I re-homed florence,tellulah and evil edna back in april. I have spent time trying to tame them,but have not managed to get anywhere. I am worried because i would love to be able to handle them,but they only bite or at least try to bite me if i go anywhere near them. Any suggestions as to where i can go from here with the girls?
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Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:54 pm
clareabella TopDog
Joined: May 21, 2007 Posts: 2289 Age: 23 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: Dog,cat,chinchillas,degus,mice,zebra mouse
With Reggie my chinchilla it was a case of letting him out in the bathroom and me sitting on the bathroom floor and just letting him come to me of his own accord. I would let him bounce on me and sit there for a while before i tried to stroke him just to earn his trust. It took a few weeks of doing this but it payed off.
With my others chinchillas i used to wear thick gloves to pick them up with as they were rather nasty when i first had them. Thye soon learnt that it wasnt tasty to try and chew them and eventualy gave up, they now let me pick them up and handle them whenever i want. All apart from Archie that is ____________
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Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:47 am
poppydog83 TopDog
Joined: Feb 07, 2007 Posts: 682 Age: 24 No.Of Pets: 7 Pet Types: 3 dogs,1 hamster and 3 rats
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