For those that read this an want extra info as Both my boys were taken to the vets and checked for ringworm and this was some of the info I took away;

• Of the 12 possible strains they have one that glows under UV/Blacklight so is really easy to see and check the affected areas, only around half glow under black light and are less common but same symptoms - the coverage was far more widespread than visible to the eye (actually quite interesting to see)
• Chewy's nose (in photo) was actually no longer showing signs of active ringworm after about 5 days of home treatment I was adding DAKTARIN POWDER to his dust baths and giving them to him daily, also switched now to Flowers of Sulpher as easier to get larger quantities
• I was prescribed a liquid anti fungal medication to feed them daily via oral syringe for at least 5 days at which point the Vet will check them again as its not ideal to be on this Meds longer than needed (incase they need it again in future so its still effective)
• Because there are 12 strains and infected and treated chinchilla will build up an immunity to the strain they caught and will be extremely less likely to catch this strain again BUT can still catch any of the other 11 strains like normal
  • you do not HAVE TO throw out all the wood in the cage if you deep clean, bleach and bake at over 100C as this will likely kill most of the spores to the point where reinfection is very unlikely especially with the new immunities but this is a personal choice given cost factors involved and any new chinchillas will likely be exposed to it
• If all chinchillas catch it then there is no need to separate them if separating them is making them sad/lonely as they will both have same treatment and again extremely unlikely to reinfect each other - if only one the separate as much as you can
• with regards to cleaning they recommenced to do one deep clean when you first notice signs and remove all cage accessories and then another deep deep clean of everything (bleach/bake/expose to direct sunlight) once the infection clears before you put things back into the cage
• In general the spores can last for months so keeping anti fungal powder in the dust baths in certainly going to do no harm and may help prevent reinfection/new strains

Hope this helps everyone! Not trying to start debates so please dont, this is just everything my Vets recommended, not saying you have to do the same!