Kathy's Chinchillas Youtube =)

I made a youtube channel filled with hauls, reviews, cage tours, recipes, and all things chinchillas! It is still a growing channel so I would appreciate if everyone could check it out and comment what you think about it. I will be doing a giveaway soon, I just have not decided when yet. Thank you! :)



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3 weeks after spay

My 4yr old chin had an emergency spay April 10th and they used surgical glue. She did well with not messing/cleaning the incision while it closed up. Lately, she has been cleaning it frequently. She sometimes squeaks while cleaning her tummy as if her cage mate were cleaning her too roughly. There are a few tiny cuts. I'm not sure if she bit herself or if she bit off a scab. I'm also worried about 2 bumps/lumps left from incision. She is acting completely normal with activity, eating, drinking and everything. I was poking her all over her tummy to see how she'd react and i didn't see any sign of pain, but i know they can hide it well. My question is, is it normal/okay for her to being cleaning her tummy so often or could she be doing it because something is wrong internally? Im posting pictures to show her healed incision.

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Need help with Housing Options!

I'm looking to spoil my chin, who is going to be two soon, and I want to get her a bigger cage. I'm between the ferret nation and the chinchilla mansion from quality cages.



So the ferret nation:

From looking at the pictures in the Ferret Nation Club thread, it seems that in order to revamp a cage I'll need to get the metal Bass pans and wood shelves... anything else I need to make it chin safe? I also noticed the fleece covering the pans, and I'm a little confused by that because I've always used CareFresh. How do you clean it if you line the bottom with fleece? I never knew that could be done before. Can someone explain the fleece lining to me please?



Second thing is cost. Revamping a ferret nation will cost more then getting the chinchilla mansion, and it seems that the chinchilla mansion is better quality. I'm not sure how to weight this cost/quality issue and was hoping for an opinion on that.

Looking for Pink White Male!

As the tittle say looking for a pink white male, my wife and I are willing to drive a good bit. Let us know! She reallllly wants to add a pink white! The chins have great homes big cages. I custom make Kiln Dried Pine everything, very safe and always changing so they don't get bored, Also have free range playtime in a 20x35ft room!

My chin had a blood test

So my chinchilla had her blood test today, when is the best time to give her a sand bath? They shaved her next to her neck and worried if the sand might give her a infection.

Caging

Whats the cheapest type of caging that will last? I'm new and am looking at getting a hedgehog but am still researching. It will be housed on my shelving unit with my geckos, so I have a space of 36x24 floor space available for the cage. Anyone know a good cage that will fit that space?

Marble/Granite Tiles

Its almost summer and I've been wanting to get some tiles for my chinchilla. I live in Vancouver so summer doesn't get too hot and the chinchilla cage is where the temperature is pretty much 3-4 degrees lower than the temperature outside



I was looking into buying marble and/or granite tiles from home depot to put in her cage so she has a place to lay down on when it does get a bit warmer or when she wants to cool down.



Is there anything I have to do to the tiles to ensure their chin proof? Like look for any coatings I can't have on it or such?



Thanks! =)

Biting my tongue

I had to do an emergency Petsmart run for hay for my boyfriend's rabbit and I happened to notice a guy buying chinchilla food. He was carrying the cheapest brand with the treats. It takes so much to not speak up because I have before and I got "This is my pet and they like what I feed them."

Little rant.

Is this suitable for a chin?

So yesterday while at the local Salvation Army, I found a really nice cage. It's on a stand with wheels, had a huge front door, and there's two doors on the top that open. It's technically a bird cage, you can tell because there's slide doors for the coop cups. I have already figured out a way to 'lock' them so they cant open.

The bars are about 1/2" apart, and its probably close to 2 1/2 feet high. It's kinda squared. It has a grate on the bottom, but can be removed, and also has a slide-out tray on the bottom (which can easily be secured in place).



It's similar to this one at Petsmart:

http://ift.tt/R0U6OY



It's not exactly like that, but pretty similar.



I have been looking for another cage that can double as a baby-safe cage (yes I do want to breed two of my chins. Yes they are pedigreed, and yes I know what I'm "getting into". I plan on working closely with their breeder and my local vet, who is comfortable and experienced with chins).



I'll get pictures of the cage later once I clean it up more. But based on the fact that it's similar to the one linked above, do you think it'll work for a chin?



I know it's a little small, but all three of my babies get at least 30 minutes of 'free time' in the chin room every night (usually get longer than that).

Exercise Wheel?

Hi, I'm looking for an exercise wheel for my 4 month old chin. Has anyone used the Martin's Cages Wobust Wodent Wheel? Or any other suggestions? Thanks!

HELP about eyes

can i ask a question please? The girl's eyes some white discharge and I try to use the eye drops, but it is not good, how to do? What is the problem? is quite norma？Thank you so much !! have good dream!

Cages and Wheels?

Hello! I am adopting a 4-month old chinchilla in 3-4 weeks, and want to get his cage ordered soon so I can get it set up! I was thinking the Martin's Cage Chinchilla Skyscraper! Has anyone else used this or heard good or bad things about it? Also, has anyone used their wobust wodent wheel? I was thinking of getting that for him. If anyone could please help me out that would be great! I want him to arrive to a nice and safe home :)

Picky picky!

:hair: My boy loves his apple wood twigs, but he refuses to chew any that are slightly on the bigger side. He will only eat the thinnest twigs!!!! Gaaaaahhh! Picky punk!!!! I'm gonna save them for when he's a little bigger. I think they're too big for his tiny baby paws to hold...

Organic select green oat tops

So I got some Organic Select Green Oat Tops from Fuzzies Kingdom and OMG....Jasper LOVES them!!!!



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HELP!! Mother suddenly rejecting 3 week old kit!

Our female chinchilla has become extremely violent towards everything and everyone. We think she is hurt in some way but we can't be sure how until Friday when we can take her to a vet. She is attacking her 19 day old kit and rejecting him totally. The father chin had to be separated an hour before birth and has not been able to be reintroduced successfully at all because she attacks him too. She is sweet and has never done anything like this. Does anyone have any ideas for things we can do until I can get her to a vet? How do I feed the baby? The poor kit is now terrified of the father as well.

Mother suddenly rejecting 3 week old kit!

