Hi everyone, I visited the Royal Bath and West Show in England last week and was amazed to see a lady with some chinchillas on show. If I’m correct there was only the one stall.
I’d only every seen chinchillas once before and they must have been babies (kits?) because they were no bigger than hamsters.
The lady had one chinchilla which was being passed around and some others in cages. The lady was being asked many questions. I asked her if the two which she had in one cage were a breading pair and she said they were mother and daughter and if I’m correct, and this is what I’d like clarification on, I thought she said that the mother allowed/accepted the breading daughter's kits and after a specified time period (let’s say 42 days – I can’t remember which) the mother/grandmother bit a hole in the kits ears and thereafter had nothing to do with them. Almost like a parting shot.
If someone has any knowledge of this behaviour I’d be interested to know.
I am hard of hearing, so I very well might have misunderstood what the lady said.
Additionally having read some posts on the forum it seems that chinchillas are separated into sexes after birth/weaning? Is this wholly to stop further breeding or do some adults commit infanticide?
At what age are chinchillas able to reproduce? Soon after weaning - could that be the reason for separation?
I thought the chinchillas were amazing and no doubt would make wonderful pets for those who have the resources and time to care for them. Unfortunately I don’t have either and it wouldn’t be fair at my time of life to take on the responsibility of owning one.
Thanx
I’d only every seen chinchillas once before and they must have been babies (kits?) because they were no bigger than hamsters.
The lady had one chinchilla which was being passed around and some others in cages. The lady was being asked many questions. I asked her if the two which she had in one cage were a breading pair and she said they were mother and daughter and if I’m correct, and this is what I’d like clarification on, I thought she said that the mother allowed/accepted the breading daughter's kits and after a specified time period (let’s say 42 days – I can’t remember which) the mother/grandmother bit a hole in the kits ears and thereafter had nothing to do with them. Almost like a parting shot.
If someone has any knowledge of this behaviour I’d be interested to know.
I am hard of hearing, so I very well might have misunderstood what the lady said.
Additionally having read some posts on the forum it seems that chinchillas are separated into sexes after birth/weaning? Is this wholly to stop further breeding or do some adults commit infanticide?
At what age are chinchillas able to reproduce? Soon after weaning - could that be the reason for separation?
I thought the chinchillas were amazing and no doubt would make wonderful pets for those who have the resources and time to care for them. Unfortunately I don’t have either and it wouldn’t be fair at my time of life to take on the responsibility of owning one.
Thanx
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