cant reach each other through the bars, and make sure they have spots they can hide from each other. another thing ive done is allowing playtime in a large open room where they can get away from each other and supervising the whole thing. make sure its a neutral ground type thing, because in a familiar space it could be a territory thing and they might want to defend that. so if you usually have play time in the bathroom i wouldn't do it there as they could each see that as their territory, try a bedroom or another room. and this could also be applied to cages, sometimes you have to have a new cage all together when you put them together. Once my more dominant chinchilla made sure and realized he was the dominant one and the other was not a threat my chinchillas got along really well and would do everything together, including sleeping eating and playing together, and they were constantly at each others sides. im by no means an expert on bonding, but thats some methods thats worked for me before. both of my chinchillas were around five or six when i bonded them so it was a bit more tricky, the younger the chinchilla is the easier its going to be bonding them. ive also instantly bonded chinchillas by contacting my breeder and figuring out what chinchillas they had that already do well with other chins and would be compatible with the chinchilla i already have. its going to be different with every chinchilla, i wouldnt give up on merlin just yet, it might just take a bit more time with him. but i would deffinetly give cage swapping a try

@kandam5517

Жыл бұрын

i’m def gonna try this

So cute, so fluffly, but so vicious

I have a problem, I have 3 chinchillas 2 female and a male. And I had them for about 7 months. And there haven’t been a problem but now one of the females are starting to chase the boy. Is this normal? It’s a big cage, 2 meters in height. 1.3m wide. And 1 m deep! Of course they can’t fall so high because of the way I have put the interior.

Hi! I have a question how many times a week do I do a dust bath for my chinchilla? Also how much should I feed my chinchilla? Also when should I change out the hay in there cage? Should I give them new food and hay every day in the morning? And when should I give my chinchilla food? Can I give them one table spoon in the morning and one table spoon at night? If that’s wrong can u tell me the right way? Sorry for the long message pls answer so when I get a chinchilla I can give Hume the best life.

We bonded our chinchillas after 2 years of trying. Blood was drawn, pure hatred. Now they love each other. If you want some help i can send it your way.

@avarodway3

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please tell me how you did this!

My chinchila biting me and and iam 11 so can i take care most of chinchilas of my family and its OK that i have 2 chinchilas and they are sister so still can i good bond with them is there chance to me?

I wanna know i have a two chins or getting two chins one a female and ones a male but its a mother and a baby soo its fine right?

hi!! i love your vids!!💗💗

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

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The behavior shown was a thing called mounting were Merlin was trying to be the dominant one but Merlin is like one of my guinea pigs were she ripped one of our other piggies fur out

My chins almost the exact same thing but in a much smaller carrier. Does anybody have info about this? Is this normal? Execpt the whole hurting eachother...

Its crazy how tame and none aggressive the females are in comparison. I have 3 girls thats where so easy to bond together and they've never bit me like ive seen male chinchillas bite/attack their owner

I have been doing chinchilla research for all of a day and from what I’ve learned some just can’t ever be housed with others. I know people probably pressure you to force them together bc they say they need a cage mate. But don’t listen to those people. Do what YOU know is best for your animals not what they say is best. I have two gliders that will not get along with any other glider and I keep them separate even tho people insist I should keep all four in one cage. So I get your struggle and I really think you made the right choice to just let them stay solitary if thats what they want.

If you want to have two chinchillas living together the best combo is always two females or two males that are siblings. Or then a neutered male and a female but neutering chinchillas is pretty dangerous for them...

I had to quit watching. My chinchilla’s teeth were razor sharp and Merlin was going for broke on poor Zorro. Nope, I don’t think they need to be together.

Hi so I’ve been going through the same thing with bonding chinchillas and what I see what works for me right now is having play time together but having their dust bin available as well as some treats to keep them distracted but In the same area. One of my at first would quickly want to attack the other one but slowly shes been lasting long in the same room without trying to fight. Once that happens I put them away and try it again the next day. Seems to work for me.

