Love this video!!! Glad they are together. Someone gave me Dusty about a year ago. He was my first and will unfortunately be my last. I'm 67 years old and they live along time😃. So glad I have him. He is my best buddy and we bond very well😊.
What I do is I take them out for a 30 min drive I start the car and use my pet carry case and put them in there both and drive around it’s always works
I have to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I did what you said to do with doing both side by side and smooshing and it went perfectly. They are inseparable now and it was just last night that they bonded. Thank you again and please keep making these video's.
@@madohomuerCheaper than drugs. I went from drugs to chins. 10/10 Chins really aren't expensive. It's the set up. I'm assuming she would probably have 4 cages. That's 1600$ right there plus toys and food, unless she got one after another.
I must have been very lucky. I have a number of chinchillas and there has been very little conflict ever. I have never had a serious injury. Maybe a bit of fur removed but even though has been rare.
Your chinchillas are very friendly and cute! Ally, I hope you don’t mind answering two questions: 1. One of my chin was never really a snuggle bug but lately after 6 months she started to drift more away from me, what gives? There’s no health issue or any changes to her routine. 2. My two Chins live together and snuggle while sleeping but not that close together, I always wonder are they actually happy or kinda like only tolerating each other? Thanks Ally 🥰
Some chinchillas just don't like snuggling up to each other, also if she has just turned 6 months she is starting to mature and may just want to be distant from the other chinchilla. The environment plays a part as well , when chinchillas are kept at room temperature they are less likely to snuggle up. Either way it's no cause for alarm unless they are fighting. I have two chinchillas that have been bonded for about two years now. They have a large cage and they sleep at opposite ends of it one sleeps in the bottom half and the other sleeps in the top half. They do get along though and they definitely seem happier together than they did in their own but they just don't sleep together. I would just keep an eye out for fighting, if they are fighting it's best to seperate them.
@@personalepiphany7973 It does take time and patience , to be honest I have a lot of chinchillas that don't really like human interaction at all and never have warmed up to me. That's why you will see the same 10 or so chinchillas in my videos as they are the ones that don't mind being handled. I love them all equally though even if they don't like me 🤣
I’m tempted to try this method to introduce my third chin with one of mine when she’s older, would you suggest it? In alikeness to yours my hereto can be quite territorial where as our pink white is completely opposite and took to the other chin immediately 😂💕
I have done this method with trios successfully before, but I would always recommend still having the cages side by side for a few weeks before trying to smoosh them. Less of a shock to one another if they have seen each other before if that makes sense.
My chinchillas are fighting and I can’t find any video suggesting on how to get them to stop. If you know how to make two female chinchillas stop fighting, please 🙏 write a message to me.
Hi if they are fighting over hides, try giving them multiple hides if they seem to fight over food you can provide additional food stations. But if they are just fighting for dominance in the cage there is not really anyway to stop this and it is probably best to seperate them.
I LOVE chinchillas!!! My first one, Cubby, lived for 14 years, bless his little soul. Now I have Kuzco, about 2 years old. Cubby was a tad more outgoing. They're so cute and extremely soft. When they have 50 hairs per follicle, they're going to be fuzzy and soft💟💟 (I'd also like to get Kuzco a brother, bc for the most part, they are sociable.) Teehee!
@@annabellethedoll4032 cool! One of my three is a pink white called latte, they deffinitely have amazing personalities 😍, my other two are a hetero beige and a violet white x
I have a male chinchilla 8/9 months old and im thinkin about getting a New one, but is it alright If i get a young chinchilla? Like 3/2 months old or would it go wrong?
When I got my chinchillas we ended up putting them together in a bathroom, one was alot bigger because the other one was a runt of his litter. Yet the runt was really territorial and i had them separated for awhile. Before the runt ended up passing away due to reasons I'm still trying to figure out I tried to put them together. We kept them together but my bigger chinchilla had patches of fur missing at times and chewed whiskers. I think he was depressed because all he would do is sit there. The bigger one is a huge sweet heart, he just tried to run away while the runt ended up biting him making him bleed. So I kept them separated. Not sure if it was the right choice.
I'm wondering when's the best time of the day to bond my two chinchillas. They've seen each other for over three months now. I'm hoping to use the smooshing method, but I'm worried about one of them who might show more aggression. For her sleep schedule, she's mostly active at night after ten and sleeps in the daytime and through the evening. She has quite a mood swing on a daily, routine basis, where she enjoys social time with me after midnight, and is more skittish with me in the late afternoon and early evening, about average at other times of the day. Would you have any suggestion on when the best time to smoosh them is based on her energy and outgoing level? Many thx!