Our female chinchilla has become extremely violent towards everything and everyone. We think she is hurt in some way but we can't be sure how until Friday when we can take her to a vet. She is attacking her 19 day old kit and rejecting him totally. The father chin had to be separated an hour before birth and has not been able to be reintroduced successfully at all because she attacks him too. She is sweet and has never done anything like this. Does anyone have any ideas for things we can do until I can get her to a vet? How do I feed the baby? The poor kit is now terrified of the father as well.

Available at/after the ACS

Here's a list of chins that will be for sale at & after the Atlantic Chapter Show:



RAF C55- dob 12/31/13, standard male out of Hummel & RAF lines. Father is a RGSC. $100



RAF C48- dob 10/31/13, beige male out of RAF lines. Plan to show this guy. He's not huge but he's got okay conformation & fur and some seriously awesome color. Very nice belly as well. $150



RAF D11 & 12- XD ebony (solid black) brothers out of MPOE & MTDY lines. Just weaned, think they will turn out nicely but for now, they're babies. $225/ea.



MISH C64- pure standard male 11/16/13, looking very useable for his age. $100



RAF D7- dob 2/9/14, standard ebc female. MPOE & DJX lines. Expect to be pet quality. $100





Transport to show available, must be deposited by Paypal by Friday night. Buy two, get $25 off :) Pictures available upon request.

Run supplies for sale

Hello fellow Chin addicts. I was planning on doing runs for breeding but have since changed my mind. I purchased some run supplies from Ryersons. This is what I have for sale. 6 collars with rivets $9.00, 12 spare rivets $2.00, 1 rivet tool $3.00 and 5 jump holes with Covers $10.00. Will do everything for $30 shipped anywhere. Make me an offer on one or all. Thanks





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Two healthy beige kits born this morning!

Our beige female, Padme, gave birth to 2 beautiful little ones this morning. (Dad is a standard gray) Everyone is doing well. They weighed in at 46 and 48 grams. Just wanted to share some pics.

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Pee...PEE EVERYWHERE!

So, we have two chins, and one of them (he is younger) we have had him for 6 months, and he is sweet, and friendly. It didn't used to be a problem...But now he pees all the time, everywhere. When we let him out for play time, he will be on the carpet, or in the bathroom he will pee on the tile. (even if we put a bedding pan in the bathroom during playtime) when we put him in the carrier to clean the cage he pees in that and it gets all over him. He pees in all over the cage too (we have the chinchilla mansion). They have two bed pans with aspen bedding, he does pee in those, but he will also pee all over the shelves, and the bottom of the cage that doesn't have bedding. Anyone have any tips? It's making the room smell. and its messy! And the two chins get a long great. no fighting.

Hi from the Netherlands

Hi everyone,

Let me begin introducing myself. I am a 29-year old female from the Netherlands. I own 2 male chinchilla's, they are twins and have always been together since they were born. They were born march 13th 2007 and I love them till death.

I have found this forum through Google. I have encountered some issues with my beloved pets....in the Netherlands we used to have an organisation with a huge database filled with information about chinnies but they have stopped and also removed al the information on the net :(

If you have any questions, let me know, I'll be happy to answer you.



PS. I am sorry if my English and grammar is not always correct, hope you all can understand what I am sayin' :thumbsup:

What the ???????

I was reading old, old threads and ran across a few people who said that if you rub a chins ear(s) between your fingers gently, that it will calm them ....

Anybody do this?????? Does it work???? If so, wish I'd known earlier :tantrum:

Upper Peninsula of Michigan Chinchilla

Unfortunately I have to find a new home for my chinchilla (male, born November 2012, medium ebony). His name is Stormy Kromer. Long story short, he harasses my dog, who is now completely terrified of him.



With me, he is a fun out going little guy that loves to interact. He loves scratches and being carried around. He really is very interesting and neat to hang around. He'll hang out on my shoulder and follow me around his play area during his play time.



He lives in a Prevue 485 Feisty Ferret Home that has been modified with pine shelves, eats Oxbow and uses Blue Cloud Dust. I have his pedigree information, I bought him from Detroit Chinchillas down in Inkster, Michigan.



Understandably, I really want to find a good home for him, preferably with someone who has other chinchillas or at least experience with chinchillas. I would be willing to drive a few hours to meet someone half way, if it meant finding a good home for the little guy.



Feel free to contact me for more information.

Dumb question.... XD

...I may need another solid CN pan. All I can find are FN pans... Will those be okay? Will they work with my liners(pillowcase style)? They do look different so that's why I ask Lol.

Chinnies not eating/ vet has no clue what's wrong

Hi everybody, I am in desperate need of some advice.

I have two chinchilla's and they are both not eating or drinking anything.



Both are males, born march 13th 2007, never had any problems with them.

When I noticed Dribbel started to eat less and less and his poops were changing in size and color, I took him to see a specialized chinchilla vet.

The vet said he had a small spur on one of his last teeth, so an operation was scheduled to trim down the spur. I needed to hand feed him the days before the operation. Last friday he would have been operated but unfortunately he lost even more weight, even though I hand fed him multiple times a day. The vet said he wouldn't make it, so we went home, I needed to hand feed him more and come back yesterday. His brother Dommel also lost weight and was not eating by saturday so I started hand feeding him also.

Yesterday I took my boys to the vet, Dommel had lost more weight :( but Dribbel fortunately gained 16 grams in 2 days.

Dommel's teeth were checked but nothing was found, the vet wanted to take a closer look so both the guys were put to sleep with anesthetics.

Dribbel's tooth was filed down but the vet said the spur was so little and caused no damage to the cheek or tongue, that could not be the reason why he wouldn't want to eat. Dommel's teeth were checked and they were fine.

So I had the vet to check their blood.

Nothing was found. Liver, kindneys, everything was normal. No bacteria.

The vet has no clue what is going on and neither do I.



I am hand feeding the little guys but Dommel doesn't want to swallow it. He just spits it back out :(

I don't know what to do anymore. Their food is the same as ever, no different changes in their cage, cage is the same....no plants around the cage (so they could nibble on them). The cage is completey safe.



They are not active, they just sit there. When I sit in front of the cage and I open the door, they do hop on my lap and start exploring everything....those moments they look fine, but other moments they look sad, depressed, I don't know how to describe it...