Hi I would really like some help with my chinchillas Migi and Rambo I got Rambo 9 months ago and Migi 3 months ago MIgi is a girl and Rambo is a boy I dont have enough money for 2 cages so I separate the two parts of the cage with tile. I have introduced them together before but Rambo trys to erm.. Make children with Migi and I dont know what to do. Should I keep them seperated?

@european8147

3 жыл бұрын

sure seperate them and think about a castration. that you can hold them togheter without pregnancy

I’m actually surprised after the first time your grey dominated your white chin, that you continued to try several times after. I’m a relatively new chin owner of two male chins that came as a pair, and to be honest if this even happened once I wouldn’t ever put them together again. It’s good that you shared this, as it’s a good example of what not to do I guess. I’m so glad they are both ok. Good on you for sharing it though.

Help!!! I need names for my chins that I’m getting in a few weeks. I’m getting 2 females and a male i can’t really think of a name but they are grey/black, 1-2 years they are all siblings, one of the females are very relaxed and chill the other is very entergetic, the male is in the middle. Please help!

i’m sorry this has happened, but i have a question. one of my chinchillas has some of his whiskers look like they have been chewed off. i have also found some whiskers in there cage. not very often though. also, i have found clips of fur in there cage. also, the chinchilla with the whisker problem, he has hair missing around the base of his tail. i’m pretty sure none of this is normal. i realized all this after watching your health check video, but you didn’t say what would happen if those things did happen. please help!

@katelyncook3924

5 ай бұрын

Chinchillas can stress chew and chew off spots of their own fur for various reasons

I'm getting two chinchillas soon!! Im really exited!!😁

It was good that you filmed this, although it didn’t go as planned. Now we all can learn from this.

I own 3 chinchillas. 2 females one male. They are all just 1 year old. The females can't get ahold and they both bully the male. But one ended up biting him and freaking him out and I has to separate all 3 into different cages. I hope I can bond them. Open to suggestions.

Hi I’d like to share my experience in bonding your chins, a month ago I got a new chin from the same breeder. She didn’t recommend the smooching method since they are both boys and has a year and half gap. However I brought my chin the day I took home the new boy so we can introduce them, I was holding the new boy and the breeder was holding my oldest boy and they were both keking each other but not too much, and the breeder said that when I go home I just let them be out with positive stuff around them such as dust and hay in a small room and which I did, for the next 5 days there was a lot of hair slip coming out from the younger and lots of keking lol definitely like yours so when I think it can go insane in ten minutes I separate them, I put them back in their cage, they both have different cage which was just 10 inches away. The next 6 days they were both civil and doing their thing but the moment they see each other my oldest would chase him the youngest would run but less hair slipping, that was like for the next 5 days,10 days later they seem to start liking each other especially the oldest as every time I open his cage first he would run to the new boy cage but new boy still scared of him. Oh and if they play let the 2 play out or the other Chin will get jealous since they can tease each other. Anyway 16 days later I saw them started grooming each other especially the oldest grooming the new boy like his saying “I’m nice don’t worry”, the 18th day and the new boy has stopped keking with the oldest and he seems to be so excited every time the oldest would go first and greet him, a month later they sleep with each other now and groom each other, I never thought they would be friends, they also share a cage now, I may be selling the other cage soon. I really thought they wouldn’t be friends that I was already resign to that idea but they are besties now and such a short time. I know I should have done the 14 days quarantine but I trust the breeder that she has healthy chins. If your chin comes from a pet store you should quarantine your new chin, that should be a must. I hope your boys will warm up with each other soon.

@SpaceGeminii

3 жыл бұрын

Your breeder is a back yard breeder then. Because all reputable breeders KNOW to quarantine a new chinchilla for 30 days from other ones. And age has NOTHING to do with how they bond. They either will or won't. And the smoosh method, is the safest method. All reputable breeders know this. Slow introductions have a high failure rate. You're not supposed to bring your chinchilla with you to get your new one. Breeders have stopped allowing people to do that because the one the owner had, brought in disease and wiped out their entire herds.

