Chinchilla Freckles
Posted by Jennifer Snyder on Thu, Oct 27, 2011 @ 11:38 AM
Does your chinchilla have freckles, or have you notices brown spots appearing on your chins ears? Several chinchilla owners become conserned when they notice changes in the appearence of their chins. It's great to pay close attention to changes in your chinchillas appearence, stool, eating habits and personality to ensure a happy healthy chinchilla, but the good news on freckles is that they are a normal occurance in chinchillas. Especially as a chinchilla ages. Freckles are very common in color mutation chinchillas (such as white and beige) and occur and multiply as a chinchilla ages.
They are usually most noticable on the ears of your chinchilla, but more than likely, your chin has them all over her body, but with their dense fur it is difficult to tell. These "freckles" are likely just a sign of your chinchilla aging and not anything to be alarmed about. Spots or freckles are not something you typically see in chinchilla kits, but they are something you will begin to notice as your chinchilla ages. Just as peoples skin ages, your chinchillas skin will age too. So if your chinchilla is 4 years old or older you may begin to see these freckles or age spots start to appear around their ears and multiply as they get older. Freckles are likely nothing to fear, but if the area around the freckle seems red, or irritated, you may want to have a quick vet check to ease your worries.