What can I do? I am so terrified I will lose my chinnies. :cry3:

Illness Paranoia

Hi!

I just got a lovely pair of boys this week, they're about 14 weeks old.

These chinchillas are the first ever pets that I have ever had.



Whilst researching proper care, I spent hours looking at the various illnesses and things chins can get.

It's making me feel really paranoid about my babies, thinking they could get sick very easily! :(



How susceptible are chinchillas to getting sick?

Are they quite hardy? Like, how many times might your chin get ill over their lifetime?



Also, how specifically do they get ringworm...? Nowhere seems to say specifically how it happens.

I've heard they can get it through athlete's foot from humans, and I'm worried cause I have that at the moment.



Please help!!

Pix as promised...new cage...new chin

Our camera is finally cooperating so here they are...Jasper in his castle :tease:

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Callus or Early Signs of Bumble Foot?

Does anyone have photos of Callus on a chins back feet or photos of a chin with the early signs/stages of Bumble Foot?



I can only seem to find Bumble Foot photos after it's gotten infected, bleeding, etc. and can't seem to find anything on calluses.



Before Macy passed away (19th), I noticed rough patches of skin on the outside edges of her back feet. Like the pads of her feet were over grown (not the best wording but hard to explain). I didn't think to get a picture as I was massaging her belly at the time, but did end up putting bag balm on it.



She had no wire in her cage. Cage was spot cleaned nightly, liners changed weekly, potty dish changed every other day, etc.

So I didn't think bumble foot but not sure.



Being that I have 7 others I'd like to know what to be watching for with both callus and early signs of bumblefoot as all their cages are the same.

No wire, wood ledges, fleece liners, potty dishes...etc.

Stroke or Seizure? Something happened

Today when Sadie had playtime, she was playing like usual and then suddenly I witnessed just her left ear fold back. Then I watched as the left side of her body stopped working, and then it progressed to her entire body, like all of her muscles just collapsed. She was laying on her belly and sort of scooting around a bit, and when I picked her up she just felt completely limp in my hands.



It took her about 5 min once she was resting in her cage to appear somewhat normal, and another 15 min before she was hopping around her cage again.



This isn't the first time I've seen her limp and flat on her belly (I've seen her do that 10 or so times after playtime) but it was the first time I witnessed the entire incident of what happened. She's done it even after being out to play for as short as 10 minutes. It wasn't warm, and today she was playing for about 20 min before this happened.



She's always eaten and drank fine and hasn't lost any weight. Anyone know what this was?



I have noticed that this last year she has been less energetic, especially at play time. She sort of wanders and hops around, instead of sprinting and bouncing off the walls like my other chins do.

Hay holder is a hit!

I think Gadget and Micah approve of their new hay spot! Yay!





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Looking for a mosaic male

Hello. :]

I'm currently residing in Berks County, PA.



My cat and chinchilla are my babies and I love them dearly. Chillybean came to me when my brother purchased him from petco. When the kids were rough with him, he passed him along to me. I was unprepared but now I have everything settled. I bought a CN 162 as soon as I could, and he even litter trained himself. He was about 6 months old when I got him(on thanksgiving), so he's almost a year old now.



He was housed with other chins before I got him so I know he has potential to get along with another. Since I have a CN, I have the option to turn it into two cages if necessary.



I'm looking for a young white male who has lived happily with other chins. I'd like him to be accustomed to being held and such as well(but I'm sure most breeders do so anyway). I do have one lined up that I might be bringing home but I thought I would make this to keep my options open. :]

Buy rose hips?

Where can I find rose hips for sale that are chin safe? I looked all over the internet and the best answer I had was to check this forum :))

Edstrom watering system help

So for about 2 months or so now I've been using the Edstrom / Agselect watering system. It it really covenient and great, except that I'm having problems with some of the valves. Some of the valves work great, and when I press the trigger water pours out. Others have to be pumped a little before the water comes out. Also, the biggest and more irritating issue is that randomly, a valve will just stop working even though the line is receiving water. I've contacted the company, who sent me five new valves to replace the five valves that had stopped working at the time I contacted them, but now I have several more that have stopped working. I don't understand why. Has anyone had this problem, or have any suggestions? Also, is there any way to make the valves that are slower to release water work better?



Thank you!!

May Sale List - will be at ACS and Ohio Field Day

Animals available for pick up at Atlantic Chapter Show/Ohio Field Day:



Violet female born June 2013 - will be shown at ACS (Paul K breeding) - $225

Retired, proven violet male born 2006 (Whitewoods breeding) - $175

Standard/ebc male, not shown or bred born September 2011 - $100

Ebony/pvc female born January 2014 - $175



Young kits available after Memorial Day:



Mosaic/pvc male born March 2014 - $200





Animals must be paid in full prior to transport to show. A 50% deposit is required to hold any animal.



For more info, pics, etc, send me a message!

Jo-Ann fleece

They are having 60% off again, with 1.99 flat rate shipping. Woohoo!

I need pics!!

I am just bursting with chinchilla love lately. I had a dream the other night that I got 8 more O_O but I obviously can't do that in real life at the moment so I need to sublimate the urge. So gimme some cute pictures of your chins! I want to see them all!



Of course I must provide pics of my own. Here's Bubs in his dust fish (random glass fish I found at HomeGoods), and generally looking cute as he goes about his day. I wish my phone had a better camera :P



Apologies if this post breaks any rules!

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Chinchillla not pooping but eating.

Hi there, I have just changed to fleece liners on my plastic shelves and my chinchilla doesn't seem to poop on them? And when I take him out he doesn't poop on the carpet, but he still eats and exercises. any ideas?

Getting back into chins! Currently, I have one spoiled rotten non-existent chin!

Hello all!

I thought I would introduce myself and such and these seemed like the place to do it? (If not, sorry!)



Anyway, I have officially decided to get back into chinchillas. I have had various animals over my life from dogs, cats, chinchillas, sugar gliders, guinea pig, frog, freshwater and saltwater fish, snakes, horse, etc.



The last time I have had chinchillas was about 10 year ago when I was 11 or 12ish, long story short, I got really sick and my mom had told me my standard male chin needed to be put down. Anyway I got another after i recovered. She was beautiful, still unsure what color she was but she was white with a touch of silver tips on her fur. So maybe a mosaic that didnt really have any pattern? Then the doctor said I was so sick because apparently I am allergic to all animals, my passion. So my doctor insisted I get rid of all my pets.



