can I keep my babies

[Fleeners3]

I have a few questions on whether I can keep my kits with her mom and dad? They are 5 days and separated in a small cage with mommy. at any time can I put them all back together in the big cage? I really want to keep all my babies. I'm pretty sure I have a boy and girl baby kit along with m Is it possible for me to keep them all? Can you neuter or spay a chinchilla a chinchilla

 

[Stackie]

I would separate them out into separate cages with same sex pairs. Put the male kit with his dad and keep the female with her mom. If you put them all back together, the son will try to mate with his mom and the father will try to mate with his daughter. The son and father would also most likely start fighting over the females, not to mention eventually you are just going to end up with even more chins. They won't see each other as family, they'll see each other as potential mates. There is also no guarantee that they will get along.

You can get them spayed/neutered if you find an experienced vet. Neutering is less invasive but it still isn't recommended to keep two males together with females. I prefer not to put them under the stress of surgery unless it is absolutely necessary as they are known to go off their feed and there is always a risk with putting them under anesthesia.

 

[Snickers]

I agree with Stackie on everything.

 

[Riven]

I agree, if you put them back together you'll just have a big breeding mess, or will have to neuter... I'd just split into two separate cages as well.