Why won't my chinchilla take a bath?

Question

I give my chinchilla a chance to take a bath but she wont roll around in it like she should

Answer 1

Because, cats do not like to take a bath.

Be careful not to be scratched by forcing them to use your powers.

Answer 2

First off, I'd suggest not using scented dust and try for a better brand such as Blue Cloud or Kaytee.

How long have you had your chinchilla? Has it bathed before?

Sometimes after not offering a bath for a long time, they will refuse to bathe again.

Answer 3

I know one thing, Cam, your chinchilla is new, and maybe doesn't inderstand that it has to do that.  Or, your chinchilla maybe doesn't do that.  Not all chinchillas do the same thing you know!  And why haven't I seen your chinchilla yet?!  Invite me over some time!

Answer 4

Chincillas dont take water baths.

"DUST BATH Wild chinchillas roll in the dust to clean themselves, and providing a dust bath is the best way to groom a pet chinchilla. Use a shallow metal bin filled with an inch of sepiolita sand. Leave the dust bath in the cage for fifteen or twenty minutes, and the chinchilla will roll around and clean himself. Chinchillas should bathe two or three times a week. Don't try to give a chinchilla a water bath. Their fur is extremely thick and does not dry easily, making them vulnerable to skin fungi. Chinchilla fur is so dense that fleas and other skin parasites can't live on one. They grow fifty or more hairs from each hair follicle (humans grow on hair per follicle), averaging more than 20,000 hairs per square centimeter. "