Since then I have had all the allergy shots and have been fine ever since. I remember liking the chinchilla's the most out of all the animals i have had, (except for dogs!) but I would really like to get one or two now.



I am excited to say that I will be joining the "ferret nation club" on or before this Wednesday!!!

I already have a ton of supplies:

Ferret Nation Double Unit Cage- ordered and on it's way!!!

-2 Stainless Steel bass pans (one with cut out and one without)

-ChinSpin

-2 16oz. glass water bottles and cleaning brush

-Oxbow Blue Cloud Dust

-4 10X6 tubes

-Lots of ledges (2 12X12 loft ledges, 1 L shaped ledge, 1 16" ledge with drop in metal bowl, 1 12" ledge, 2 8" ledges, 2 6" ledges), wood hay holder,1 wooden bridge with no gaps for toes to get hurt, I also have a small branch to leap on and a colored pumice perch.

-2 different arched hide outs (looks like upside down bridge?)

-still waiting to pick up a chin house, I have one picked out with a hole on the side and the top and a toy attached to another side

-Lots of chin safe hanging toys and a few to go on the ground.



Today, I actually went to Joann's (60% off sale!) and picked up a bunch (probably way too much?) anti-pill and blizzard fleece. I have ordered enough fleece for (4) 3 layer liners and a bunch of hammocks, double hammocks, tube covers, cylinder or cube hanging houses, etc. I figured having extras was okay and means I can switch them out whenever I feel like it!

-For the fleece liners I bought a pattern side and a solid color for the middle and underside.

-I picked 2 patterns and got 60"X58"

-For the 2 solid colors I got 120"X58"

-I have 3 other patterns and 3 solid colors to go with each, each of them I got 1 yardX58".

So I think I am good on fleece! I may make more fleece liners in the future since I do not have a laundry facility in my apartment so it is not super convenient to do laundry.



Ok, so I plan on getting a black velvet male chinchilla (because even though my female never sprayed me and I did not have her too long, the thought of inviting family over to see my new cool member of the family only to be sprayed with urine doesnt sound like it will go over that well...).

I also really like the mosaic's without patterns, just white with silver on the tips of their hair, because I absolutely loved the coloration of my last chinchilla).

I believe these two colors would go really well together.



Now to my questions! (Sorry for such a long post!!!)

1. Are two males together less likely to work than two females? (worst case scenerio I would have to divide the cage into 2).



2. If you have two chinchillas together does that mean they are not going to like me as much? I have only had two chinchillas- at separate times and both were very friendly with me and would go adventure when I let them out and then come cuddle with me shortly after.



3. I remember having a "leash" for my first chinchilla and remember it being convenient when I didn't have a chin safe room for them so I used it as more of a way to keep the chinchilla to where I thought it was safe to go in the room (obviously not yanking or anything like that)... are any of these "leashes" safe?



4. What is the best food? (I plan on getting timothy hay, but am unsure of what pellet to use).



5. What about bedding? Aspen? Pine? what is the best and can I choose any brand that says "aspen" or do the brands matter as well?

hand feeding help

I'm hand feeding Ferdinand and have been for about a week now. He'd been only taking in small amounts, then I tried adding unsweetened apple sauce and he was loving it. Now he's decided he doesn't anymore apparently and even with restraining him he spits it back out. What else can I try?



We have a vet appointment on Wednesday to look at his x rays.

Asking for advice - getting a second chin

Hello all,



we are new here.

we bought an amazingly cute chin 2 months ago (codename: Fushi).

he is 5 Months old and already entering pubrtiy (humping my gf hand all of a sudden).



we were thinking of getting another chin for him but we just not sure if to get a male or female and if we do, how old?

we dont have room for 2 cages so i heard we can take a small cage (like rabbit) and put 1 of them in the small cage and the small cage inside the big one, just so they will start and know each other.



i would really like your opinions, he just seem lonly and i feel a cuddle buddy will not be like the real thing.



http://ift.tt/1fmHug1





Thanks in advance,

oren and chen!

New Sale List May 2014

Here is my new list. I will be at Ryersons for the May show.



Mamma Jamma standard female 5KC L129 11/10/01 $30

Clorisa (can’t wear collar) mosaic female JAGS M365 4/16/02 $40

Shalimar ebony female 1/27/05 RNJR R157 $40

Sassy standard female- 06/07 no pedigree $25

Dust- standard female Lange MJAL S21 3/15/06 $30

Joanie standard female HUML M440 12/21/02 $25

Velma mosaic female JAGS M650 $40

Standard female 7/17/13 C42 $50

Stacy Violet female HWCW R40 4/23/05 $40

Barbie standard female Miller K48 10/13/06 $25

Amanda standard female .com 1566 5/3/01 $25

China mosaic female WEST P8 $40

Ethelda standard female HWCW N409 10/18/03 $30

Standard female B6 2/12/12 $50

Becky standard female P82 6/21/04 $30

Celeste beige female JAGS N746 8/23/03 $40

Shasta Standard female WEST S81 $30

Beige female 3/12/13 WEST C12 $75

Katie Standard female Miller N38 $25

Autumn Beige female QS R61 3/11/05 $40

Shanda Standard female no pedigree from around 7 $25

Freyja violet female .com 1635 3/28/02 $40

Sheila extra dark ebony female Musser around 6 $25

Midge X63 TOV eb female no collar $40

Snobby standard female RBS T7c 4/17/07 $30



Violet carrier male C74 12/2/13 $70

Violet male 8/13/13 C45 $85

standard male D1 1/14/14 $60

Standard male WEST Z82 $100

Beige male QS R160 $40

Chris ebony male JAGS M920 11/5/02 $30

Shipping?

I've already messaged someone about this but I was just curious if anyone had any additional information. :]



I have a friend who lives in Hawaii, and she has the cutest little chin. He's about 3 months old and has lived with other chins since he was born. My chin was housed with another chin when I got him, but he's been alone since(about 6 months). That being said, I'm hoping to get a friend for him sooner rather than later, as I don't want him to get too accustomed to being alone.



I live in PA, so from Hawaii to Pennsylvania is a long trip. Does anyone know what airlines will ship chins from Hawaii to PA?

