If I get my male baby fixed, can he live with Mom and Dad?

[chanandmon]

I realize that keeping him with Mom can lead to both baby and pops breeding her. Is it absolutely necessary that I get rid of him, or can I keep him and have him fixed to keep them from breeding?

Originally when I got my female I said if there were any babies I would sell them, but I just got so attached to the little guy.

Thanks in advance for the advice.

 

[Kansas City Chinchillas]

The 3 chins should not be together after the kit reaches 2 months of age. Fixing him will not keep him from breeding with his mom. They just won't produce babies. 2 males should never be kept with one female. You could end up with 3 dead chins from fighting.

 

[Mt. Zion Chins]

Separate Mom and Dad and put the kit with Dad. If Mom and Dad are still together she is probably pregnant again and should be separated from Dad anyway

 

[Cuddlebug]

Yep! Pair baby with dad and let mom have a cage to herself. If you put the two males together with the female, they will fight as soon as the baby starts feeling his oats. This could result in death for one or more of your chinchillas.

 

[chanandmon]

My only issue with seperating them is that I'm living with my parents for the time being and there really isn't a lot of room for a second cage. Not one big enough to happily house a chinchilla for any length of time anyways.

I guess I'll just sell the baby.

 

[The1nOnlyMatty]

Selling the baby isn't going to fix the fact that a male and female together are going to make babies again. If you don't have space for multiple cages you really shouldn't be breeding...

 

[Lynn & The Chins]

^^^ Ditto!!!

Also, any time you have 2 or more chins together in a cage, whether M/F or same sex, you must have an extra emergency cage, just in case they start fighting. :thumbsup:

 

[chanandmon]

i DO have an emergency cage, the starter one I got when I got my first one. If they were to start fighting in ten minutes I'd have a space to keep one for a short period of time. It's not a big cage so it's not something that could be permanent.

 

[Mystic]

I'm not sure your understanding the point here. The point being that the male and female chinchilla should not be housed together at all. The female can certainly get pregnant after she has a baby and I'm sure she already is again. Its very stressful on the female to be pregnant after JUST having a kit. Please take the advice from experienced chinchilla owners and breeders on here and seperate mom from dad.

 

[VolunteerChin22]

I'm not sure your understanding the point here. The point being that the male and female chinchilla should not be housed together at all. The female can certainly get pregnant after she has a baby and I'm sure she already is again. Its very stressful on the female to be pregnant after JUST having a kit. Please take the advice from experienced chinchilla owners and breeders on here and seperate mom from dad.

agreed. Anytime you house more than one chin together regarless of sex you must be prepared to house them seperately permanently if need be. If they start fighting and turn on each other this won't be a 10 min situation - it will be a permanent situation. If they decide they don't like each other that's usually the end of the cohabitation.

2 males and a female in the same cage will result in fighting and potentially dead chins. period. Your only safe options are two cages - 1 for female and 1 for males - or rehoming the female.

And as a side note, if you leave the male in continuously with the female and never seperate him, your female will breedback. Her body can only tolerate this for so long before she gets sick, has problems birthing, has affected kits, dies, etc. Plus if you keep breeding her you are going to need even more cages thus compounding the problem.

 

[Dreamlite]

Another thing you aren't considering is the fact none of your chins has a pedigree or is from a good breeder. Pet store chins should not be bred. Chins without pedigrees may carry any of the genetic problems. If you want to get a male fixed to keep then go ahead but even fixed more than 1 male can not be caged with a female. There is no good long term solution for you that will not require at least 3 cages. Its clear you weren't planning to breed, so I would suggest you sell the female and keep the 2 males together.

 

[chanandmon]

So would it be okay then to fix my male, and sell the baby?

 

[becky12883]

It probably would work to fix your male and sell the babies (if they've been together this whole time she might be pregnant again already). You will still need to keep an extra cage on hand in case they decide they can't live together anymore.

 

[Lillybabe]

I'd also like to note that it's important to remember that fixing a chinchilla isn't like fixing a dog or cat. You must accept the possibility that fixing your male chin could kill him and you could be down to just the mother. Also, I believe that they have to be apart for a month after the male is fixed to assure he can not get her pregnant. I would make sure you find an exotics vet with very good recommendations. Chinchillas aren't seen by as many vets and even my vet who is well known and recommended as an exotics vet buys into many of the untruths about chinchillas. Such as they need to be fed fresh greens... like a rabbit, and his office would feed them to my little malo guy if I didn't make sure to insist they didn't.

 

[Rockka]

The exotic animal vet in the town I live in recently told me he really knows nothing about Chinchillas and that he hardly ever sees them. That he is not familiar with neutering a chin but would do it if I wanted him too. I passsed!

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