Scared Lara!

mangeo · Nov 2, 2010

Hello from me

A week ago I bought a chinchilla and named LARA is female (4 months )

I give to eat Nature Bunny pallets and hay but likes to eat FOOD Charlie.

I am in a dilemma which one is best.

Charlie or Bephar?

So far so good things but the problem is that fear of any sound at home Become

also afraid when they got out of bed or when I make quick move.

took her out of the cage do not know if I did well

Greetings from GREECE!

ticklechin · Nov 2, 2010

Are you able to get the beaphar + chinchilla feed?

http://www.seapets.co.uk/products/pet-supplies/pet-food/specialist-pet-foods/all-products.html

mangeo · Nov 2, 2010

ticklechin said:
Are you able to get the beaphar + chinchilla feed?

http://www.seapets.co.uk/products/pet-supplies/pet-food/specialist-pet-foods/all-products.html

Today I found shop and bought Bephar +

My problem is that he fears and then hiding: (

and when I put my hand in the cage comes smell my fingers and biting my fingers

tunes · Nov 2, 2010

He may take some time to adjust. Chins are not especially fond of change, so keep offering the Beaphar and make sure he has lots of hay to munch on while he transitions to the new food.

The nibbling on the fingers is normal, especially if you have any sort of food scent on them. When you don't have food scent on your hands, nibbling (not hard biting and drawing blood) with a chin is a form of grooming. It's what chins do to each other, and he's sharing that with you.

calcaneus · Nov 2, 2010

Maybe try opening the cage door and putting your hand just outside the cage, allowing her to smell your hand but not taking over her space with it? Sometimes chins don't like their cages being invaded, especially if a lot has changed recently and they don't know you.

I had to reintroduce myself to my chins after 8 years of not living with them, and I spent a lot of time sitting near their cages, holding my fingers near the bars of their cage, opening their cage door and stepping away slightly so they didn't feel like I was looming.

Also, chinchillas have several different types of bites - soft ones just mean they are trying to figure out what is near them, exploratory bites. You can tell if they are angry bites if they lunge at you and bark or hunch up before biting.