Orangish red pee?

[Gizmo24]

i came home today and it seems that gizmo urinated quite a bit in this one spot! and it is a very strang very bright orangy red color. Why is it this color and should I be worried?

 

[tunes]

It's the normal color of chinchilla urine.

 

[oxchincerelyxo]

A lot of people freak out the first time they see the color of a chin's urine. I know it seems strange but like Tunes said it's their normal color. It get's darker and lighter a bit sometimes, but clear (closer to human color) or a darker color are the only bad signs-so you have nothing to worry about!

 

[starleomach]

Perfectly normal

 

[Spoof]

Now this is bizarre, but up in WA state it used to be dark orange to red. Since I've moved to LA everyone's has been honey colored.

I really notice it when I do my weekly wall wipedown, it looks like I've splattered honey and not blood. Kind of a nice change. It may be because the higher ambient temperature causes more water intake.

As the others said, it ranges. I'd only get worried if it smells pungent or infected. Sometimes a female with a uterine infection will be dark and smelly but they leak all over the shelves and houses and make a big mess.