How much fur does a chinchilla shed normally?

Question

My sister's chinchilla, over the past few months, has lost a lot of fur and seems to be losing more. Is this normal if he's shedding?

His diet hasn't changed and he's a good eater. He eats hay, those little gray things, and he has a little treat everyonce in a while.

He gets a regular dust bath and his cage is fairly clean.

Does anyone know what going on?! It's starting to worry me :(

Answer 1

He may be coming into his prime.

They loose their fur and grow new fur.

It is normal.

Answer 2

drastic tempature change.May be be too hot where you keep it.Ihope you dont keep it out side but other then that you should consult a vetnarian to be on the safe side.

Answer 3

This is could be happening for many reasons. Here are a few:

1. Hot weather, this causes chins to shed excessively.

2. Mange. Hair loss is very common in infected chins.

3. Stress. When a chin is stressed, it sheds its fur.

4. Fur biting. Sometimes chins will bite their fur off.

Good luck, I hope you find out whats wrong with him.