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Male Chinchilla Or Female Chinchilla

Find out how to tell the difference between a male and female chinchilla.

By Marty Hull
Posted: July 13, 2008, 5 a.m. EDT

Q: How can you tell the sex of a chinchilla? I have had mine for about a year, and I still don't know if it's a boy or girl.

A: On a male chinchilla, there is small space between the penis and the anus. On the female chinchilla, there is almost no space between the vaginal opening and the anal cavity. See pictures below.

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adult female chinchilla anatomy
Adult Female Chinchilla Anatomy

adult male chinchilla anatomy
Adult Male Chinchilla Anatomy


six-week-old female chinchilla anatomy
6-week-old Female Chinchilla Anatomy

six-week-old male chinchilla anatomy
6-week-old Male Chinchilla Anatomy

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what about 3 month old chinchilla
kipras, vilius
Posted: 5/28/2011 1:59:46 AM
Thank you SO mych for the picture of the adult male genetalia. My male chinchilla also seems to have a balding area aroung the genetalia and i was a bit nervous but now i am more secure.
Cecilia, Adelanto, CA
Posted: 9/22/2010 2:01:07 PM
I have a chinchilla who is about 7 months old (8 months in augest) and i can't tell if it's a girl or boy! and is there sapost to be hair covering the butt hole? PLEASE HELP ME!!!!
Savannah, Burlington, ON
Posted: 7/26/2010 1:50:15 PM
i got my chinchilla at a pet store and thay tould me that my chinchilla is a girl but i was confused it never pee 4 a defenc and it did not look like a girl part and now i know that it is actshuly a boy now i have to rename him and stop call him a her thank you
kaylee, palm hardor, FL
Posted: 6/6/2010 4:17:19 AM
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