Great job ! I will try this smooshing method with 2 girls, one is about 2 years old, and one is 3 months old, i hope i bond them, with girls is difficult i think, with boys is easyer.
@@sexylexi9579 , yes, but female are also territorial, sometimes more than male. So my 2 girls are bonded and happy, i am so happy because i try it, now Melissa, my 2 years old girl, is not alone anymore !
We are trying to bond 2 male chinchillas, one is 7 months old and the other is a year old... The one year old one is very territorial, and when we let them loose on the floor together, not in a cage, so they're in a neutral space, he chases, barks and attacks the younger one. I have built a super big new tall 'palace' for them, that none of them had been in, with new toys, new platform, new hideouts... They first explored it seperately, and sort of got on for 30 mn, but after that the one year old one started attacking the younger one again... there was lots of fur everywhere, and the little one was terrified, so we took out the dominant one back in his own cage for a bit, and tried again later, but the same happened... Do you think at this stage, it is still worth trying the smooshing method? Is the fact that they are quite young , an extra factor of hyperactivity and moodiness (like in teenagers!! ;) ) and they might get along better in a few months...? Any tips / advice much appreciated...
If you have got a male that is really highly territorial it may not work. Sometimes as they get older though they can get more accepting of others. You could try the smooshing method it worked witg my two however you have to keep a really close ete on them first sigb of fighting remove them from the carrier. If he is still really dominant you may have to house them separately.
I dont have any footage I am afraid , but the next time I have chinchillas that fall out, or show signs of not getting along (it's bound to happen at some point with the amount of chinchillas I have) I will definitely document it so people can see the behaviour and warning signs.
I am currently doing some research on bonding males and i was wondering if age matters? I have recently rescued a 3 year old male and hoping to bond him with another male, but i am wondering if a need to get him a similar aged male to make sure they bond correctly. Thanks!
Hi age doesn't really matter that much it's more to do with the individual personalities of the chinchillas. However I would avoid bonding a baby with an adult male as if they do have a fight an adult male could cause serious injury to a baby . So anything over 8 months would be fine. Arnie the chinchilla in this video is nearly 15 years old and the chinchilla I bonded him with was 18 months, they still get along great.
Are both of these chinchillas neutered? I have a 5yr old male and I just got a 1yr old male. They’re side by side atm but they do not like each other. It’s only been 4 days though. Any advice?
Heya ally, we currently have 2 boys sat in one of those carriers. Everything’s good so far. They are asleep together. Do you think they are ready to go in a cage together? They’ve been side by side by a few days. We did Chuck them in a cage together briefly and they sat together. One is only 14 weeks and the other is about 6 months
Yes they are probably good to go in the same cage, keep them in the carrier for a few hours and then introduce them to the cage. Keep an eye on them tonight just to make sure they don't start fighting. But from what you are describing sounds like they will get along 🤞
@@AllysAnimalAntics thank you. Yeah they are currently asleep together. I think they will be ok. I’m going to watch them like a hawk until it’s time to go to bed. I know that’s when they are most active. They are my brothers so he can watch them afterwards. I found 2 girls by the way. I’ve got a white and a black and one. Don’t know what to call them yet! I like Luna for the white one. Just trying to think of a good name to match for the black 😁 the black ones been barking so leaving them to get used to their new home for a few days. The white one is taking good from me. I don’t want the black one to make the white one scared of me. Hopefully she will calm down soon. I’m going to sit with them as much as I can and talk to them like you said in some of your other videos :) Thankyou for your help!
@@bonniecarpenter145 Hi yes they do hump for dominance, but if you want to check whether they are both boys it's quite easy to do. Just hold them and lift up their tail there should be a gap between the penis and anus . I have a video on how to sex a chinchilla. Sometimes people do get it wrong and think girls are boys so worth a check if you are worried.
@@AllysAnimalAntics I did try to look but he wriggled too much, I will try again tomorrow. If they are both boys, will the humping be an issue? I will stop it when I see it. We have separated them again for now.
Very nice video. Thanks Ally! I am watching this because we are trying to bond 1 chinchilla with 3 others. I want to ask if this can work for a group of chinchillas?
I have successfully bonded a trio using this method, but it can be a bit more tricky with multiple chinchillas, so you would have to keep a very close I on them, if fighting breaks out remove the chinchilla immediately. I would try having the chinchillas side by side first though just so they get used to the others scent etc.