Chinchillas and Cats

My local animal shelter is having a hard time maintaining the high inventory of cats that they have. Since I volunteer there, they have asked if I would either like to adopt or foster a cat to make room for others who need to be there as well.



I have the money, time, and knowledge to invest into a new pet; but I don't know how fair that is to my chinchilla.



Keep in mind, my chinchilla's previous home had three dogs, and the home before that he had one, very loud, dog. For the past year he hasn't been around any other pets. He's in a safe, Martin cage. I don't think a cat's paw could even get into it, and obviously I wouldn't let him out when the cat is in the same room.



But at night, since we have a roommate, all pets go into everyone's bedrooms. Do you think it's okay to have a cat and chinchilla in the same room, even with the chinchilla in a secure cage? Are there problems? Do other people have experience with having a chinchilla and cats?



I want to know this before I consider adoption, as I don't want to put my chinchilla or the new cat at risk.

weird shaped poo?

Today after cleaning my chinchilla's cage,I noticed her poops look diffrent.some look very circular and feel squishy and others have weird shapes but are still squish/soft. I've read it could be if too many treats ans about 3 days ago I ran out of hay and I had to give her old hay and a few cheerios

Rose hips

I have rose hips on my rose bushes. If they haven't had any pesticides, can I just use them? Dried, I'm guessing. Thanks!

New No Name Chinchilla :D

So I will be picking up a pure standard from Tiffany's Chin next week, and I have NO CLUE what to name her :hmm:



I have a Leo Da Vinci, Niko Copernicus, and a Mikey Angelo, but I don't have any names for a girl. I do want to stick with a classic name, but maybe you guys have a better idea. What do you think I should name her?

ack! Bass sent the wrong pan!!

I ordered a new metal pan from Bass equipment for my new cage. I've done this many times before, always ordering the one withOUT the cutout and never had any problems whatsoever. but this time they sent the WRONG PAN! my email order confirmation says the pan 1, the packing slip says pan 1, even the scribbed handwriting on the outside of the box says pan 1, and i was charged for pan 1.... but the pan has a cutout! this is pan 2! ARG!



has this happened to anyone? i need a pan without the cutout, and my CN is split into 2 cages!



i was covering the plastic pans that the CN comes with, using fleece liners, but my one boy is starting to get sneaky and pull it up to chew... so metal pans couldnt come quick enough. now i dont know what to do!



do i need to send it back to get the one i ordered? arg!

Silver Surfer in a CN cage? anyone done this?

I have recently purchased a silver surfer wheel for my new Critter Nation cage. I got it a couple days ago but realized I have a problem!



the metal hooks on the wheel that are supposed to hang the wheel from the bars of the cage are TOO BIG to fit in between the bars on the critter nation cage! yikes!



I did a search here and found several others have encountered this problem as well, but I have not seen any solutions.



Has anyone actually figured out how to mount this wheel in this cage? Any and All suggestions would be welcomed!!!

Hi everyone :) need advice! X

Hi everyone my name is Hannah and I am proud mummy of gizmo Joey and beau who are 3 male chinchillas.

I really need some advice on my chinchillas please if anyone can help!



Basically 2 years I go I fell in love with twin male chinchillas Joey and gizmo and I had to have them they lived happily together for months and then all of a sudden they turned on each other and fought so bad I had to seperate them they live in seperate cages but live happily next to each other with no problems.



In December just gone for my birthday I chose another chinchilla called beau and he is the most lovely lovely snuggley chinchilla he loves nothing more than cuddling where Joey and gizmo don't as much, I wanted to get 2 beau and another but was too scared because of what happened with Joey and gizmo I am thinking of rescuing another chinchilla for him, should I get male or female?



And also Joey is in cage next to him and they keep going up to each other and then running around playing in cages jumping off there ledges is this aggression or are they just playing?



Sorry for long story and thanks!

Xxx

Cage?

So I'm getting a cage for my Chin this weekend:



http://ift.tt/QI1yyd



Does that look okay? Is there anything I'll need to change?? Obviously, I've got fun stuffs for it, and will be adding wood shelves instead of the ones already in there...but in general, what do you think?

How do you guys clean wood shavings and hay off of everything?

I want to transition completely to fleece eventually, but for now we use aspen shavings in Bubs' pee area. As a result, any towels or blankets near/in the cage get totally covered in little bits of wood (and hay). They really like to cling so brushing them off is NOT easy. Do y'all know of an easy method to de-wood fabric items before washing them? I was thinking of trying something like this: http://ift.tt/QNsCMq but it's not hair I need removed, it's plant bits, so I don't know if it will work! Any ideas?

sick chin

I just spent two hours at the vet with my sisters chin mouse. This morning he was all sleepy and he just seemed limp at times and when he tried to walk

he was all wobbly. He took a step then fell. The vet gave him some medication he is taking it now. I just hopes he gets better soon.

He looks so helpless!!!!:cry3:

Newbie first timers unite

I've noticed a few of us on here are brand new first time chinnie parents...Just out of curiosity, I have a few questions:



1. How old is your chin and did you get a single or a couple/few?

2. Did you get from a breeder or rescue?

3. Do you have other animals?

4. Are you finding it harder, easier or about what you expected in terms of taking care of your chin?

5. Are you satisfied with the level of interaction you have with your chin?

6. Do you plan on getting another at any time in the future?

7. Is maintenance as expensive/inexpensive as you had anticipated?

8. Do you spend too much time obsessing, shopping, talking and thinking about your chin?



I'll go first:



1. I got a 2 month old single standard male. He is now 3 months old. I've had him for a month :)

2. I got him from a breeder about an hour away from my house.

3. I don't have any other animals.

4. I am finding that my expectations about caring for him were pretty spot on.

5. I am extremely satisfied with the level of interaction I have with my baby. he has come so far in only a month. BTW, he was hanging out on the top of my head last night for the first time!!!!!!!!!!

6. I do plan on getting another in the future!

7. The maintenance is more expensive than I had anticipated.

8. I definitely spend WAY too much time obsessing, shopping, talking and thinking about my Jasper, as evidenced in this quiz :crazy:

Tee Hee

Jasper was out having his play time and somehow managed to get up enough speed to jump right into the garbage can! He didn't panic or anything. He was trying to get a look around but couldn't. All that was in there is old pine shavings from when I clean the cage. He did look bewildered for a minute and stayed away from the garbage the rest of the night.... cute lil bugger.

