How Do I Stop My Chinchillas From Barking At Night?
My chinchillas start barking at like 2am and wont stop till like 6am. Of course it's off and on but I can't sleep.
Chinchilla Planet answered:
Our chinchillas sometimes bark. It's pretty rare and as long as we spend time with them and let them run around before we go to bed, the barking seems to be less common. We've gone for weeks without hearing any barking.
Tami answered:
Your chinchilla is barking for a reason most likely. Either she's scared, or lonely. I've found that merely talking to my chinchillas, or singing to them quiets them almost instantly. Perhaps put a radio on next to her cage, very quietly to give her some form of comfort. Mine love to watch tv, animal planet especially! You'll think I'm nuts for saying that, but honestly. Put the tv on, you'll be amazed. If all else fails, move the chin from your bedroom. There isn't much you can do to make them stop, but trying to comfort them is your best bet.
junie101 answered:
Have you checked to see if there is something wrong, I have 2 males and the only time I ever hear them bark is if they are mad or not wanting to be messed with? So, I am not real sure why? Good Luck with it though, Depending on where you are , there is a vet for exotic pets in my area that only charges $35 and she tries to do as much as she can to help! Maybe look around for a cheap vet. I also have many corn snakes! I have about 15 different types of pets!
Redfeath answered:
Check the food and water. If this is not the case, do you have another animal like a cat going by the cage? This will do it. If not all these then it wants a sweetheart, its lonely.
Mary A answered:
Does it have plenty of timothy hay? Mine stopped once I gave it more hay and things to chew on, It may also need a bigger cage and more exercise.
I think you should first trouble shoot if you can maybe buy her/him a toy or maybe ythey are out of food or maybe out of water if those don't work I would move her/him out of my room.
I have a chinchilla that is about 6 months old & she only barks if i'm not around for a long period of time, but I have only had her for around a month or two.Could she already be attched?Also how do I know if she is in heat,I need answers.
My chinchilla will chew on the wire sides on his cage. He also squeaks like he is bored and then chews on his wooden hut. I let him run before i go to bed but it doesnt help, and soft music makes it worse. I need my sleep and i dont know what else to do.
Meagan, more than likely your chinchilla is lonely. My chinchilla used to do the same thing. But once I got him a female chin, he was happy. What really is weird though, is that I bought a rabbit for my chinchilla first before I bought him his female companion. He loved that rabbit so much, that he would stare at it while the rabbit was in the cage. He was in LOVE with the rabbit. I think because he bonded first with the rabbit is why he was so crazy over it. He would rather play with the rabbit than be with his female friend......Lol...
i got a question...i got two chinchillas ther almost 7 years old and one has a cold i think because he is sneezing and got yellow stuff in his both eyes and one is shut over and the top of the eyelid has no fur on it...i wanna take them to the vet but my parents dont have enough money too because we just took our dog of 14 and had to put him asleep ...so i was wondering if ther is anything i can do..i saw in the article if they do got a cold to provide heat but i dont wanna over heat them so any information would be great...tips or something i can do at home here till my dad gets his next check...would be great..thank you so much...jessica
My chinchilla barks occasionally, especially if I let him play in my room for a long time and then put him back in. He also barks when my cat comes in. I guess this is some sort of natural behavior . . .
Well, Jose the reason your chinchilla barks when the cat comes in is because of fear. He is barking to announce to other chinchillas their is danger nearby. Chinchillas run in herds in the wild. They protect each other with their barks. Their are actually different barks meaning different things. Their is a website here online that you can visit to hear the diffferences in barking and know what each one means. Let me try to find that website and I'll get back to you....
im having problems with my 4 chinche's: almost every night, when i go to bed they seem to have like a PARTY in their cage, they wont stop barking they play with each other ive seen them chase each other and make squeaks. theryre NOT fighting or anything they all grew up together and never fighted. it wont stop, like i wake up in the morning and somehow they pushed one of their wooden houses up a ramp to the second story and i find them as if they hadnt stoped jumping around all night this is good for them though because they get plenty of rest during the day and LOVE to chase each other they never seperate from each other, its great but i cant sleep!
You, my friend, have very happy chinnys! Try letting them out every night! Chins are most active at night and morning then sleep all day! This is very normal for them! Give them plenty of things to chew on; different woods and such. Try placing them in a different room if possible. Our chinchilla has a room to himself at night and does not like the door being open. We have 2 curious cats and we're not taking chances! Exercise, toys and more out of cage time to see if that quiets their partying! Best of luck!
That is so cool! Let them play and be happy, but you may need to put your chinchilla's cage in another room to get your sleep.
Might be just bore.
Need more free running time.
cage mate, chew toy, running wheel and music might help!