Appetite differences?

[Anna]

My chinchilla, Furby has been sick, forever. He is getting better! his weight is 410 grams (He's small but was in the 350s just a few weeks ago) I give him about 20 ccs of critical care a day, just for maintenance, until he gets to a good weight. I give him a small amount of Life Line too. He's been eating on his own. I switched him to PANR because he doesn't seem to like pellets. He doesn't like those either. I give him about a handful, sometimes more of alfalfa hay and he guzzles it down. But for some reason he only eats a few pellets a day, sometimes more or less. Always eats the hay though and a small pinch of rolled oats or half a shreddie. So it isn't his appetite. Can I make them taste better to him?

Should I be a bit concerned? Or do they just have very different appetites. Will be be okay on hay and Critical Care?

 

[Essentia]

Try putting a bit of the lifeline on top of the pellets.

Some chins just like hay more than pellets. I would keep as much hay in his cage as he will consume. He also may not be eating as much because you are hand feeding him and he feels full.

 

[Anna]

I saw that someone mentioned crushing pellets into a paste or with CC so he gets used to the taste? He often has some hay left over, but he'll pee on it so i have to replace it every day haha. Should I stop hand feeding him?

 

[Anna]

he won't eat powder Life Line, can i stick in on his bowl in paste form? or will it dry too quickly....?