Can anyone tell me what could have happened.
My male and female chinchilla were new, proud parents of 2 very healthy kits (born 30/11/2014) and for 4 weeks everyone was very happy. They are spoilt rotten, and have plenty room in their cage.
We went away for 9 days.. and left them in the care of my mom. On our return, we checked and the kits are perfectly healthy, everyone looked good and calm.
The next morning was a murder scene. It was horrific. I am still so upset by it all and I play the scenario over and over in my mind. We heard nothing and for the life of me I cannot figure out what happened.
Both kits were dead. Mommy looked like she had been fighting for her life. She had been hurt, no physical blood as such, but there was so much fur all over the cage and after careful investigation, it was obvious that entire tuffs of fur had been pulled from her. (her back and side) She was exhausted and very forlorn. One of the kits were ripped. I can’t tell what happened to the other. I don’t know if they attacked her, or she attacked them. Daddy looks calm as a cucumber, no marks, no strange forlorn behaviour, just as normal as every day. No fur missing. Mommy looks like road kill. Whatever happened, did not seem to involve Dad. If mom killed the kits, I get the impression she did not have a choice. But I don’t know if 4 week old kits are capable of such aggression.
Can anyone shed light on this for me? I am devastated, not only that the kits are dead, but that mom had to go through this and I never want a repeat.
My male and female chinchilla were new, proud parents of 2 very healthy kits (born 30/11/2014) and for 4 weeks everyone was very happy. They are spoilt rotten, and have plenty room in their cage.
We went away for 9 days.. and left them in the care of my mom. On our return, we checked and the kits are perfectly healthy, everyone looked good and calm.
The next morning was a murder scene. It was horrific. I am still so upset by it all and I play the scenario over and over in my mind. We heard nothing and for the life of me I cannot figure out what happened.
Both kits were dead. Mommy looked like she had been fighting for her life. She had been hurt, no physical blood as such, but there was so much fur all over the cage and after careful investigation, it was obvious that entire tuffs of fur had been pulled from her. (her back and side) She was exhausted and very forlorn. One of the kits were ripped. I can’t tell what happened to the other. I don’t know if they attacked her, or she attacked them. Daddy looks calm as a cucumber, no marks, no strange forlorn behaviour, just as normal as every day. No fur missing. Mommy looks like road kill. Whatever happened, did not seem to involve Dad. If mom killed the kits, I get the impression she did not have a choice. But I don’t know if 4 week old kits are capable of such aggression.
Can anyone shed light on this for me? I am devastated, not only that the kits are dead, but that mom had to go through this and I never want a repeat.
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