Citychick5804

bunnicula

My suggestion would be to stop feeding him brands of food that have treats mixed in to the food. He may resist for a while (in hopes that he will get more treats), but he will eventually eat the new food once he realises that he will not get anything else (except for timothy hay, which should always be available). If you can, try to find high quality pellets such as: Kline Diet, Mazuri, Tradition, Oxbow, or American Pet Diner.


NOTE: When changing a chinchilla's diet, you must always do so gradually. Start by mixing a little bit of the new food in with his old food. Each day, start adding more new food and less old food until he is given only the new food (this should take 1-2 weeks).

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Danielle

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Candycane

Danielle gave some great advice.

And welcome to the forum, Ally.

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Candice

Citychick5804

If he doesn't eat the pellets anyways, how will changing the food gradually do any good? He won't eat them. It would pretty much be the same thing as changing it all of a sudden wouldn't it?


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Candycane

Basically, you are going to be weaning him off of the treats. Chins are quite sensitive when it comes to digestion and sudden changes can cause problems.

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Candice

Citychick5804

Okay. Thanks so much for the advice. What advice do you have when it comes to getting another chin for a companion? Is it better to have 2 males, a male and a female (if the male is fixed) or what? He is almost a year old so, I'd need to get one that is about his age. But I've heard so many different things and it's very confusing.

Candycane

I would not recommend fixing your chin. It is quite a delicate procedure. Two males can get along quite well after proper introduction.

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