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Let me clarify, her food is a mixture of about 80% hay pellets and 20% 'treats' (they resemble kibbles and bits in shape and texture), however she probably eats 80% kibbles and 20% hay pellets. We've tried slowing introducing more pellets or timothy hay but it never gets touched.

Never have heard so much as a peep from her regarding the teeth, she eats normally (and voraciously!), and she still loves skritches and running around. Definitely will err on the side of caution, though.

Chilly doesnt like to eat hay or hay pellets very much, no matter how much we try. We had to take her to a vet (a specialized one at an exotic animals clinic) to get some teeth filed down and some even needed to be pulled. However, even during the times when the teeth were bothering her the most...

Chilly, my 8 year old female chinchilla has recently started refusing to take dust baths. She will hop into the bath, stand there for a second and hop out. Her fur is starting to get very knotted and it's gotten to the point where we have to force-bath her (which she is not too pleased about!)...