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Post by janicesthohk on Apr 16, 2009 0:35:04 GMT -5
I think my two baby chinchillas have white teeth. One is 5-mth old, another one is 7-mth old. Is that because they lack of vitamin C? or Calcium? I am confused.  Also, I did a little search and found that rose hip are high in vitamin C. If offering rose hip can help make their teeth to become orange color, where do you guys purchase them? Can I buy them in locate markets/ stores? Thank you, Janice |
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Post by snowball196 on Apr 16, 2009 0:55:17 GMT -5
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Post by janicesthohk on Apr 16, 2009 2:42:56 GMT -5
Thank you.... When i first brought them home, the previous owner gave me the chin food and timothy hay. And I thought those two were enough for maintain their health.... i will go to pet store to get a bag of alfalfa hay tomorrow.  |
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Post by Inked Up Tara on Apr 16, 2009 6:17:16 GMT -5
What feed do you have?
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Post by dawn on Apr 16, 2009 7:58:09 GMT -5
Chin teeth do not fully mineralize until they are a year old, until then just make sure that they are on a high quality pellet and hay and when they get closer to that age re-evaluate the color. Too much calcium given willy nilly on a young chin can cause health issues , and the alfalfa on the 5 month old could cause GI issues since the young ones GI tracts bacterial colony is not full populated. Just feed the pellet and hay and wait and see.
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Post by Jen and her hooligan on Apr 16, 2009 9:10:55 GMT -5
Hmmm, Dexter is only 10 months old, should I still give him alfalfa then Dawn, because his teeth were MORE Orange before? He LOVES that stuff!! I have only been giving it to him since Tuesday but it is his favorite thing EVER. Brownie is 3 and he goes nuts for it too.
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Post by janicesthohk on Apr 16, 2009 10:16:59 GMT -5
Chin teeth do not fully mineralize until they are a year old, until then just make sure that they are on a high quality pellet and hay and when they get closer to that age re-evaluate the color. Too much calcium given willy nilly on a young chin can cause health issues , and the alfalfa on the 5 month old could cause GI issues since the young ones GI tracts bacterial colony is not full populated. Just feed the pellet and hay and wait and see. So are you saying I should wait and see when they turn a year old, and if their teeth still are white, then it's time to buy them alfalfa? |
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Post by Inked Up Tara on Apr 16, 2009 11:06:47 GMT -5
That is how I read it, as she said it can cause GI issues in young chins.
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Post by dawn on Apr 16, 2009 11:13:49 GMT -5
What I am saying is they are too young, especially the 5 month old, to say if there is a problem, alfalfa for the young one could be a problem, the older one it would be ok. Rule of thumb is chins under 6 months should get pellets and timmy hay and that is it. As far as Dex goes, he is old enough for it and it won't hurt him. I would let them be on a good quality diet until the younger one reaches 6 months old and check the teeth again and re-evaluate the situation. JMO. Perhaps Pam can provide better info as to baby chin teeth color, since she has actual experience with babies and I do not, the info provided except fot the alfalfa info is based on my research on teeth.
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