hi

[boodle]

• i am hoping to  breed my 2 chinchillas is there any perticular time this should b done
• shoud i stop getting them out when they start breeding
• should i get the girl out if she is pregnant
• should i take the male out when she has the kits

[Marsh]

Typing breeding chichillas into Google got me this useful-looking site and a lot of others.  Best of luck.

[twinny_15]

Hi I have bred chinchillas I left them on their own as much as poss they seem to like privacy! I left the male in all the time and was not sure if it worked first time until I heard a tiny squeak and mom moved and there was her baby, very cute.Hope this helps and good luck

[desertrat]

They breed very easily pretty much any time. Our male was a very good father and helped to look after the babies. We had no concerns in leaving him in the cage during pregnancy and after the birth. However, as we discovered the female can get pregnant again immediately after giving birth. This caused us to have another baby very soon after the first lot. Obviously this must happen in the wild but we were concerned about the well being of the mother and the babies who were mainly female so we had him snipped. It was either that or keeping them separate. As we decided to keep most of the babies and as they loved being together so much we felt that preventing further pregnancies particularly with the babies was the priority. There are a surprising number of chinchilla web sites which can give good advice on breeding chinchillas.

[desertrat]

I also meant to mention that when born the babies are covered in fur and can see. They are also out of the nest box and moving about (albeit very wobbly) within a couple of hours. The cage must therefore be a safe one. No high drops etc.