Hey so I have a couple different questions about my kits:
1. I noticed that one of my kits is kinda shaking at times. I am pretty sure that he can't be cold because my room temperature is appropriate for chinchillas and neither the mom or the other kit are shaking. Is he just scared or is it a disease or something serious?
2. They were born yesterday, one weighed 58 grams and the other 55 grams. Today I weighed them again and the smaller one was 56 grams, the other was still 58. Is it okay if the bigger one didnt gain any weight? I know that he is on the larger side of newborns but should I be concerned if he doesnt gain any weight tommorow? He seems fine and he has a lot of energy (he runs around the cage without a problem).
3. I know mastitis (not sure if i spelled it correctly) is a common problem and I would like to know if its really obvious if the female has it? Can you tell its something wrong by just looking at the nipples? My female nipples seem fine but sometimes she makes a weird noise and starts pushing the kits away. Is that normal?
4. My kits are scared of being handled and they keep trying to get away. One of them even tried to bit me. I promise you that i handled them correctly but they still looked so nervous. Is that normal? Did they miss their mom?
5. Okay the last question. Can you sex kits on the first/second day? I am no expert but I tried today and I am pretty sure they are male and female. I would just like to know if its even possible to sex them that early?
Thank you for any answers and I am sorry if some of the questions seem stupid but I already had one kit before these two and he sadly did not make it so I am very paranoid that something will go wrong with these two too. I will probably post my story with chinchillas on the forum some time in the future so you can read it and understand my paranoia.
Any help is appreciated <3
1. I noticed that one of my kits is kinda shaking at times. I am pretty sure that he can't be cold because my room temperature is appropriate for chinchillas and neither the mom or the other kit are shaking. Is he just scared or is it a disease or something serious?
2. They were born yesterday, one weighed 58 grams and the other 55 grams. Today I weighed them again and the smaller one was 56 grams, the other was still 58. Is it okay if the bigger one didnt gain any weight? I know that he is on the larger side of newborns but should I be concerned if he doesnt gain any weight tommorow? He seems fine and he has a lot of energy (he runs around the cage without a problem).
3. I know mastitis (not sure if i spelled it correctly) is a common problem and I would like to know if its really obvious if the female has it? Can you tell its something wrong by just looking at the nipples? My female nipples seem fine but sometimes she makes a weird noise and starts pushing the kits away. Is that normal?
4. My kits are scared of being handled and they keep trying to get away. One of them even tried to bit me. I promise you that i handled them correctly but they still looked so nervous. Is that normal? Did they miss their mom?
5. Okay the last question. Can you sex kits on the first/second day? I am no expert but I tried today and I am pretty sure they are male and female. I would just like to know if its even possible to sex them that early?
Thank you for any answers and I am sorry if some of the questions seem stupid but I already had one kit before these two and he sadly did not make it so I am very paranoid that something will go wrong with these two too. I will probably post my story with chinchillas on the forum some time in the future so you can read it and understand my paranoia.
Any help is appreciated <3
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