Baby Chin

[ashina]

My chinchilla Tinker just had her first baby----situation is a first for me too.I am wondering how long I should wait to clean her cage, what to do with the baby while I clean the cage, and can I handle the baby right away?

 

[Strevale]

We clean a few hours after labor. The moms usually let us take the babies, but the first time usually requires a little bit of strategy. I put the chins in a carrier while I clean their cage. We (carefully) handle the babies right away, but don't keep them away from mom too long.

 

[tunes]

Clean it when you usually would. If you just cleaned it, then let it be. I don't go crazy disturbing moms unless the cage is a huge mess with blood everywhere from multiple births. I prefer to leave them with the familiar smells of their bedding and so on.

You can handle the kit right away, but I generally only do it to check weight and sex on the first day and the weights thereafter if necessary.

 

[ashina]

As it turns out, there are two babies!! Thanks for the advice-----will try to get Tinker and babies into a carrier in the morning like I usually would to clean the cage