Chinchilla Matted Fur Under Chin

Im not sure what this is maybe its malocclusion.

Chinchilla matted fur under chin.

In perfect conditions chinchillas prime 1 3 of their fur every 90 days. Consider applying a pet safe antibiotic ointment i use neosporin without the added pain relief three to four times a day. Remove the fur around the penis apply vaseline and watch to make sure the swelling goes down. I went to check it out and it seems to be a little matted spot of fur.

Because these animals evolved in a low humidity environment they have difficulty coping with extremely different climate conditions. Fur priming is when a chinchilla sheds it s old fur and replaces it with a new coat. I also noticed a patch with no fur under her chin. She drinks a lot and eats alright but not sure.

First fur chewing in chinchillas is a common behavioral problem in which they chew on their own or their cage mates fur so that the haircoat looks patchy. The new strands push the old out of the way. Then under her chin she had matted fur. High humidity can affect a chinchilla s coat by creating thick clumps or mats that can be difficult to groom.

Season temperature or humidity change will cause a chin to prime earlier or later than normal. Chewing occurs most often over the back and tail but can occur anywhere on the body. Now her chin is wet and i think its drooling. Last night i noticed a hard spot under my chin s belly and at first it felt like a piece of poop got stuck in his fur.

How to quickly and easily remove mats from a chinchilla. The hard part is finding the issue. It feels kind of like plastic is stuck in it but i m positive that s not the case. This is almost surely due to dental disease in chinchilla s.

Hair growing back into the chewed regions may be shorter and darker than the original fur. Step 4 isolate the matted clump of hair from your cat s coat. Hold it in one hand and use your fingers to loosen and pull away as many hairs as you can from the tangled ball of fur. When there is dental disease they will drool and drop water food so that they get this classic matting under the chin and on the chest.

My chinchilla bella is 4 this year and when i first bought her she seemed to be fine. Isolate the chinchilla and put a collar on him. Usually it s the molars that are the issue. Then her whiskers broke and they haven t grown back since.