Paralyzed Kit

Curious to know if any breeders out there have ever had a kit born with below the waist paralysis. If so, what was the outcome.



I helped to deliver a kit breech 3 days ago. She was very weak but I managed to revive her. Other than being weak she appeared fine. Several hours later she seemed even weaker and barely moving. Noticed at that time she appeared to be paralyzed from waist down.



Left her with mom and that evening she was alert and attempting to nurse when mom was right by her but made no attempt to follow mom. Does not pull or drag herself around cage.



Decided to give her some time to see if caused by swelling. Each day she seems to get stronger but still no movement in back legs. No response to painful stimuli. Unable to determine if she is eliminating on own or mom is doing all the work for her but she is clean.



Here we are at day three and I just can't see a positive outcome for this kit. Once weaned not sure how she will do when mom can't keep her clean.



Any advice/stories?

My chin likes to bark at my other pets

Once I had to yell at my cat who was being bad and when she walked past the chin cage my chin cattleya started barking at her lol. Now everytime my mice fight she barks at them and looks at them like you guys are so immature lol!!!!:hilarious:

Hello There!!

I'm Amanda, but I'm generally known by Ivory on the internet ;D I'm brand new to the world of Chinchillas, and am getting my very first this evening! He's a rescue, not sure on age, but he's a total love bug, and I'm very excited to bring him into my home and spoil him rotten! (he hasn't had the best life...he's been a little neglected, so I'm amazed at how much he loves to cuddle). So yeah. He's getting a nice big cage this weekend so he can finally have the room he deserves =D



And...because as far as I know, everyone loves pics of new babies..so here's me with mine on the day we rescued him <3 He was matted and his teeth were super long...but he's happy and healthy now!! (he's been staying at my friend's house, who is a vet tech and rehabilitates many different animals)

smeared poop?

So I recently changed my chin's fleece and realized that it wasnt as absorbent as the one i bought for her from ferret nation. The pee kind of just lingers there until it soaks in (I do have a pan for her to pee in and she usually pees in that, but she just likes to pee in every corner once i put in her new fleece)



I'm not sure what this is, but i assume she pooped there and then peed and the poop smeared from the pee soaking when she was walking away. Her poops have always been consistent in texture, squishable and pellet shaped, and breaks open to a solid centre (no holes or whatever). Some of her poops are a bit smaller though but i assume its because she's still getting used to being with me ( I just got her a little over a week ago.) She eats her pellets and hay (although she eats quite a bit of the hay from her timothy hay hide-out thing) and she drinks her water. She's energetic and frequently moves around and is used to when I give her food and clean her cage. Smart little thing she is



I wanted to post her picture here and ask for your advice. I think its just her poop smearing where she peed but I just wanted to make sure. (Included a cute picture of her :P )



Sorry for the long post. but wanted to give bg information. Thanks for the help! CnH has been my life saver :)

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Help!!!!

My chinchillas ears randomly get really red and I do not know why? The room is really cold, air condition on high at all times, what could be wrong?





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How are each of the chinchilla mutations produced??

I will start off by saying I am NOT planning on breeding. I don't even have any females :) I am just curious about this.



How are each of the mutations produced, or what are the possible kit mutations from each different pairing (whichever is easier to answer)? I was just thinking about it and couldn't find an answer online. So for example, what possible kits could a mosaic and ebony produce? Violet and beige? Just any crosses really, I am just interested to see where all of these pretty mutations originate from :)

Funny reaction to recorded chin sounds

So my guys get out nightly for hours of playtime. I started noticing that they both were making these barely audible chittery sounds while running around, so I started looking for a sound database to identify the sound. It took me awhile to find one that worked, and after a bit of reading I decided it must be the contact sound, so I played it. Both chins dropped what they were doing and ran to me, popped up on thier hind legs as if to say "you understand us!"



It was sooo cute and funny. These little creatures are so full of curiosity and personality, I just love them :)

LOL funny story!

Ok so about a week ago my chin(Leo) and I were in the living room. Then he jumped right out of my arm when I thought he was finally settled down. Little stinker! I chased him around the living room for like 30 minuets and then I could not find him any more it scared me so much I thought I lost him :cry3:. so I went in my room to look and you wouldn't believe it he was sitting there right in his cage chewing on his toy!!!!! I was so Mad and Happy at him t the same time.:rofl::banghead::hilarious::impatient::laughi tup:

LOL

( now all I do when he gets lose is go to his cage and he is always there LOL)

When to give treats?

Hi guys, so I just got a new chin a couple weeks ago and I have read that giving treats to your chin should be given to like once or twice a week. And I am no sure that is true but I don't know. So on average how many treats go you give a week. sorry my thread is so long I just want my chin to be safe and health thx guys!:pillowfight:

Fish Tank Decor/Supplies

I've decided to give up on raising fish (I just can't do it :cry2: ) so the stuff is just taking up space.



Message me or comment here if interested. Thanks!





Bubble Curtain $2

Digital Thermometer $3

Artificial Plants $1 each

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Fleece Houses

I have a few fleece houses that my guys and girls wouldn't use.



Fleece Corner John Deere House (hanging hardware not included)

$10 with matching Pillow or $8 without pillow





Fleece Cube Blue/Purple Monkey's House (hanging hardware not included)

$13 with matching pillow or $10 without pillow





Fleece Cube Monkey with Banana House (hanging hardware not included)

$13 with matching pillow or $10 without pillow



Example of the pattern





Message me or comment here if interested. Thanks!

Thinking about adopting a companion for Rio

I have been debating adopting/rescuing a companion for Rio, he is a two year old light ebony chinchilla. He gets really lonely and bored at times. I play with him and let him run around the room every day and he has tons of toys, but he still seems bored. Here is the problem though: I'm not sure what kind of chinchilla I should look for to be his companion. Awhile back I rescued a 7 year old standard gray and I couldn't even keep their habitats in the same room, they loathed each other and would do just about anything to get my attention anytime I was near the other. I ended up giving Clyde to my sister because he started to get mean after being housed near Rio. I don't want another dilemma like this, all I want is what's best for Rio and I don't want him to be lonely. Is there a certain breed/mutation of chinchilla I should look for? A certain age or gender? And how should I go about introducing them?