@@AllysAnimalAntics Hello Ally, another thing we are trying to figure out is the size of the smoosh carrier (unfortunately we can't really find information about it yet), is there a carrier you would recommend for smooshing 4 chinchillas? Or do you know what cage size is ideal in this case?
@@zili5569 I would say around 40 to 50 cm in length and around double the width of the one in my video . I have bonded three chins before in the carry case that's in the video but it would be too small for 4 chinchillas . Don't know if the company do a size up from the one I have but if they did that would probably be ideal. I will check and let you know
I have around 50 chinchillas and I would say I have had around 5 or 6 that will not bond and do not tolerate other chinchillas, it's really down to personality of the chinchilla and how territorial they are. If a chinchilla has previously fought with other chinchillas or they show cage aggression this can mean you may have difficulty bonding them. It can be really hard to predict whether two chinchillas will get along . Age doesn't really make a huge difference but I do find it slightly easier to bond baby chinchillas of the same sex as they are not sexually mature so are less likely to be territorial.
Love this video!!! Glad they are together. Someone gave me Dusty about a year ago. He was my first and will unfortunately be my last. I'm 67 years old and they live along time😃. So glad I have him. He is my best buddy and we bond very well😊.
Dusty is the name of my fluff baby! How adorable!!
Tbh the fear of the bonding process is what stopped me getting another chinchilla for picchu
Yes!
What I do is I take them out for a 30 min drive I start the car and use my pet carry case and put them in there both and drive around it’s always works
I have to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I did what you said to do with doing both side by side and smooshing and it went perfectly. They are inseparable now and it was just last night that they bonded. Thank you again and please keep making these video's.
You're more than welcome 🙂 So glad it worked for your two . Don't worry I won't be stopping making videos any time soon, I really enjoy making them 😁
I've had 8 chins and I love them ! Love these videos. One got to 16 😊
How did you have so many??
that must he expensive!
@@madohomuerCheaper than drugs. I went from drugs to chins. 10/10
Chins really aren't expensive. It's the set up. I'm assuming she would probably have 4 cages. That's 1600$ right there plus toys and food, unless she got one after another.
they are incredibly cute!! thanks for the video, very educational
I must have been very lucky. I have a number of chinchillas and there has been very little conflict ever. I have never had a serious injury. Maybe a bit of fur removed but even though has been rare.
Your chinchillas are very friendly and cute! Ally, I hope you don’t mind answering two questions: 1. One of my chin was never really a snuggle bug but lately after 6 months she started to drift more away from me, what gives? There’s no health issue or any changes to her routine. 2. My two Chins live together and snuggle while sleeping but not that close together, I always wonder are they actually happy or kinda like only tolerating each other?
Thanks Ally 🥰
Some chinchillas just don't like snuggling up to each other, also if she has just turned 6 months she is starting to mature and may just want to be distant from the other chinchilla.
The environment plays a part as well , when chinchillas are kept at room temperature they are less likely to snuggle up.
Either way it's no cause for alarm unless they are fighting. I have two chinchillas that have been bonded for about two years now. They have a large cage and they sleep at opposite ends of it one sleeps in the bottom half and the other sleeps in the top half. They do get along though and they definitely seem happier together than they did in their own but they just don't sleep together.
I would just keep an eye out for fighting, if they are fighting it's best to seperate them.
@@AllysAnimalAntics thanks so much Ally! Hopefully someday my Chins will open up more to me like yours to you 🥰
@@personalepiphany7973 It does take time and patience , to be honest I have a lot of chinchillas that don't really like human interaction at all and never have warmed up to me. That's why you will see the same 10 or so chinchillas in my videos as they are the ones that don't mind being handled.
I love them all equally though even if they don't like me 🤣
😭I have tried this method before but still can’t bond my chinchillas. But I must say this method is safe when you keep close eye on them. Nice video 😊
Some chinchillas just prefer to be on their own , agree you have to keep a very close eye on them
I love their colours. My chinchillas are more standard colours. I would love some like yours.
Cute! What are there names ☺️
@@eleanorluann7137 charc, coal, soot, grey, gris, dalma, and mation
@@TheFarmat64 woahh only have three :D, I love there names 😍
@@eleanorluann7137 thank you. I have a few more as you can on my channel. What are the names of your chinchillas?
@@TheFarmat64 latte (pink white) ,mocha(hetero beige) and frappe (violet white) not sure why I went with a coffe theme but oh well 😂
Thanks, im going to bonding 2 males, and your vdo is the answer❤
I’m tempted to try this method to introduce my third chin with one of mine when she’s older, would you suggest it? In alikeness to yours my hereto can be quite territorial where as our pink white is completely opposite and took to the other chin immediately 😂💕
I have done this method with trios successfully before, but I would always recommend still having the cages side by side for a few weeks before trying to smoosh them. Less of a shock to one another if they have seen each other before if that makes sense.