Merlin casually eating his food like nothing happened... But Zorro....poor thing is traumatized. Merlin was like: square up bro

I seriously cannot get over how much your new chinchilla looks like my Smudge

Im thinking of getting a Chinchilla but idk yet any tips on what i should know about like room space?

@mariahdurant3224

3 жыл бұрын

Double unit Critter nation cage!

@artariusk

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariahdurant3224 ok thx for the tip!😄

Hi! Where did you get the cage from? I recently just got a chinchilla and I was thinking of upgrading his cage to a bigger one like yours. If you don't mind giving me a link to it.

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

Here’s the link:💕 www.amazon.com/MidWest-Critter-162-leak-Proof-Measures/dp/B001NJ0DAY

@jennyjenjens_2781

3 жыл бұрын

I have same cage and mine is Critter Nation that I bought off Amazon. I believe petsmart and petco also carry it.

I know how frightening this can be!!!! I’ve tried to bond my chins also. Flash is 4 years old, Gordon is 1 year old and Chip and Dale are 6-1/2 months old. Flash doesn’t want any other chins, he’s super bonded with me only. I have to keep three separate cages also and even when I have them in their play area separated from each other, they go at each other through the gates, scares me to death. I did switch Flash and Gordon cages once so they could smell each other which helped when they were separated but in same play area....so maybe one day. But the older ones are not fond of the little ones. I’m glad the little ones are twin brothers and have each other. Thank you for sharing though. I know that was traumatic for all of you. B R E A T H E 😉

@lilyhodgson1280

3 жыл бұрын

Do chip and dale fight at all because I’ve got two brothers and they squabble quite a bit so I’ve been getting a bit worried about them getting worse and properly fighting

@denisecarr8234

3 жыл бұрын

Lily Hodgson not a bunch do they fight. They are very young and I’ve had them 3-1/2 months so I’ve watched them carefully. Chip is the greedy dominant one we’re Dale is easy going. Chip likes to be the boss and sometimes I think Dale gets sick of him stealing his snacks and such and barks at him. That’s happened maybe 3-4x only. If both of your chins are fighting for the alpha position, one WILL eventually stand down and submit (hopefully...my fingers are crossed for you!!!), if not, you might have to separate them into their own cages or if you have a double decker cage, close off the bottom to the top and vice versa. 🤔

Trimming whiskers might actually help! I did that with mine 😊 i just got the 3rd one (all boys) recently also you might want to try a smaller cage than this to put them together like that😅 they shouldn’t be able to walk around or anything

We just got a chinchilla and it's a girl how do we bond with her

I know it’s a little hard, but try to stay calm during these situations, freaking out will cause them more stress. Good luck bonding! ❤️

Hi! When I bonded my two female chinchillas I just let them out for play time together that worked. I don’t know if that will work for you but you can give that a try once Zorro feels better.

My chins starting hurting and fighting eachother don’t know why? I had a custom built cage for them pretty much a chinchilla mansion. But I took more out left the aggressive on in a day later I put him back and they are cudddling kissing like nothing happened it w

I have a question if u have a 1 year old chin can u put another 1 year chin in the same cage together?!

@european8147

3 жыл бұрын

just putting together is a bad idea. they need socialization🙈

@ratsquad1762

3 жыл бұрын

Ok I was just wondering ty !

I know this video is like a year old but have you tried two smalls cages like that sperated by an inch or two air gap. One chinch in each cage. It gives them room to get used to each other but doesn't let them close enough to harm

100% most important thing is YOUR comfort. So you just go ahead and go at your pace, even if that means never trying again ☺️ But in case you do try again, I found success with a 3 yr old male and 6 month old male by wiping the first level of that same 4-story cage you have totally clean to remove all smells (the older male was very territorial so this helped!) plus block off the top half and take out the 2nd mini floor so it’s all just open on the bottom half. This gives them space to “escape” each other but also be close without forcing it. Obviously I didn’t see the scary part of your guys’ tussle, but it sounds like if Zorro hadn’t gotten his little head squished trying to escape, then they would’ve calmed down eventually. Merlin was mostly trying to mount Zorro out of dominance which is exactly what my guys did.... only the older one is abnormally HUGE and the younger one was tiny so he disappeared under him 😂 after about 10 mins, the little one was sleeping on the big guy’s back and were both totally content. Lol if you try this, I think it’d be best to try Zorro’s cage since he appears to be more submissive. Merlin will be distracted by the unfamiliar smells (even after cleaning) and won’t feel like his space is being invaded + needing defending. But again, do what’s best for you and the goombas ☺️

