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[iluvmychins]

I took in a male and female chinchilla. They were housed together, until I brought them to my home. I kept them seperated for the purpose of not having kits. I consider myself a newbie since I got my first chinchilla in august o8. There was no way I was ready for little ones. I took them to the vet, the did an xray to check for babies, and there was none. I thought I was in the clear. Three weeks ago I got my male, lennox, neutered was anxious to get them back together. They hadnt been seperated for long, so the reunion was not to hard. Took a few days, but then they were all cuddly again. Four days later, yesterday to be exact, my girl, Lala, had her kit! I was a bit upset with my vet, but was happy at the same time. I was sitting at my computer and Lala started making this soft chirping noise. I turned around and it looked like her leg was stuck, I freaked, got to the cage, and seen the new addition. I quickly moved her into the cage I had the daddy in just a few days prior because I had cleaned it and got it set up again thinking Lennox may have to go back in there. Boy, and I was glad I did. I quickly grabbed Lala and put her in the cage also. The baby was still soaking wet, so it had just happened. Lala Quickly got the baby tucked and cleaned. It was amazing to watch. I checked her, and I believe she is a girl weighing in at 57 grams. ( I quickly ran to walmart and grabbed a scale ) Today she weighed in at 61 grams, so she is doing well. My question is, Lennox is a violet, Lala is a standard, baby has a dark black back end, a standard front, and a white tail and white legs and feet. What in the world is she??????? Will her coloring change? How in the world did she not be a standard with tov? Like I said I am new so I am still learning the colors and what nots. I am so nervous, because I did not intend to have kits. I took every precaution I could, but obviously the previous owners did not. Also, for the vet not being able to see she was pregnant 6 weeks ago, is that normal? Thank you all!



Lala- standard
Lennox-violet
kit-?
Fancy- hetro pink white biege
Lousie- **** pink white biege

 

[tunes]

Some standard babies are born looking like that - darker back, whitish legs, white belly. It's just a regular standard/vc. I'm not sure where the TOV you are talking about comes in? With mom a standard and dad a violet, that just makes the kit a standard/vc (unless the kit was a violet, obviously, in which case mom was a standard/vc). Sometimes TOV can be hard to see on a violet though, so if she is TOV that could be why.

Are you saying the kit is TOV or that she should be TOV?

 

[chin-nw]

It might help if you can post a picture of the kit. But most likely it is a standard vc by your description.

 

[iluvmychins]

thanks

I meant vc. like I said, I am new to the colors. Iwas thinking since the dad was violet, it would be tov not carrier, but did some research through the night and seen i was wrong. I will def. post pics as soon as I find a way to get them on the net. Thanks again for the replies~ much appreciated. Also, my last question was about the vet not seeing she was pregnant 6 weeks ago, is that common or even normal? Should I be looking for a new vet?

 

[tunes]

Did she know to check and see if she was pregnant? Did she do a good palpation on her or run an ultrasound? If she didn't, and you didn't mention to her that she might be pregnant, she may not have caught it. Some chins gain next to no weight with one kit and some gain 250 or more gm. Some chins gain just a few gm and then towards the end of the pregnancy BAM, lots of weight gain. It's all individual to each chin. If she wasn't blobbing out all over the place, the vet may not have suspected it, and didn't check for it.

 

[CerLynn]

Congrats on your new addition - sounds like she's doing very well!

Just to check, is the cage they were moved to a baby safe cage? The bars should be spaced no more than 1" x 1/2", otherwise the kit can escape.

I don't have any experience with breeding, so unfortunately I don't have an answer to your other question. However, I guess I was under the impression that you'd want to do an ultrasound rather than an xray?

 

[starleomach]

well congrats!

 

[iluvmychins]

Moved to a baby safe. All my cages for my chinchillas have small openings and removeable shelving. I am lucky I did that. I just thought they looked nice when I bought them, boy am I glad! I went and checked on Lianna and she has changed a bit in color since last night. She looks like she is a bit lighter, but not much of a difference. Her white areas has also got a bit more color, so who knows. I have been doing none stop research, but am very glad to find you all for my questions. Thank you!

The vet did an xray (ultrasound was broke) of Lala, and said there was nothing there. 6 weeks ago, they should have seen something, or at least I think they should have.

I have attached a few of Lianna, One of daddy Lennox, and One of Fancy with Louise hidding. I have to find my file folder with the momma in it.

 

[iluvmychins]

I also want to thank everyone for their congrates!

 

[Chinniechantel]

She is a very pretty standard violet carrier. Congrats! A vet should have been able to see the kit, but with an xray you can't see much, or even know if they are alive. So if she did not get the right angle, maybe she could have missed it, but I would maybe look for a better vet anyway.


I would remove that wheel, it is not safe. I would also be concerned about the floor spacing, it looks to be too large. Is the cage with the baby a solid bottom? Because it needs to be.

 

[iluvmychins]

Thank you very much! I am proud! lol

The cages are where the auntie and uncle are, and where daddy is. Momma and baby are in a different cage, in a different area of the house where they can get some piece and quite. They cage they are in has a flat floor, and nothing to jump off of. Only a little hut for baby to hide from mom when she get jumpy. The cage they are in is completely babyproof, no worries.

I was wondering about that wheel. Where is a good place to get a good wheel?

Thank you again!

 

[Chinniechantel]

There are only a few good safe chinchilla wheels. A metal flying saucer, a chin spin, and a home made one Carise from forchinatechins.com makes. I think the other two can be found at:
http://qualitycage.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=129_142_143_144&products_id=1802

http://www.chinworld.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=CW030010&Category_Code=CW03

 

[CerLynn]

What a beautiful little girl! Congrats again!

I agree about the wheel... they'll be much happier and safer on a solid wheel/saucer. I'd be a little concerned about the floor/shelves as well - for everyone, not just the kit. Their feet can slip through and they can end up breaking bones. We used to have ramps with similar design/spacing and one of our boys got his leg stuck and ended up hanging upside down by his ankle. I believe it's happened to several other members here as well. Just a thought.

 

[Godins Chinchillas]

The vet should of been able to see the fetus in the xray. It is easy to view. And they should of easily palpated one also. A female I have here is due to deliver in 6 weeks and I palpated 2 kits in her last night.

Have fun with her. They are fun at this stage.

Jessica