I have two chinchillas, a male and a female. They have been bonded for nearly a year now and have not had any problems up until this point.
Bea is my female, she is about 3 years old. Poro is my male, and he is 2.5 years old. Bea is the dominant of the two, they live in a double critter nation.
I had a friend stay with me for about 2 weeks, and she interacted with Poro a lot, not so much Bea because she does not like new things or new people. Bea has been a fur chewer ever since I got her. She does it over weird noises, when you turn off the fan, when you move the cage an inch to the left... So, I would not be surprised if she chewed her fur because of my friend's presence. However, this is significantly different. She has a large scab/wound on her hip, where she usually would chew at her fur.
It is not swollen, red, pussing, or anything of that nature. I have been cleaning it with saline and applying Lamisil just to be safe, but I do not think it's fungal since her fur is intact around her eyes, ears, and nose/mouth. She had a stand off with Poro this morning for the first time ever, over some hay. They stood on their hind legs and chased each other, but there was not any biting. Just some barking.
I have since separated them, but this has made Bea very restless and Poro very depressed (or so he looks). She is completely active, eating, drinking, pooping, peeing.
I would just like to have some opinions on if her wound looks like a fighting wound, or her just fur chewing/ripping/over grooming.
This is her wound: https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net...dd&oe=59930AC8
Bea is my female, she is about 3 years old. Poro is my male, and he is 2.5 years old. Bea is the dominant of the two, they live in a double critter nation.
I had a friend stay with me for about 2 weeks, and she interacted with Poro a lot, not so much Bea because she does not like new things or new people. Bea has been a fur chewer ever since I got her. She does it over weird noises, when you turn off the fan, when you move the cage an inch to the left... So, I would not be surprised if she chewed her fur because of my friend's presence. However, this is significantly different. She has a large scab/wound on her hip, where she usually would chew at her fur.
It is not swollen, red, pussing, or anything of that nature. I have been cleaning it with saline and applying Lamisil just to be safe, but I do not think it's fungal since her fur is intact around her eyes, ears, and nose/mouth. She had a stand off with Poro this morning for the first time ever, over some hay. They stood on their hind legs and chased each other, but there was not any biting. Just some barking.
I have since separated them, but this has made Bea very restless and Poro very depressed (or so he looks). She is completely active, eating, drinking, pooping, peeing.
I would just like to have some opinions on if her wound looks like a fighting wound, or her just fur chewing/ripping/over grooming.
This is her wound: https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net...dd&oe=59930AC8
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