Postpartum chinchilla and chinchilla pups care considerations: p>
1. The female chinchilla may have lochia discharge within a week after giving birth, that is, there will be some secretions and residual blood in her vaginal opening, which is the performance of normal uterine contraction, but this phenomenon It usually only lasts about a week, and the chinchilla should be clean after a week after giving birth. If it is found that chinchilla discharges lochia after one week postpartum, it means that there is a problem with uterine contraction, and it is recommended to take it to a doctor in time.
2. After the female chinchillas give birth, a grass mat should be laid on the bottom net of the cage to absorb the secretions of the chinchillas, keep the body of the chinchillas dry, and avoid eczema and eczema. Self fungus. If conditions permit, you can add a grass nest to Chinchilla. If there is no suitable forage as bedding, wood chips can also be used instead. Wood chips can also absorb moisture, but the permeability of wood chips is poor, so it is necessary to maintain them to avoid dampness in the environment, causing eczema and fungus, and frequent replacement of wood chips.
3. Prepare a scale in advance, preferably one that can be accurate to 1 gram. After the chinchilla cubs are born, record their weight once a day. Generally, the body weight of the chinchilla cubs will not increase in the first three days of birth. Pet owners should not worry too much when they see this situation. But after day 4, the chinchilla cubs should have gained even just 1 gram, indicating that they can breastfeed normally.
4. Totoro female cats can be infected in the uterus within 15 days after giving birth, and they can bathe their chinchillas after giving birth 15 days after giving birth. It is recommended that the pet owner put the chinchilla’s bath water in the cage and then leave, and observe it next to the chinchilla female cat, and try not to take it out of the cage for a bath.
5. When the chinchilla female cat just gave birth, the pressure in its abdomen changes greatly, and its uterus is constantly contracting, so the chinchilla female cat is prone to constipation or constipation after eating the placenta. Soft stools and other gastrointestinal problems, so in the first three days after giving birth, they can not feed them food and snacks, including breastfeeding food, just feed them a moderate amount of alfalfa hay. On the fourth day, start feeding it breastfeeding food.
6. If the female chinchillas have white teeth after giving birth, or give birth to 3 to 4 chinchillas at one time, it is recommended that the pet owner go to the pharmacy to buy some trisin calcium gluconate oral liquid Feed the mother chinchilla, one bottle a day.
We have introduced the nursing methods of Chinchilla mothers and cubs here. I hope the above content can help you.
