Age

[Smlatul11]

How can I determine how old my chinchillas are?

 

[Cat75]

There is no way to tell how old they are. The only way to know is if you got them from a breeder or if they came with a pedigree.

 

[EMSChins]

I see you have another thread about breeding your chins - what can you possibly be thinking if you are breeding these chins and you do not even know how old they are? You obviously do not have a pedigree or you would know the basic information like age and color. You can easily find out information about color combinations and possible offspring by looking at chinchilla calcualtors online. It is obvious that you have not even begun to do basic research into chinchillas let alone breeding, please reconsider and look into finding a mentor and doing basic research before throwing a male and female together to produce babies.

 

[Godofgods]

or just dont... enough chins looking for homes as it is

 

[Smlatul11]

I have a pedigree for one chin, and another chin was given to me by someone who couldn't provide for her any longer. I have a close friend who has bred chins before who said she will be willing to teach me and help me through it when I decide to put the two chins together, I have also bought books on chinchillas and breeding and have read many different websites on it. I plan on bringing her to a vet to get as much information as possible on her, but was just looking for any information from other experienced breeders.

This is my first time breeding. I have done a lot of research on it, and have an experienced breeder willing to walk me through my first time.

 

[Dreamlite]

No pedigree = no breeding. There are too many health problems. A vet can not look at a chin and say its 100% clear from genetic health problems. So taking her to a vet does nothing for you. How old is she? How large is she? Those are much more important than a vet check up.

 

[Stackie]

I work at a vet clinic and trust me- we can't tell you much about a chin just by looking at it without any known history. Not age, not breeding soundness (because you need to know genetic history for strains of disease among other issues), not much of anything except yep- this chin is alive.

 

[Cuddlebug]

If you friend who breeds chins is a good breeder, they would tell you to not use the chinchilla that has no pedigree. Since they seem to be encouraging you to so just that, I would question their knowledge base.