Thank you,

Jaz

Quality Cage vs. Ferret Nation

I've been looking around at different types of cages and I've seen most people get the ferret nation(which I own two). But I also looked on quality cage and saw they have some pretty nice looking cages too. For this of you who've dealt with both what are the pros and cons of both cages?

I've gone through quality to get chin spins and they have good customer service, my girls love the spins. Ferret.com had good service but two of my trays were cracked and some metal was warped but the cages are still holding strong and are a breeze to clean.

Spring Sales List: Chinn's Chilla Ranch (Seattle area)

I have the following animals for sale this spring. Unfortunately I do not have pics for all these animals but wanted to make this list available for anybody coming to the MCBA show in Issaquah this coming Saturday, April 26. Most of these animals have been shown or are from show quality parents. If you are attending the show and are interested, let me know so I can bring animals for you to look at. And of course, the animals not sold at the show will be for sale later.



Standards

Males

C2, standard, possible ebony carrier, 2/4/13.

D3, standard, Dark Star and Meadowbrook lines, 1/30/14

TOV extra dark ebony, 2/27/7



Mutations

Males

B5, TOV tan, 9/3/12

C21, TOV beige, 10/1/13

Black Velvet, 2/1/9



Females

TOV extra dark ebony, 6/2/9

TOV extra dark ebony, 5/21/13



Feel free to contact me at chinnschillaranch@gmail.com or visit my website http://ift.tt/1frHia4 for further information.

Funny Story!

So yesterday, I got a picture of my 2 female chins (Autumn & Annabelle) who are best of friends, from my boyfriend. We had some Seagrass Rope from ChinchillaCity that we use to make toys. It was on top of the cage and apparently my boyfriend didn't notice a small little piece was hanging in their cage. He went to check on them and give them a treat, when he noticed the girls pulled almost the entire piece of rope into their cage and were destroying it :laughitup:



I couldn't help but laugh so hard because it was just to cute! We did manage to save some of the rope! :hilarious:

desperatley need help getting my chin back into his cage every night

I desperately need help trying to get my chin back into his cage every night. First off, I'm not sure what kind of structure his life has had. We got him from a friend about 3 months ago. Our friend had gotten him from a breeder for her kids. Her kid didn't clean the chin's cage like they promised, so after a month she asked us if we wanted him. I'm sure he didn't have much of a structured life when he lived with them, I'm sure he wasn't in any kind of routine. I'm not sure what his life was like when he was with the breeders, but supposedly a couple other chins picked on him and that's why the breeder sold him.



Like I've said, we have had him 3 months now and have tried to stick with a routine for him. I let him out for about an hour every night into a chin-proof room. While he is out I leave his cage open so he has the option to go back in at any time. At first it wasn't hard to get him back into the cage. I could lure him in with a treat, lure him into his portable cage and transfer him that way, or sometimes he even went in on his own and let me close the door. He bonded with us fairly quickly, after a few days he let us pet him while he was in his cage and would jump on us if we layed on the floor while he had his play time. He even would sit on the top of my head.



The last month as been very, very difficult to get him back in his cage. He's caught on to the different techniques I used to use to get him back in the cage. At first I could lure him in the cage with a cheerio, he would follow it all the way into the cage. Then he started following it but would stop when he got near the cage. Now he won't follow it at all. I can't lure him into his portable cage cause he knows if he goes in there he will go back into the cage. (I usually keep the portable cage open so he can go in and out so that everytime he goes in he doesn't get moved to his normal cage, but he has stopped going in there all together).



The only way now that I can get him back into his cage is to use the dust bath, then once he goes in I plug the hole and transport him that way. I know it's not good for their skin to have a dust bath every day, and I fear that if I rely on this too much eventually he will stop taking dust baths too.



Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get him back into his cage? He's a very stubborn and smart chin. We have a pvc pipe out for him but he never goes in it, so I can't use that to transport him. He doesn't care if I put anything in his cage (like a cheerio or willow stick) while he is outside of it. He doesn't come investigate his cage if I clean it or put a new toy in it.



I've read that you can the word treat and train them that when you say treat they will go back into the cage as long as you give them the treat. Is this true and what's the best way to train him to do this?

Help please!

My chinchilla arches her back! What is it? How can I help her?

Question about behavior after handling

Hi, new to the forums and I've had my chinchillas for one month now, I had gerbils for 3 years but they have since passed on, so I'm experienced in rodents.

We got our girls from a rescue where they weren't held much and they were suspected to have had a rough start to their lives at a "Breeder's" (they were VERY skittish 3 weeks ago!) one of them, Violet, loves to climb on to my lap and explore me. She allows me to scoop her and hold her for a while. She's calm and doesn't fight to get away... She even winks and poops (signs she's relaxed, right?) so after holding her for 5-10 minutes I go to put her back. I allow her to go back into we cage on her own. She does so hesitantly now... But as soon as she gets to her favorite spot in the cage, she lays down like she hasn't slept for days! At first we thought he was just worn out from the excitement... But I'm worried it's something else. Anyone else's chinnies do this? She is okay, she reacts to touch normally and will get up for treats, but goes back to laying down when the snack is finished... Is my chinchilla weird or what? Her sister doesn't get held yet (we are waiting until she is okay with us more) so I don't know if she does it too yet or not.

They are 3 years old, sisters, live in a chin-safe cage from qualitycagecompany.com with a healthy diet minimal treats, and the temp is cool and comfortable for them(a/c) and they came from a suspected rough start with some "breeder" (we guess the breeder didn't handle them much or show them much love as they were very skittish... They are better with us touching, interacting, holding, and caring for them after a month) if there's anything else I can add let me know.

Annabelle needs a new home!

Hello!



It is with a heavy heart that I post this. I am moving out of the country and I need to find a new home for my standard gray chinnie, Annabelle. If it were possible, I would take her with me, but alas she would not last the flight.



She is 8 years old and no health issues. She doesn't necessarily like to be held, but loves attention and scratches on her tummy and underneath her arms. I have not had any behavioral issues with her - she's not a fur biter, she's never peed on me or bitten either.



