1. Why is my chinchilla constipated?
The reasons why chinchillas will be constipated are relatively simple, mainly in the following aspects:
1. Improper feeding: if the owner feeds chinchillas dry food for a long time, and Do not pay attention to whether the chinchilla lacks water and exercise, or even feeds too many snacks. At the same time, if the environment where they are raised is not cleaned frequently, chinchillas may become constipated.
2. Diseases: If the chinchilla suffers from painful defecation diseases such as rectal polyps, proctitis, rectal stenosis, tumors, anal abscesses, etc., it will also cause constipation, because it will not be able to suffer from these diseases. normal bowel movements.
3. Nervous system disorders: If the owner always grabs the chinchilla or the breeding environment is not quiet, it will cause the chinchilla’s neurological interference, resulting in nervous system disorders and abnormal digestive tract movements. constipation occurs.
4. Other reasons: Change of seasons, bad mood, environmental changes (the owner moves house or takes it to a strange environment), causing the chinchilla to have a stress response and other reasons can also induce constipation in chinchillas.
Second, what are the symptoms of chinchilla constipation?
Under normal circumstances, the excrement of chinchillas should be the size of red bean, hard and odorless, and the color of the excrement is similar to brownish black; but when it is constipated, the excrement is It will become thin and small, and it will be very dry and even stop excreting feces.
The owner should pay attention to the fact that chinchillas will not have any abnormal performance in the early stage of constipation, and will not have obvious symptoms of constipation until the middle and later stages.
In the middle stage of chinchilla constipation, there may be poor appetite and spirit, and in the later stage, that is, severe stage, symptoms such as shortness of breath, refusal to eat and drink, etc. The cat’s eyes are closed, and the back is arched and painful.
