Mochi delivers and nibbles on the bloody placenta after giving birth to her second baby.
Chinchillas deliver a placenta for each baby that is delivered. Many chinchillas will nibble at the afterbirth, which is rich in protein, but they should not be permitted to eat the entire thing. Chinchillas are vegetarians and therefore cannot digest meat. Eating too much of the placenta will cause impaction and other digestive problems, and so it should be removed from the cage shortly after being delivered.
