xue
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Post by xue on Aug 16, 2003 10:50:16 GMT -5
hi,
could anyone advise me with regard to the above problem which i'm currently encounting.
I recently realised that my baby has uneven fur on his body. I bathe him twice a day and this problem still arise. Therefore, i'm wondering what should i do to make his fur coat beautiful.
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Post by clover on Aug 19, 2003 0:47:30 GMT -5
Bathing him twice a day is too much. Twice a week is enough. Chinchillas can get dry skin from too much bathing and will drop fur. Dun be fooled by Sg's humid weather. My Spider had dry skin before, from bathing only twice weekly (plus I use the air-con at night for them). That's why now I cut back to once a week only for them. His skin was dry, chapped, slightly cracked. It's quite obvious on the ears. It's not itchy, but he dropped some fur. I had to stop bathing him totally for almost a month, and then I started bathing him again, but only once a week. Now everyone bathes only once a week, just in case. Or, it cld simply be that your baby is moulting. Chinchillas also moult their fur, the same way as rabbits do, actually. They'll have what you call a priming line (I think), so you can actually see where the old fur is and the new fur is (slightly different from rabbits in this way). Some chinchillas moult very obviously, others, you can't really tell until the end result. I watched Hanako moult for 1 month not long after I got her. After her moult, her new coat was stunning. A beautiful, shiny black, even all over. Watch how your baby's fur is uneven. If it's slight and not very obvious, it cld be he's moulting. Maybe he moulted before and it wasn't as much as now, so you didn't see it. I advise giving him some time and offering a small teasp00n of rolled oats daily (are you feeding him that already?). If his fur is still ugly after 2 months, then maybe it might be something else. But if it doesn't seem to be any medical condition, eg. fungus, then dun worry too much. As long as he remains healthy and has a gd appetite, his fur will grow back.
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Post by xue on Aug 19, 2003 8:40:26 GMT -5
hi Clover, i will try to cut down his bathing and feed him rolled oats regularly. At the same time, i also just started to feed him some NutriCal too. Hopefully, it's moulting like what you say and i will try to monitor him before making a decision if there's a need to bring him to see a vet. thanks for your advise.
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Post by PeTsLoVeR (",) on Aug 22, 2003 0:52:19 GMT -5
When I just bought MaoMao, he also have this uneven fur problem. The conclusion of causing this problem is fighting with his other siblings. This is how he looks Now most part of his fur has grow back to normal except the 2 patches at the side as shown in arrow. Think it will takes 2 more months in order to have all fur grow evenly. So need to be patient.
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Post by xue on Aug 22, 2003 0:58:01 GMT -5
hi Petslover,
for my case is he live by his own, so i just pray hard that it's not fungus, otherwise i really don't know what to do to cure him. Hopefully is like what Clover said, it's moulting.
The fur on the side of your maomao will definately grow back. When my baby is having fungus that time, he also has a big patch on his eye there but now the fur has grown back.
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Post by ghost on Aug 22, 2003 12:37:26 GMT -5
Phew!i tht uneven fur growtrh was due to Fugus infection or something when i'm reading this threads lei....now i know....uneven fur problem is due to Fighting as well.....any other reasons that'll cause that besides fights?
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Post by PeTsLoVeR (",) on Aug 23, 2003 12:38:06 GMT -5
As what I know, losing fur may due to
1) Moulting process 2) Fur biting due to stresses from disturbance noise and overcrowded cage 3) Skin fungus where the symptom will be bald spots and crusty patches. 4) Improper bath sand where too much sand-bathing will result fur too dry. 5) Combing or we call grooming the chin immediately after sand-bathing can also result hair loss too.
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Post by xue on Sept 9, 2003 8:24:47 GMT -5
i realised that after trying to groom my baby's fur with a comb for several times before a bath, those uneven furs are gone. Now, his fur coat is beautiful again. Seems like other than fungus, it could also due to lack of grooming too.
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Post by bubblesbiscuit on Sept 11, 2003 13:58:34 GMT -5
do chin's fur look very messy n crusty after they give birth? cos i saw one in the shop the other day nursing its young baby n the fur looks VERY messy,like wet like that n a bit crusty like that... the daddy was together with mummy n baby.. the daddy stay together with them no problem one meh?
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Post by PeTsLoVeR (",) on Sept 15, 2003 6:15:35 GMT -5
Xue>> I seldom comb my chin coz he sure bites my comb. But I do give him regular sand bathing and his fur really improve alot alot. If his uneven fur gone... he will be as handsome as those in Pets Kindom bubblesbiscuit>> Tho I din really have my own chin's kid before, but as what I know the youngs of the chin will born with fur juz like the kitten. The parents of the baby chins will nurse them... unlike hamster.. hv to separate.
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Post by xue on Sept 16, 2003 9:08:06 GMT -5
initially he also bite the comb and i let him smell and bite for a while, to let him know that this thing cannot be eaten. Follow up, i comb a little by a little to let him feel comfortable as he is not used to it. Previously i used to bathe him everyday but his uneven furs are still the same. After surfing and buying books to read, i realised that it's quite true after a few tries. It's great to see him adonis again.
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Post by clover on Sept 16, 2003 23:52:24 GMT -5
I think all mothers will look tired, wet and exhausted after giving birth.
Chinchilla fathers are not the best dads in the pet kingdom. They lose out to gerbils. Chinchilla fathers dun really help to look after their babies. Furthermore, most breeders I know encourage removing the father from the cage. Or they give the mother a nursing cage for birth and rearing the baby. This is also to prevent a breedback. Chin mums can get very taxed if they get a breedback. It's basically the same with other animals, where they are pregnant with one more baby, and nursing one too.
I know that breeders will strongly discourage breedbacks, as it'll more likely result in a stilborn or a very weak baby. The dad chin can be re-introduced into the mama's cage, and meet the baby, after a few weeks. But meanwhile, pregnant and nursing mums shld be given rest and privacy actually. Of course, you can leave dad inside. He won't harm the baby, but he won't really help either. But accidents can happen. So just be careful.
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Post by bubblesbiscuit on Sept 17, 2003 12:01:52 GMT -5
i see....the one i saw was a house pet at pet warehouse in potong pasir
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Post by clover on Sept 19, 2003 18:26:30 GMT -5
Pet Warehouse is by Park Chinchilla. I've already mentioned that they are unscrupulous in their dealings. If you want a better example, you can compare them to Sam Yick. They are like the Sam Yicks of the chinchilla pet shop world.
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Post by bubblesbiscuit on Sept 20, 2003 16:44:41 GMT -5
hmm..okok. wah she was tryin to sell me this mosaic chin cos i was so besotted staring at it then my fren say chins need aircon..she was like "no need la! i keep so many years liao..they dun need aircon one lo" but thats not true right? she make it sound so easy
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