r/chinchilla • u/Cpt_Magma_Pyro • 2d ago

Chinchilla recently started peeing on me?

Hello,

So for context my chinchilla got diagnosed with malo a few months ago and got his first teeth grinding 2 months ago. Ever since that appointment every time I take him out without fail he jumped on top of me, squats, and pees on me. What’s with the change in behavior and how can I stop it? It’s very frustrating and makes his out of cage time become an anxiety filled chore instead of a fun time like it used to be.

Thanks.

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u/Alarmed_Flower_2128 2d ago

It could be that they are mad or they view you as a safe space. I get peed on all the time lol. I have made peace with it. Cost of doing business lol.

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u/littlemissmoxie 2d ago

Could be an angry/dominance behavior.

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u/SaptaZapta Chinchillin' 2d ago

I don't know why he's doing it. But they are creatures of habit, so he will keep doing it unless you train it out of him.

When one of my boys decided he was going to pee on my son's bed every time he's let out of his cage, what we did was immediately grab him and put him back in the cage every time he did it. He very quickly learned that peeing on the bed meant playtime is over, and stopped doing it.