Chinchilla castration pro's and cons

Castration

Pro's and con's

Information link Chincare responsible breeding

This page was originally created at a time when chinchilla castration was relatively uncommon and with little information available, these days it is a far more common operation, I now have two castrated chinchillas both neutered while at rescue centres, I have decided to leave the links on this page here as much of the information is still relevant.

A site airing the dangers/worries about castration of Chinchillas.
House of Chinchillas (English version - Tips & Tricks - Castration)

A site which talks of castration as a positive step Chinchilla Burg (English Version - Castration).

On a plus note from entry in our guest book

Those who have queries about castration, I have had my black velvet, & rose beige boys done, the vet was excellent, as I am classed as an over anxious mother, the vet spent time with me explaining about the operation, both boys are doing very well & remain very cheeky

And recieved by e-mail October 2005

I wanted a buddy for my chin Puff. The pet store guaranteed me that coco was another male. However after 4 months I had 2 new additions.

I was trying to figure out which chin had the babies since I was a novice at this. It turned out that coco was the mom. The pet store was very sorry and told me that Puff would not hurt the babies. However, he did not tell me that she could get pregnant right away.

I had him neutered 4 days after the birth but it was too late, she was pregnant again. This time she had 3 babies. They are all very cute.

Puff came through the operation wonderfully after I worried so much because I had read somewhere that the survival rate was 50%. He was a champ and a very proud father.

Thank goodness there will be no more babies.

The pages that follow are all positive experiences.

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