quads?

[Pyronymph]

I know that it can be a hassle (and possibly detrimental) to try to introduce a third chin to a pair. I was curious though (for future reference), has anyone tried intro-ing 2 pairs? Did that make a difference, drama-wise?

I just bought a FN :dance3: and was hoping, once I have a place to set it up, to use it as a neutral ground. I would like to be able to have as few cages set up as possible, for as long as possible (I know that there is no guarantee here, just wishful thinking ). I would also like to fill the FN, comfortably of course, and not have to divide it off if I don't have to, so there is plenty of jumping space.

I am totally okay with getting 2 new babies as opposed to just one, if that might make an easier intro :neener:

 

[ABBY W.]

Anytime you are introducing a new chin there is a danger of fighting and injury, even after the introduction, sometimes. The more chinchillas in the mix, the greater the chances of something happening. That being said, I have been able to successfully put together trios and quads, but it does take time and patience, and I would not say it could be done with just any chinchillas. My quads happen to be four pretty laid back animals, non-dominant for the most part, so they were fairly accepting of each other from the get-go. Even at that, it was weeks before I felt comfortable caging them all together unsupervised.

 

[Snickers]

I had a set of 3 (ex: A, B & C) and a set of 2 (D & E) that I wanted to put in a huge cage. 1 (A) from the set of 3 got along with everyone. I put a little bit of Vick's on the other 4 noses and put 2 ea (B & D) & (C & E) in 2 separate show cages. I put the show cages on the floor of the huge cage. The one that got along with everyone had free roam of the cage. After 1 hr I let all 4 out of the show cages and they started to fight. So now I had to put the opposite of the 4 back (B & E) & (C & D) into the cages again. After 1 hr I let them out and they got along fine. I hope this makes sense.

 

[starleomach]

I have done it. it can be done just takes extra time