Chinchillas after pregnancy changes and nursing methods
I. Personality Changes:
Pregnant chinchillas can become unusually sensitive, irritable, aggressive, and repulsive from other chinchillas. But chinchillas’ attitude toward their owners generally doesn’t change much. However, if a male chinchilla is ignorant at this time and wants to forcibly mate with a pregnant chinchilla or get close to it, the two sides are likely to have a fierce fight, causing both sides to be injured. Therefore, after a chinchilla is pregnant, pet owners should try to keep it alone, especially keeping it separate from male chinchillas, which is very important. In addition, during the pregnancy of chinchillas, pet owners should also try to avoid taking pregnant chinchillas out, letting strangers approach chinchillas or causing the pregnant chinchillas to be frightened. All in all, it is to prevent the pregnant chinchilla from encountering various uneasy situations, resulting in premature birth, miscarriage and other adverse consequences.
2. Changes in diet:
The appetite of female cats will decrease in the early stage of pregnancy, but after that, the food intake will continue to increase and become more like Eat foods with high nutritional value, until the first 1 to 2 days of labor, the pregnant cat will not reduce or go on a hunger strike. During the pregnancy period of chinchillas, pet owners need to pay attention to supplementing it with adequate nutrition and pay attention to supplementing it with appropriate amount of vitamins and calcium to ensure that its body’s nutrition is sufficient and comprehensive. It is worth noting that while supplementing nutrition to chinchillas, it is also necessary to ensure that the food it eats is easy to digest and absorb, because chinchillas will greatly reduce the amount of exercise during pregnancy, which is more prone to chinchilla constipation. For example, you can mix a small amount of milk powder into the main food of chinchillas to feed it, and at the same time give an appropriate amount of grain and grass for feeding. If conditions permit, it is best to feed it some semi-dried fresh alfalfa grass, and feed it some apples every day.
Three, changes in work and rest:
The sleep of chinchillas after pregnancy The time will be greatly increased, and there will be a deep sleep. In the later stages of pregnancy, chinchillas often lie on their sides or even their backs. During this period, pet owners should pay attention to giving them a quiet, comfortable and dry resting environment.
4. Physical changes:
The exercise endurance of chinchillas after pregnancy will decrease significantly. time, and try to avoid strenuous exercise, but do not need to disrupt their original movement patterns. If a pregnant chinchilla does strenuous exercise, the fetus in its belly will consume a large amount of oxygen in the mother’s blood, resulting in chinchilla shock and even sudden death.
V. Changes in body weight:
The weight of chinchillas will increase significantly after one month of pregnancy, and the amount of weight gain is related to the number of chinchilla fetuses related. During the pregnancy of chinchillas, pet owners need to insist on weighing them every day or every other day in order to grasp the physical condition of the pregnant chinchillas and the development of their fetuses.
