Male chin "self pleasuring"

[karnage75]

I spoke with someone from a large retail pet chain and they told me that male chins will self pleasure themselves. Is this true do I have to look foward to cleaning extra messes from the cage daily? I still want boys over girls cause that can't be as bad as urine spraying but it's still kinda gross. Advice?

 

[Bam.Bam]

yes, male chins do 'that'. My fiance has only seen one of our males do it once since we got them at the end of December. There wasn't a 'mess' to clean up afterward that we noticed but yes, It's common for them to pleasure themselves.

 

[Brittney]

What they are doing is cleaning themselves. They do have their "boy" time also, but self hair ring checks are the main reason as to why they do it. If they can't get it off and are down there excessively, then you will have to help them out and check for a hair ring.

You will not have to clean up any "extra messes" with this unless you give them a cuddle buddy. Sometimes they will do more than cuddle with it, but all you have to do is pop it in the wash and you're good to go.

 

[Rickman]

First time I saw it, I was kinda taken aback, but then learned it's a common occurance!
Don't know if they reach "relief", but I never watched, leaving them to theirselves.
Never saw a mess to clean either, but I use pine chips!

 

[karnage75]

okay, thanks so much was just kind of shocked when I heard it but thanks for the advice everyone.

 

[Jazicat]

Remember that this is natural and not gross, although funny at times. Edgar is four months and we've only caught him cleaning himself twice in the month we've had him. So far we just let him do his thing but I expect it to increase for a little while as he's a teen. It is not something that would deter me from ever getting a chinchilla.

 

[Gizmo24]

Gizmo cleans himself quiet frequently. So of course we always have frequent hair ring checks. I think he's just likes to watch his mom cringe lol. Not to sound gross, but the size always amazes me lol

 

[CommonYak]

I've seen male chins cleaning themselves with their mouths, but never saw them self-pleasuring (i.e. humping anything inanimate).

 

[brekai722]

I'm with Gizmo. The first time I saw one of my adult males fully extended I understood how they could mate between cages - lol.

 

[addictedtochins]

Yes, it is shockingly long. I guess about 2-3 inches