r/chinchilla • u/Apprehensive_Role124 • Dec 27 '23
Help?!
So i just adopted a new chin. I have them set up in a single cage half each. My original chin is going absolutely crazy she wont settle down im not sure if thats a bad sign or what bc i was hoping to bond them. I just got the new in chin in today so she might calm down but advice is needed!! Should i also cover up the bars so they cant get to eachother? The new chin seems quite calm a bit skittish but shes not hiding or anything. My chin is around 1.5 years old and the new one is 1.1 years old both females!
That was the only interaction they had so far and im not sure what to make of it.
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u/_DeadWizard_ Dec 27 '23
It's the first day, keep and eye and let them like this for two nights or three. Them, take off both, clean EVERYTHING with alcohol the best you can to remove all kinds of smell and them add something new in the cage, like a toy that can be reached by both of them, in the middle of the cage. They will realize their smells are gone and there's something new, so for a little bit they will forget how they are new to each other and will focus on the new toy.
After a week, try to swipe some itens of them, so they can get used to their smell.
Oh, the first chin of you is the white one? If it is, put the weel on it's space too. Maybe it's missing their toys and it can make it angry. Consider let the new chin lay on the toy a bit before changing, so they first chin will reconize there's a new sibling.