Not sure if this will help but when I bonded mine I used a smaller carrier so they really couldn’t move all too much. I would say it was a carrier for a dachshund or something.

I think a lot of people have already said it but that cage was far too big. They really shouldn't be able to move at all when smooshed. Also now that Merlin has hurt Zorro, the bonding will be super hard, so your choice of not bonding them is probably the best decision. My two lads were fine during the smoosh phase but once in the cage together, the chasing started. So I left it. In the end I'd rather have two happy chinchilla's that are separate then two stressed out ones living together.

That cage is far too big for the smooshing method. It is supposed to be so small that they literally cannot move (i.e. turn around, run around mount each other, etc.) Also, I've read that some people who do the smooshing method recommend getting in a car or something and driving around to "disorient" them. But the chinchilla group I'm apart of on Facebook does not recommend the smooshing method just because it can go really wrong really fast. Don't lose faith yet! Some chins take a little bit more time. Just be patient and optimistic!

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

Hana Mashida oh okay. Thank you! I tried making it smaller but obviously I failed at that 😂💕

I recently have gotten 2 chinchillas. A male and a female. We bonded them in a couple days by putting the girl in a tiny cage and put that inside the boys cage so they had a barrier between. At first the boy was trying to bite the girl through the bars but eventually calmed down and they get along now. Its safer than smooshing no chance of one trying to dominate. I've also heard its much more difficult to introduce two males to each other, than two females and opposite genders. I'm sorry you went through this panic with your cuties. Unfortunately it may not be possible with merlin trying to dominate. I hope little zorro is feeling better now. 💞

@queenofhorror7600

Жыл бұрын

I actually have two males I’m in the process of trying to bond so this is good to know!

thank you for sharing that, its valuable for newbies to watch the bodily signs

Don’t worry😉you will figure something out! But I really hope Zorro is ok:)

Have you blow his fur a little to see if there are any bites on his skin? For me it looked as if he wanted to bite his neck, what means that he wants to kill him (sound hard but they do this bite to kill each other) from my point of view they will never get together, so I would think about a younger (maby shy) partner for Zorro, but by choosing one you should do a sniffing test before (hold them face to face with a little space, but only for a few seconds) when they don't try to bite each other you can try this method again (in Germany we use normal cat boxes for this which you can open at the top, to separate them)

Yikes, that is scary. I'm glad everyone is ok ❤️

I am sorry about that... hope that they are okay and at least u tried... they can still be faw away friends. :)

With smooshing you have to put them in a much smaller cage where they can barely turn around

Why didn’t you stop them :/

Hi chinchilla notebook! I'm thinking about getting a chinchilla sometime. Would you say they are good pets? ( I mean, I know they are. I have been doing my research and all.) But are they good pets to play with and pet/handle? Thanks! Have a great day!

@taylorgardner3395

3 жыл бұрын

Not to handle, no. I own two and all they want is to play

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly they aren’t the greatest for holding and petting. They are quite energetic and fragile, and they move around a lot. Most don’t like being held, but some do. If you want a cuddly pet I recommend a rabbit😊💕

@clover2167

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheChinchillaNotebook Oh okay, thank you! I already own two rabbits ( long story short, they were abused by previous owner and hate being held.) I'm looking for a playful pet, though, so thanks for the info!