@@AllysAnimalAntics ok!, thanks for the help :D
My chinchillas are fighting and I can’t find any video suggesting on how to get them to stop.
If you know how to make two female chinchillas stop fighting, please 🙏 write a message to me.
Hi if they are fighting over hides, try giving them multiple hides if they seem to fight over food you can provide additional food stations. But if they are just fighting for dominance in the cage there is not really anyway to stop this and it is probably best to seperate them.
I LOVE chinchillas!!! My first one, Cubby, lived for 14 years, bless his little soul. Now I have Kuzco, about 2 years old. Cubby was a tad more outgoing. They're so cute and extremely soft. When they have 50 hairs per follicle, they're going to be fuzzy and soft💟💟 (I'd also like to get Kuzco a brother, bc for the most part, they are sociable.) Teehee!
What colour is yours :D
@@eleanorluann7137 Well, both were gray, Cubby, and now Kuzco. One day I'd like a white one!
@@annabellethedoll4032 cool! One of my three is a pink white called latte, they deffinitely have amazing personalities 😍, my other two are a hetero beige and a violet white x
Thank you for this video
I have a male chinchilla 8/9 months old and im thinkin about getting a New one, but is it alright If i get a young chinchilla? Like 3/2 months old or would it go wrong?
Because your chinchilla is only 8/9 months old it should be okay. I woukd opt for a 3 month old though 2 months is a little young
Can you smoosh right away? Or do you need side by side cages first
When I got my chinchillas we ended up putting them together in a bathroom, one was alot bigger because the other one was a runt of his litter. Yet the runt was really territorial and i had them separated for awhile. Before the runt ended up passing away due to reasons I'm still trying to figure out I tried to put them together. We kept them together but my bigger chinchilla had patches of fur missing at times and chewed whiskers. I think he was depressed because all he would do is sit there. The bigger one is a huge sweet heart, he just tried to run away while the runt ended up biting him making him bleed. So I kept them separated. Not sure if it was the right choice.
Oh im so sorry I hope they're okay now❤️
I'm wondering when's the best time of the day to bond my two chinchillas. They've seen each other for over three months now. I'm hoping to use the smooshing method, but I'm worried about one of them who might show more aggression. For her sleep schedule, she's mostly active at night after ten and sleeps in the daytime and through the evening. She has quite a mood swing on a daily, routine basis, where she enjoys social time with me after midnight, and is more skittish with me in the late afternoon and early evening, about average at other times of the day. Would you have any suggestion on when the best time to smoosh them is based on her energy and outgoing level? Many thx!
Always best to do it during the day when they are more sleepy
Great job ! I will try this smooshing method with 2 girls, one is about 2 years old, and one is 3 months old, i hope i bond them, with girls is difficult i think, with boys is easyer.
No boy rodents of any species are extremely territorial compared to girls. Bonding male rodents is very hard and dangerous. Gm
@@sexylexi9579 , yes, but female are also territorial, sometimes more than male. So my 2 girls are bonded and happy, i am so happy because i try it, now Melissa, my 2 years old girl, is not alone anymore !
We are trying to bond 2 male chinchillas, one is 7 months old and the other is a year old... The one year old one is very territorial, and when we let them loose on the floor together, not in a cage, so they're in a neutral space, he chases, barks and attacks the younger one. I have built a super big new tall 'palace' for them, that none of them had been in, with new toys, new platform, new hideouts... They first explored it seperately, and sort of got on for 30 mn, but after that the one year old one started attacking the younger one again... there was lots of fur everywhere, and the little one was terrified, so we took out the dominant one back in his own cage for a bit, and tried again later, but the same happened... Do you think at this stage, it is still worth trying the smooshing method? Is the fact that they are quite young , an extra factor of hyperactivity and moodiness (like in teenagers!! ;) ) and they might get along better in a few months...? Any tips / advice much appreciated...
If you have got a male that is really highly territorial it may not work. Sometimes as they get older though they can get more accepting of others. You could try the smooshing method it worked witg my two however you have to keep a really close ete on them first sigb of fighting remove them from the carrier. If he is still really dominant you may have to house them separately.
Hi. Thank you so much for your videos. Could I ask if you have any footage of chin behaviour when they are not getting on?
