Chinchilla not remembering me?

Question

I went to the beach for a week and i came back and i think my chinchilla dosent remember me.

he dident come running to the bars of his cage when he saw me like he ussualy does

he dosent know what his treats sounds like when i shake the box or bag (ussualy hes by my side in .0000001 seconds, but he dident even come 2 me at all)

and when i pat my lap he just looks at me ussualy he would run over to me and sit on my lap

can some1 plz tell me why hes not doing this anymore and will he get used to me agin, or is he mad or something

p.s. he looks fine not hair loss or anything of that nature.

halp!!!!

Answer 1

Sometimes on long trips,your chinchilla(s) will forget you. I had the same thing happen to me a few times. What you should do is treat it like you just got it again and re-introduce yourselves and re-create your bond together.

Steps to recreate bond-

1)Sit by the cage every day and softly talk to him for a few days

2)Next,open the cage and let him sniff you and get your scent back,this usually helps bring back the memory of you.Do this untill he will let you pet him.

3)try and take him out and let him crawl on you.sooner or later he will remember you.

Answer 2

The chinchilla didn't forget you! He is probably wondering where you went! He will resort to his old ways, you will see, they are pretty smart!

Answer 3

Chinchillas function on routine.

Did you have someone else caring for him?

He's probably just not used to the old routine anymore.

Keep it up, and he'll come around.