@taylorgardner3395

3 жыл бұрын

But rabbits also smell, so keep that in mind. Hedgehogs are good too. I take naps with my hedgie in her pouch on the daily

@Stephanie568

3 жыл бұрын

@@clover2167 Not to be mean towards The Chinchilla Notebook but I wouldn't reccomend rabbits if you want a cuddly pet, rabbits don't usually like to be handled. I have 2 and Thumper's ok with it but Blossom? Forget it. Rabbits are prey animals and prefer to stay on the ground. They are VERY fragile themselves. Do research to find a pet that works for you and your life style. If you ARE thinking about getting a rabbit may I suggest 101Rabbits here on KZread, she has A LOT of information on rabbits.

I personally think that I found the best or at least the safest way to bond Chinchilla... I have a cage that is both wide and high and actually has a divider in the center. Both Chinchilla had an equal space and were always close. I sometimes exchanged their sides when I cleaned the cage so they would get used to each others scents and sharing the same hides even more. It took a long time but nothing ever happened and they are now a comfortable couple. After a long time we opened the separator occasionally, the cage was big enough for them hide if they wanted to. Once we saw they got more and more comfortable the longer we left it open until eventually we left it away forever. When bonding Chinchilla safety is number one priority and I'd it turned out they wouldn't bond we could just leave it as a double cage.

thank you so so much for this. I'm considering getting a baby for our 8 year old who lost his mate about a month ago. We don't have room for another cage, so it's important to see what can happen. You handled that really well.

@brycekean782

2 жыл бұрын

Let me know if you did that and how it went 🙏 I have a 9 year old sweet boy and I recently got a 5 month year old and I honestly don’t know how to bond them I’ve just been trying to read a lot and watch a lot of vids

I once tried bonding two of our chinchillas aqnd althought everyone told me it was best to do it this way, I decided to keep them in a room together where eveyrone had their safespace and could always run away, if they were getting bitten or anything. It definitely took way longer for them to bond, but to me it just seemed less stressful for the chinchillas and in the end it worked well ^^

Guys idk if anyone will see this but I’m such a baby when trying to bond my chinchillas. It was closer to night time the first time I bonded them which is my fault. I also just put them in a big play pen with 2 dust baths and my newer chinchillas would go up to my older chinchilla while he was taking a dust bath and attack him. My older chinny would just get up and look at him and he would run away. I separated them after that happening 2 or 3 times. There were no noises but I thought maybe it would go better if I gave them more time to smell each other and get used to scents. Am I crazy? Lol. Can someone please help me I don’t know how to bond chinchillas without feeling like it’s wrong and feeling like my older little chin is being hurt

use bathroom space is much safer. make sure they have space to hide if they are scared. I just got my third boy, same month as other two's. first two days the third boy was chasing off with a bit of bites from other two in my apartment, third day the new boy is getting his control suddenly and chased back even jumped inside of other two's cage. I think to be safe, make sure you always watching them when introduce the new one, and be ready to separate them immediately when it goes wrong direction.

what i did with my male and female chinchilla: is have 2 cages and keep your old chinchilla in the cage they were in already and the new chinchilla in the new cage. keep the cages next to eachother for about a week so they can see eachother and then swap the chinchilla over into the other ones cage so they can get used to eachothers scent. keep them in the others cage for a few days and don’t clean it out because they need to get used to eachothers smell. After about 3 weeks of doing that, then put them in the original cage that they BOTH have been in and put them together, they will make noises and all that obviously and maybe seem like they’re fighting but it’s normal and it worked for ours and they were literally bestfriends and had such a good bond. hope it helps :)

@gio6487

Жыл бұрын

I know this is an old comment but if you are still active. I’m planning on getting another chinchilla for my female, but the only chinchilla I have around in my local store is a male. If I try to make them bond, they wouldn’t try to mate or anything like that right?

ahhhh i got finally two chinchillas from a breeder and i love them! their names are picasso(got it from your name idea video) and gizmo they have a 5 feet tall cat play pen thanks for making me love chinchilla as much as i do i know so much now because of you and your my idol for chinchilla thank you again it would mean so much if i could get a reply because i have a question ... why does one of my chinchillas have stiky poop and one doesnt why so? oh also do you think a 4 month old chin can fit thru 3.5 inchs

@demi-qs5zc

3 жыл бұрын

hi, i know you didn’t ask me but i thought i could help a little.. they shouldn’t have sticky poop but sometimes when you first get them the stress of a new environment can cause their poop to soften, this happened when i brought my chinchilla home too, just make sure your chinchilla is hydrated!! also, change of diet can soften their poop! and i think the bar sizes should be okay but just keep and eye on them :) good luck with your new chinchillas

@meandcrafts6309

3 жыл бұрын

@@demi-qs5zc thanks!

