Short whiskers?

[Grumbles]

I have been wondering about this too, and then Sendra pointed it out also several days ago.

It seems like my little three-month old chin has really short whiskers, is this normal or is she doing something to them?

A couple of them do seem to have "split end"-like tips.

Thanks.

 

[Brittney]

Does she have a cage mate? or maybe her mom trimmed them? Dominant chins usually trim the other chin's whiskers.

 

[Grumbles]

It might've been that, I don't know if she was kept in a seperate cage when her former owners had her.

After all the information I've been reading, the more and more I'm worried about the chinchillas in this other family's care. :banghead:

 

[AZChins]

I bet that the mama chin did this, like Britteny said. I have mother chins that trim their little babies' whiskers to keep them more in check. Chewing off whiskers is definitely a dominant behavior. It doesn't hurt anyone, I wouldn't worry too much about the whiskies on this little one...they'll grow back and chins can't chew their own whiskers that short.

My poor Muntz hasn't had whiskers in about six years. Milla has chewed them down every single time they've started to grow out.