Aw this makes me so sad :'(

[luna_chin]

Look at Luna's ear :'(
My fiance thinks she was tagged.. or maybe she got into a fight with another chinchilla I don't know- but poor Luna. :'((

 

[Spoof]

That doesn't look like a tag hole or tear. It was probably done when she was born by her mom as it doesn't have the flanged edge you see on an ear wound of a weanling or older chin. They tend to heal thick around the edges.

This is what a tag hole looks like if it's been ripped out.

 

[Encantadora]

Ear injuries don't seem to bother them to much at least.

 

[Mt. Zion Chins]

I have seen babies and adults groom one another and take a bite out of the ear. The chin with the bitten ear never even moves - like it doesn't even bother them.

 

[Filia]

My rescue chinnie has a few holes in his ear...His siblings weren't the most gracious on him ):

 

[jbcstratton]

I have a kit with an injured ear right now, don't think it will ever look the same, but it probly won't ever effect her at all.

 

[Chinmama]

ZZ has an old ear injury too. His ear has a nip out if it and it rolls down from the top.

 

[Lynn & The Chins]

My Blackberry Bunnybutt's ears were chewed by her mother/siblings and they look like little ruffled potato chips. Her tail is bobbed very close to her body (like a bubby's). They also chewed all the fingers off of her only front paw, so she has what I call her "mitten paw". She can't hold her food to eat, but has to eat out of her bowl like a dog or cat. In spite of all this, she is the sweetest, most loving and social of my chins!!!

 

[ArmyWife]

My Blackberry Bunnybutt's ears were chewed by her mother/siblings and they look like little ruffled potato chips. Her tail is bobbed very close to her body (like a bubby's). They also chewed all the fingers off of her only front paw, so she has what I call her "mitten paw". She can't hold her food to eat, but has to eat out of her bowl like a dog or cat. In spite of all this, she is the sweetest, most loving and social of my chins!!!

Poor little girl