snuggle buddy not going well

[Jovi]

Well, BellaBella makes the most amazing snuggle buddies. They look awesome but i don't think Rocket likes his. I put it in his sleeping house and he seemed fine with it but when i woke up the next day it was dragged out of the house and tossed down to the shelf below. The next night i just left it on the same shelf as his house but right outside. Same thing..... tossed on the shelf below. Last night was my third try. Put it back in the house and found it tossed on the shelf below. I haven't caught him interacting with it at all while i am awake. Should i just give up and take it out? Could he be "playing" with it ? Not sure what to think, we never had a cuddle buddy before in there for him. Maybe he is mad it's not a real chinchilla?

 

[alli713]

I think I'd leave it in there and let him get used to the smell, eventually it should start smelling like his cage and then maybe he won't mind it so much.

But he could also be playing with it and dragging it around at night.

 

[3CsMommy]

My bet is that he's tossing it around or otherwise having fun while you're asleep. I never saw my guys with theirs once but it definitely got nibbled on, peed on and... yeah, other things when I wasn't around.

 

[Terbear24]

Yah I dont see why you would take it out.... its still new to him he probably isnt really sure what he is supposed to do with it!