Dirty Chin

[Chibigirl]

I walked into my room today to find my chinchilla sitting in a puddle of pee on one of her shelves. Her underside and tail were completely soaked so I gave her her dust bath and let her use it for about 15 minutes. Now her fur looks matted together and wet still. Is there something I should do to clean her up more?

Also since there was pee on the shelves I put her into her carrier and did a full cage clean. While I was doing this I found a heat plug. Do they act oddly when they're in heat? She's never peed all over her shelves before and then sat/tried to roll in it. I say she tried to roll in it because she has some on her nose and I have no idea how it got there. Any information/suggestions would be helpful, Thanks!

 

[Rickman]

You cold use a unscented baby-wipe to clean her up, and another dust bath after she's dry.
I'm not aware of any of my girls doing this - could this be her first heat??

 

[Chibigirl]

She's only around 9-10 months old, do they get their first heat that early? However, I'm basing my counting on the fact that I got her from a pet store and at the time they told me she was 5 months old.

And thank you for the suggestion, I'll go see if we have any of those wipes, if not I'll have to wait until tomorrow to buy some.

 

[AZChins]

They can have their first heat at 3 to 4 months!

I'd let her dry and then give her some extra dustbaths a couple times a day. A little cornstarch in the bath (1 teaspoon) will help keep her from staining from the urine.

 

[Chibigirl]

Thanks for the tip! I'd hate to see her white belly get messed up