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Chinchilla broken hip. Updated with cute video!!


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chinchillas eat leaves.

They eat everything! Well, not eat, but chew. She has taken quite a liking to enjoying a bit of Mint with her food now, though.

UPDATE: I've had a quite a few PMs today, and just got around to finishing all of them up (I hope I haven't missed anyone).

I will be going to the post office tomorrow, so please if you'd like to get something, please let me know!

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Shes okay, thanks for asking! She mostly hops around on her good side/leg. We took out all the shelving/Wheel so she wouldnt be tempted to jump them, or run. Shes taking her medicine well (probably because its flavored, so that hasn't been a problem), and her bone should start fusing together by Friday of next week (at least thats what the vet said), and after that, should be close to 8 weeks before she starts putting weight on that leg because it won't be hurting as much. Nothing is stopping her spirit though, she's letting us hand dust her cause she shouldn't be rolling around recklessly, and she's eating and drinking normally. All good signs!

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Shes okay, thanks for asking! She mostly hops around on her good side/leg. We took out all the shelving/Wheel so she wouldnt be tempted to jump them, or run. Shes taking her medicine well (probably because its flavored, so that hasn't been a problem), and her bone should start fusing together by Friday of next week (at least thats what the vet said), and after that, should be close to 8 weeks before she starts putting weight on that leg because it won't be hurting as much. Nothing is stopping her spirit though, she's letting us hand dust her cause she shouldn't be rolling around recklessly, and she's eating and drinking normally. All good signs!

They use volcanic ash for bathing right? I remember years ago when I was in middle school my teacher brought her chinchilla in and she was so soft. She showed us a container she kept the ash in and she would roll like crazy in it.

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They use volcanic ash for bathing right? I remember years ago when I was in middle school my teacher brought her chinchilla in and she was so soft. She showed us a container she kept the ash in and she would roll like crazy in it.

Yeah! They also chew on Lava blocks to grind their teeth down. I guess its just instinct to go crazy in the ash. As soon as we brought it out, she knew to just roll around!

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Seller is backed hard. I got my record today, nice timely shipping. He also hooked me up with some cds, buttons, and a nice little note with some goofy drawings. Stuff like this makes the community and buying/trading fun and worth while Thanks dude.

Glad you got it okay! Thanks for the backing. :) enjoy!

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