Chinchilla and Wire

[jaderain20]

Hello, my female chinchilla (Miso), chewed bits off an electrical wire that fell onto her cage. It does not seem like she was shocked, nor was I shocked when I touched it. She bit bits of the rubbery plastic off and a little of the copper wiring, she did not make it to the main components of the cord. She is eating, and jumping around like normal, her whiskers are also fine. I did remove the plastic that she had spat back into her cage. Should I monitor her for a few days or contact the vet immediately? I cleaned her cage out so I can tell if she defecates properly, just very worried because I'm not sure how much she actually ingested. Thank you.

[bouncy]

I've had gerbils and degus who have munched their way through electrical cables before. Provided their digestion is OK, they're usually fine. I would seriously consider, going forward, either removing or protecting cables tho!

[deguconvert]

Ditto to what Bouncy said.