@meandcrafts6309

3 жыл бұрын

@@demi-qs5zc do you think that my chin can fight in 3.4 inch

I put mine then later together and they never fought I think the temperament has the same influence and my female was about 4 years old alone and I thought she would not accept the male, only at the beginning as one was in Opposite.

Same thing happened to me 😔 I decided to let my chins live seperate after a scary first session and I'm much happier that way!

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

Same, there’s less stress involved for everyone 💕

I think I have a bonding method that is the safest, but will take the longest. Put a ledge to on the outside of both of their cages, and then during playtime to where both ledges are accessable. This will give them the option to jump up on that ledge and maybe interact with each other without them being able to hurt each other. This can take a long time but will prevent a stressful situation.

How and where do you get extra ramps for your cage?

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

They came with the cage but I don’t use them so I just have them sitting in my storage 💕

@leahthomas2716

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheChinchillaNotebook dang it, I ready need some.

This is tough bonding different chins. I got lucky when I bought my two chins from Petsmart. They were both from the same litter.

My first chinchilla (Eolo) is very dangero, he bites and eats fur of the other one (Alí) I don't know what to do

I RLLY NEED YOUR Help how should i tame my chinchila with a dog (the dog is new in our house)

@AtroFear

3 жыл бұрын

You should not have your Chinchilla interact with a dog or any other animal as accidents are much more likely to happen. They don't understand eachother and never will.

@mrbreezy7804

3 жыл бұрын

@@AtroFear its a baby,it has 3 months

I had my chinchillas dad with his boy babies. I saw they were stressed and the dad was happy in his own cage. You can't force them to be together if they don't like each other. Please don't stress your chinchillas. RIP my chinchillas and degus. We miss you very much.

If anyone does decide to try this, it's important to use a tiny carrier where neither chinchillas can run or fight. I've had success in a tiny plastic carrier where there wasn't enough space for them to turn around and face eachother.

Are feathers OK for chinchillas

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

They could choke on the feathers so I’d avoid them💕

I don’t like this method because it can be very stressful for the animals.

Hi, I really hoped my tips helped!

I totally respect your opinion and you trying in the first place. But, food for thought: I think Merlin was trying to assert his dominance by jumping on a Zorro. This is going to happen with any animal. And to be fair, Merlin should be the dominant chinchilla, because he is older and was there first. I would try this again. Maybe not the smushing method, but you could. Zorro should accept that Merlin is dominant and then they should be fine. I know this was a traumatizing experience for all three of you, but it wasn’t really any of your faults that Zorro got stuck. It was just a freak accident. I would try again in a few months.

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

I see. Thank you for your insight💕

I am so sorry that is so scary and I’m glad everyone is okay. I know animals that have lost their lives from similar situations with the bars.

They usually jump on top at first to get to know each other or so, but if they bite, that's absolutely a fight. I guess it's because they were in a very tiny cage together. Even aggressive chinchillas barely bite if they in a bigger cage unless they are fighting for food, they usually just chasing each others. So you can try to let them running out in a room and watch them for awhile. That way they can get familiar to each other and the weak one can have chances to run away just in case

Aww, I'm so sorry! It looked like it was going pretty good until the end. Merlin certainly looks proud of himself. Man, no way I'm going to try this now 😂 it's that side by side life.

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much💕

I was having the same issues with mine 🥺 its definitely terrifying and I ended up just keeping them separate as well. Which sucks cuz i wanted them to be friends/buddies but it didn't work out that way!