I dont have any footage I am afraid , but the next time I have chinchillas that fall out, or show signs of not getting along (it's bound to happen at some point with the amount of chinchillas I have) I will definitely document it so people can see the behaviour and warning signs.
I am currently doing some research on bonding males and i was wondering if age matters? I have recently rescued a 3 year old male and hoping to bond him with another male, but i am wondering if a need to get him a similar aged male to make sure they bond correctly. Thanks!
Hi age doesn't really matter that much it's more to do with the individual personalities of the chinchillas. However I would avoid bonding a baby with an adult male as if they do have a fight an adult male could cause serious injury to a baby . So anything over 8 months would be fine. Arnie the chinchilla in this video is nearly 15 years old and the chinchilla I bonded him with was 18 months, they still get along great.
@@AllysAnimalAntics thanks so much!
Are both of these chinchillas neutered? I have a 5yr old male and I just got a 1yr old male. They’re side by side atm but they do not like each other. It’s only been 4 days though. Any advice?
Heya ally, we currently have 2 boys sat in one of those carriers. Everything’s good so far. They are asleep together. Do you think they are ready to go in a cage together? They’ve been side by side by a few days. We did Chuck them in a cage together briefly and they sat together. One is only 14 weeks and the other is about 6 months
Yes they are probably good to go in the same cage, keep them in the carrier for a few hours and then introduce them to the cage. Keep an eye on them tonight just to make sure they don't start fighting. But from what you are describing sounds like they will get along 🤞
@@AllysAnimalAntics thank you. Yeah they are currently asleep together. I think they will be ok. I’m going to watch them like a hawk until it’s time to go to bed. I know that’s when they are most active. They are my brothers so he can watch them afterwards. I found 2 girls by the way. I’ve got a white and a black and one. Don’t know what to call them yet! I like Luna for the white one. Just trying to think of a good name to match for the black 😁 the black ones been barking so leaving them to get used to their new home for a few days. The white one is taking good from me. I don’t want the black one to make the white one scared of me. Hopefully she will calm down soon. I’m going to sit with them as much as I can and talk to them like you said in some of your other videos :) Thankyou for your help!
@@AllysAnimalAntics any idea if a male will try and hump another male for dominance... really hoping we haven’t been given a girl aha...
@@bonniecarpenter145 Hi yes they do hump for dominance, but if you want to check whether they are both boys it's quite easy to do. Just hold them and lift up their tail there should be a gap between the penis and anus . I have a video on how to sex a chinchilla. Sometimes people do get it wrong and think girls are boys so worth a check if you are worried.
@@AllysAnimalAntics I did try to look but he wriggled too much, I will try again tomorrow. If they are both boys, will the humping be an issue? I will stop it when I see it. We have separated them again for now.
Very nice video. Thanks Ally! I am watching this because we are trying to bond 1 chinchilla with 3 others. I want to ask if this can work for a group of chinchillas?
I have successfully bonded a trio using this method, but it can be a bit more tricky with multiple chinchillas, so you would have to keep a very close I on them, if fighting breaks out remove the chinchilla immediately.
I would try having the chinchillas side by side first though just so they get used to the others scent etc.
@@AllysAnimalAntics OOOOh, thanks for sharing the knowledge kindly! Then we are gonna take it slow starting with side by side.
@@AllysAnimalAntics Hello Ally, another thing we are trying to figure out is the size of the smoosh carrier (unfortunately we can't really find information about it yet), is there a carrier you would recommend for smooshing 4 chinchillas? Or do you know what cage size is ideal in this case?
@@zili5569 I would say around 40 to 50 cm in length and around double the width of the one in my video . I have bonded three chins before in the carry case that's in the video but it would be too small for 4 chinchillas . Don't know if the company do a size up from the one I have but if they did that would probably be ideal. I will check and let you know
@@AllysAnimalAntics I super appreciate your help. We will definitely check into some possible carry cases with the size you mentioned.
How often do you find chins that cannot bond? And are there any specific sign to predict this? Such as previous fighting, age, or nervousness?
I have around 50 chinchillas and I would say I have had around 5 or 6 that will not bond and do not tolerate other chinchillas, it's really down to personality of the chinchilla and how territorial they are. If a chinchilla has previously fought with other chinchillas or they show cage aggression this can mean you may have difficulty bonding them. It can be really hard to predict whether two chinchillas will get along . Age doesn't really make a huge difference but I do find it slightly easier to bond baby chinchillas of the same sex as they are not sexually mature so are less likely to be territorial.
Can I do this with three at the same time.... two already acquainted....?
yes I have had success bonding trios this way .