danilinn
Well-known member
it may be a ridiculous question, because i've gathered just in a couple of weeks on the forum that every chin is different (some like being petted, some don't, etc.), but i don't know what to expect from Jonesy and when to worry.
her first day home she played nonstop and came to the door of her cage, took hay from my husband, had some kind of crazed dance party at sunset, tried out every toy and shelf...
the last two days, though, she's more interested in hiding out. she stayed under her shelf sunday, so i moved her hidey house down almost to the bottom so she could climb in instead of jumping. she watched some tv, and after i fell asleep went into the hidey house, put the pillow up as a door and barricaded herself in, which was hilarious and pretty smart, i thought.
we left her like that and didn't bug her, but i just got home tonight and woke my husband up because she was still in there. he said he hadn't seen her come out all evening.
of course, i assumed she was dead, so i got her up, just to make sure she was okay, then i put her right back and replaced her pillow-door.
further examination of her cage confirmed that there was enough poop (it looks normal) that she'd eaten enough. she doesn't drink much at all, though--is the 1-2 oz./day estimate for a grown chin? (she must have drank something, though, because she has peed.)
it's 68 degrees inside, and the humidity is around 40something. everything she has (fleece, toys, bottled water, sticks, etc.) is chin-safe.
do i need to worry that she isn't up playing more, or is it possible that she was just really hyper her first day home because of all the excitement? how much should she be sleeping at her age? i assumed she'd get up and run around, then fall asleep, wake up, eat, play, sleep, repeat.
and should i totally leave her alone while she's in her hidey-house, or should i still sit by the cage and talk to her some?
her first day home she played nonstop and came to the door of her cage, took hay from my husband, had some kind of crazed dance party at sunset, tried out every toy and shelf...
the last two days, though, she's more interested in hiding out. she stayed under her shelf sunday, so i moved her hidey house down almost to the bottom so she could climb in instead of jumping. she watched some tv, and after i fell asleep went into the hidey house, put the pillow up as a door and barricaded herself in, which was hilarious and pretty smart, i thought.
we left her like that and didn't bug her, but i just got home tonight and woke my husband up because she was still in there. he said he hadn't seen her come out all evening.
of course, i assumed she was dead, so i got her up, just to make sure she was okay, then i put her right back and replaced her pillow-door.
further examination of her cage confirmed that there was enough poop (it looks normal) that she'd eaten enough. she doesn't drink much at all, though--is the 1-2 oz./day estimate for a grown chin? (she must have drank something, though, because she has peed.)
it's 68 degrees inside, and the humidity is around 40something. everything she has (fleece, toys, bottled water, sticks, etc.) is chin-safe.
do i need to worry that she isn't up playing more, or is it possible that she was just really hyper her first day home because of all the excitement? how much should she be sleeping at her age? i assumed she'd get up and run around, then fall asleep, wake up, eat, play, sleep, repeat.
and should i totally leave her alone while she's in her hidey-house, or should i still sit by the cage and talk to her some?
