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Your chinchilla rummages through the bowl but doesn't actually eat — and you've been calling it picky. In chinchillas, reduced food intake can turn critical within hours, especially when dental overgrowth or GI stasis is involved. 9 causes, at-home red flags, a 24-hour emergency plan, and the correct long-term diet.

Your dog avoids your gaze and you've been calling it guilt. It almost certainly isn't. Fear, learned avoidance, socialization gaps, over-arousal, resource guarding, pain, or simple breed wiring are behind it. Here's how to tell them apart — and how to build trust without forcing a stare.