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Chinchillas

Posted on 2009/06/07 by User

Jorge

My chinchilla has dry, peeling, flaky skin on his ears, behind his ears, and on his head. I've kept the dust bath in his cage at all times but after some research I just took it out thinking that this might be causing the irritated skin. Is this serious and what can I do to treat it?

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