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Hi @ChinsForLife how is Chico doing? haven't talked in awhile so how it going

Help!!! Lost a baby chin in the house.

I have 4 cats who managed to not leave a mark on 2 of the 3 chinchillas that escaped last night so I am hopeful this morning. One of of them I cannot find though. I live in a basement apartment...the kitchen, living room, bar and massage room are all one room with no doors and bedroom has the cage. I have hay on the floor, but of course I'm worried he is scared, stuck or dehydrated. I've tried shaking the treat bag, putting chinchillas sounds, looking behind and under everything multiple...

Help!!! Lost a baby chin in the house.

Chinchilla Drooling after Teeth Trimming

Hello, my 5 year old male chinchilla named Gremlin has been experiencing tooth pain and similar issues. After taking him to the vet the first time, he was prescribed liquid pain medication (meloxidyl / meloxicam 1.5 ml and marked for 3 lbs)
After a few days with no success via pain medication alone, we took him back in and he was given anesthesia for X-rays. Apparently there are no root concerns, however he did have overgrown teeth that were trimmed and filed back to their natural state. We...

Chinchilla Drooling after Teeth Trimming

Common Chin Allergies

Does anybody else have chins with allergies and if so, do you know what they are allergic to? My chin is having allergies, but I can't quite pin down what could be causing it.

Rehoming of 2 Male Chinchillas - Cincinnati, OH

My friend just died of health complications this past week and I am helping her family re-home her 2 male chinchillas. Both around 5 years old and grew up together, are standard grays, and are very friendly. Currently they are living in my spare bedroom for the time being but I don't have a long-term plan for them.

I have various items for them that are included for anyone that would take them. A wheel (chinspin brand I think), a 4 story cat cage that they live in, various toys and shelves...

Rehoming of 2 Male Chinchillas - Cincinnati, OH

Chewing off whiskers

Hello everyone! I have three females that I have been housing together for nearly 5 months. Its a mom and her two babies. In the last few weeks, I've noticed that both mom and babies' whiskers have been slowly getting shorter. I haven't caught them doing it, but I'm pretty sure they are chewing each others whiskers off. Its such a shame because they all had such beautiful whiskers before and now they look like an old grandpa's mustache! Short and stubble-y!

Now I've read about people...

Chewing off whiskers

Chinchilla Sneezed His Head Off For An Hour

Last night, my chin could not stop sneezing for close to an hour. He would sneeze several times in one minute and he has never done this before. He had a dust bath a few hours before and there was some dust still on the fleece which he kept revisiting and rubbing his face in. I didn't know what else to do, so I replaced the dusty fleece and that seemed to help greatly as his sneezing slowed down and then stopped. I was listening all night and only heard him sneeze a few times spaced out in a...

Chinchilla Sneezed His Head Off For An Hour

Running Saucer maintenance

Hi All,
I hope you and your chinchillas are doing OK during the planned pandemic.
I have the following running saucer I got 2nd hand.


I think these at some point need bearing replaced.
I have come across this manufacturer in US but I am...

Running Saucer maintenance

Any experience - Ulcer

Hi Chin Family

Quick question and to state clearly my chinchilla is under veterinary care (the vet is super).

Barney my almost 5 year old chin has a mouth ulcer, wonder if anyone has ever experienced something similar and how long it takes to get better. Vet said 7-14 days but thought I would reach out across the chin community to see if anyone has had something similar and their experience

Alan

Opinions on Dumor?

My mom brought home a bag of Dumor timothy hay balls. It's not something I probably would have tried, but since I have it, I wanted to ask before I just give it to my chin. Any thoughts?

Tiny brown bugs in Timothy Hay

Hello all,

Very recently I noticed a few small bugs crawling on the bag of my Timothy Hay. I keep the bag inside a large plastic bin. I've never seen them before so I'm going to empty the large bin and sort through the sealed bags of extra toys that I also keep in there!
I don't want to panic and stress, and I'm assuming I need to toss the entire supply?

Please let me know what to do next! I just want to be sure 100%

Thank you all in advance!

Gas range around chinchillas?

Hello!

I'll be moving into a new house soon, which currently has a gas range and fireplace. I have never had gas appliances so I had never given it much thought, but it suddenly occurred to me I didn't know if they were safe for Susu.

I tried looking for information on that last night and could not find anything about safety of gas appliances and chinchillas...does anybody here have any experience with that?

Thanks!

New chin mom

I have two chinchillas. I was looking for some advice and stumbled upon this website. I've had my previous chin for about 2 months so she's about 5 months. I got my second one today, they aren't sure how old she is. I'm guessing based on size 8 months. My concern is that she came to me smelling like a farm I'm assuming it's just because of the environment she came to me from. I've heard if there's a smell then she's probably sick. I'm pretty sure it's just because she was from a breeding...

New chin mom

2 sweet bonded female(one 4 month) chinchillas for sale Illinois

Two Female bonded chinchillas for sale with cage $450. We are so sad to have to sell them because they are so sweet and so much fun but unfortunately I have developed a hay allergy. We have one 2 1/2 year old standard gray and one newer four-month-old beige female. We just purchased the beige female from a breeder four short weeks ago. It would include a brand new extra large over $200 cage, their wheel, and food/supplies to start.

2 sweet bonded female(one 4 month) chinchillas for sale

Two Female bonded chinchillas for sale. We are so sad to have to sell them because they are so sweet and so much fun but unfortunately I have developed a hay allergy. We have one 2 1/2 year old standard gray and one newer four-month-old beige female. We just purchased the beige female from a breeder four short weeks ago. It would include a brand new extra large over $200 cage, their wheel, and food/supplies to start.

Two bonded male chins for rehoming - CHARLESTON, SC

CHARLESTON, SC - Two sweet males, unsure of exact age. Took them in the avoid them going to a shelter but the time has come for them to find their permanent home. Was advised when they came to me that they were probably 3 and 4 respectively but I believe that the white one is probably older. Grey male (younger) is more of the wild child of the pair. The white male is much calmer and more timid, but sweet and will let you hold him for extended periods. Hoping to re-home to someone with chin...

Two bonded male chins for rehoming - CHARLESTON, SC

Chins teeth

Hi, I noticed my chin was not himself and not eating that much, this was a year ago. I took him to the vet and was diagnosed with diaphragmatic hernia. I was syringe feeding him critical care and he get metacam twice a day. But I noticed him eating his pellets. I wasn't too concerned about his eating habits. About a month ago I gave him apple sticks and he couldn't chew them. I took him to the vet yesterday and she said his incisors were a tad grown out but not enough to prevent him...

Chins teeth

Free male chinchilla and cage

Free male chinchilla, 4-5 years old. Cage and everything included. Running wheel and playpen.
Cape Coral. Florida
You can email me at ronn252@gmail.com if I do not answer here

Hello

Hi all

I'm Alasdair but have used the user name Idmon since 2000 or so and now it feels weird not using it on forums but I am about to become a first time chinchilla dad on Wednesday so thought I'd pop by here to look for advice if I get stuck.

I'm from the North-east of Scotland and have wanted a pair of chins for a few years now and now I have the time to look after then properly so our adventure will begin shortly.

Take care and I shall post pics of Caramel and Cupcake when they are...

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