Im sry that happened to them. The way I did it was like this: 1. The top, I turned the pan around to cover the hole. This leaves open bars exposed on the left-front corner. 2. On the bottom, I added the shelf high enough so they can nose touch but low enough to lay if desired. 3. I put one on the top and one on the bottom. 4. They stayed like this for one month. The following month, while leaving it setup the exact same way, I switched the chins (only) 5. I did this for one year. It may have been too long but while we slept, one night there was an escape and I woke up to find them cuddling inside of the house together. Note: all of my chins are female and their is a 5 yr age gap between them. Idk if this changes anything but I think it may be worth a try. Especially when you already hv 2 of everything you need to make things work. Best of luck. Even with your vid cut, it didn't look pretty. My oldest is currently 13 and the youngest is 8, for clarification.

So my chin likes to run up and jump on my cat (who is terrified of her lol). I always assumed it was trying to play, but watching this makes me wonder if she was trying to dominate/was being territorial...

I have one chinchilla but seeing as merlin being a more dominant type i would suggest putting things in each of their cages that smell like the other so that when you put them together in the end they recognize the smells and possibly get along better (:

Would you ever get another chinchilla to live with Zorro? You did a really good job handling the situation. It was scary and we never know how our animals will react until they do. I have found that my chinchillas really like small spaces, so I have a larger hut for them to live in, but also have a small one for them because I think the small space makes them feel safe. Something else I have done is cover the sides of the top of the cage so that when they want to hide, they can and they don't need to be afraid of me walking to the side to see them. I know that you don't want advice, but I'm just going to leave how I bonded mine down below. Bonding my chinchillas was probably a lot different than how other people do it because I only had my one cage that's like yours, but I put one chinchilla on bottom and one on top - while blocking off the middle. The first time they met I let them run around the bathroom because it allows them to both have their own space, and they did fine with that. My chins are both girls, and when I put them into the carrier to bring them back to put them into their cage, my more dominant chin sprayed my submissive chin. I waited a couple more days and then changed everything in the cage so that neither of them would have their scents on any of the fleece, and then I opened the hole to allow them to go to top or bottom, and they actually did fairly well. I had huts for them to both hide in on top and bottom.

There is too much room in there they can’t have room to run around for the smooch method

I feel bad that mine is alone but I’m scared this would happen if I tried to bond them because I wouldn’t wanna have two separate big cages. But then again they had him in a petco cage with 3 other chinchillas but that was back in February so idk what to do

My chin is currently befriending my degus during playtime. Both groups have their own cage of course, but it makes me happy that they are interested in each other, so chilly isn't alone.

I would suggest not to use that method anymore because i feel like there just gonna hurt each other no matter what I would just let them play together at play time and if they do fight you need flick them on the nose (the one who starts the fight gets the flick on there nose)

I have seen loads of injuried chinchillas ( caused by forcing them together)most don't survive due to the stress and injuries. And the ones that do are left with really bad damage that can't heal ie missing fingers really bad ears chewed. Not everyone gets along its the same with chinchillas

@spyro7102

3 жыл бұрын

Why did you carry on when you could see one was stressed and wanted out of the situation that was forced on him or her this was evil 😈

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

@@spyro7102 It wasn’t nearly the big deal you are making it to be. Both are fine, and this needed to happen for me to decide not to keep bonding them. If you know so much about bonding chinchillas, then you would know this was normal and wasn’t bad at all. I consulted my breeder after and showed him the videos and he said it wasn’t a big deal and I freaked out for no reason

@spyro7102

3 жыл бұрын

As a vet I see so many wounded and injured animals through my doors. I also have specialised in exotic animals. And forcing animals to bond isn't always a good idea and chinchillas can go into shock really easily and worst case die or left disfiguration beyond repare. Also if its a major repair and need an operation most don't pull through due to either the anesthetic or the stress of recovery and being in a strange place as chinchillas also don't like change

Why in a so small area :o my already-bonded chinchillas could not bear each other if I force them in such a small place

@TheChinchillaNotebook

3 жыл бұрын

It’s just what the smooshing method is. In fact, it was supposed to be even smaller so they couldn’t have room to fight💕