I'm turning to this forum, as I know there are some very qualified and educated chinnie owners and I would rather have someone experienced take her on than even a friend of mine.



I'm not looking to make a ton of money off of her, but if the new owner would like to give a small sum for at least the cage, I would accept.



I'm located in Northern CA, but am willing to travel to meet half way if the new owner lives in the Bay Area, Lake Counties, Sacramento, etc areas.



Please feel free to ask me questions.



Thank you,

Amanda

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Looking for Ferret Nation in WI

I'm looking for a ferret nation. Preferably a 182 but I will settle for a single unit. I'm looking mostly around the Fox Valley Region. Please message me here!



Thank you!

loves the shop vac

Cleaning my boy's cage tonight and he's attacking the shop vac as usual. He's never been afraid of it. Tonight he shoved his nose through the cage bars and actually licked the air. First time I've ever seen his little tongue swipe out that far. It must tickle his whiskers too because his paw comes up to brush them and he goes right back again... Any body else have a crazy shop vac sucker??

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My new chinchilla made a noise I don't recognize

He was sitting in his cage while I was about ten feet away in my chair on my computer when he stood up and made the noise while looking around. It wasn't barking because I heard him bark at the pet store lady but it sounded similar. It was gentle and soft and a little higher pitched than barking. I haven't been able to find this noise anywhere on the website and he only did it a few times and then went back to what he was doing. What is this noise? What does it mean? Thank you!

Abbotsford- British Columbia

Whatcom Road Veterinary Hospital

#102 - 2100 Whatcom Road

Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2K8

http://ift.tt/1heKs4Y

(604) 850-0960

Sleeping locations...

My Jasper seems to sleep in a different place every night. I did notice a couple weeks ago that he slept in his hidey house 2 nights in a row, but that's the first and last time that happened. Who notices this as well? Wondering if it's a sign that he hasn't found "his spot" yet and maybe never will..??????

Hihi!

I've actually posted a few times already and got wonderful advice from the members here but havent properly introduced myself



Hi! I am mscreampoof (weird name i know, but it's been my login for so many things since forever) I recently adopted a chinchilla from my friend and she's about 7-8 years old and is Mosaic in colour



I'm still getting used to her right now as she is getting used to me as well. Hope i can make use of this awesome forum and provide her with as good a home I can =)



nice meeting you all!!:)

Introducing Buttons!

I got my chinchilla today! I love him so much already. He is darling. I am still replacing the plastic in my cage, the last three wooden levels should be here today or tomorrow but I couldn't resist his little face and button nose. He grabbed my finger at the pet store.:hearts:



The store said he was 4-5 months old and they sold him as standard grey...but he doesn't really look like the other greys that I've seen on the site, what do you think?











Right now he's in his cage settling in. Wonderful boy. He's jumping all over!

Chin not eating pellets.

My 5 month old chinchilla isn't eating his pellets. He eats his hay and sticks/wood but not pellets. We've had him for a month and a half and he's been eating just fine until the last week. We feed him oxbow chinchilla food and oxbow Timothy hay.

Eating a Tag

So I went out tonight and I guess while I was gone my chins wheel broke it sent him into a bit of a frenzy and he over turned his bed and ate part of the tag on the bed.... I'm wondering if this is something I should worry about? I'm obviously going to keep an eye on him... he's got a lot of water and i filled his food bowl with hay for now... I'm hoping nothing will come of this but just in case what are some things i should maybe grab?

Liver problems

Hi, I haven't posted for a long time but need some help/hope. I took ferdinand to the vet on saturday because he had lost weight, was not eating well, and had small poops in addition to some other things.



They ran blood tests which came back last night and he had fatty liver, probably secondary to something else according to the vet. His blood clotted really quickly so the CBC may be off, but he also had low lymphocytes and was anemic according to that. I'm waiting for the vet to call back with what to do next.



I know that it really can depend on what else may be going on, but can liver problems be resolved/fixed.



He's my little buddy, everyone at the vets office fell in love with him instantly, if I'd let him, he would be in my lap or in the crook of my arm all day. I'm really worried about him and just keep thinking of worst case scenarios so want to know if there are any best case ones.



Thank you

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birthing complications???

I have a 1yr old chin and she gave birth to 2 kits (first litter) 4 days ago (Thrs). One kit did not make it to the 3rd day. The other kit is doing well. On Sunday we noticed that she is making all the stretching moves as if she was in labor. She never did this these past 3 -4 days. What could be causing her to do this now?

Not eating/sleeping too much

Hi, I have a 2 year old female chinchilla and over the past couple of days she has become extremely quiet, she is drinking very little and not touching her food at all (she will take raisins from me and eat them though), she's also sleeping a **** of a lot and won't really come out of her nest box. She doesn't seem to be ill, she is still having sandbaths and will come and sit on my hand when i put it in her cage. Does anyone have any idea what this change in behaviour could be?



I also have 4 other female chinchillas and 1 male, although they are caged at the opposite side of the room and are never out of the cage at the same time.



Thanks :)

Gave Chins a Goji Berry that might have been bad

I gave them a treat today and later this evening i went to check up on them and normal them they always popcorn and always jump and try to steal there wood sticks from each other but i noticed there poop was mushy i got a paper towel and i grabed a few and the most recent ones dropped were moist and mushy so im thinking it could be the treat i gave them. I smelled the bag and it kind of smelled like it was going badz but they are eating hay, drinking water, playing alot chachi is the mellow one so he has his cat naps here and there. But other wise there good. Im just concerned about the poops being soft. I dont know if its both or just one but i dont want it to get out of hand and get worse. So i told my dad to keep an eye on the poops to see if there still sticking. If this continues until tuesday im going to have my dad schedule an appointment for them both beause i cant have them both go through some tough complications.i love them to death. My grandma did suggest burnt toast so i told her id hold off of that until tomorrow to see if theres some improvement. Ugh i hate going through this. This just started this evening and not any earlier because there old poops were firme and brown or darkish green. The stools arent aticking to there fur but when they step on them they get mushed.



I want them to get better asap and im hoping i can afford a vet visit because my dad paid the bills last friday and wont get paid again until this thursday :/

Buying in Bulk

Does anyone know where I can purchase (in person or on-line) in bulk things like: wood coins, sticks and twigs, metal parts for hanging toys and ledges, etc... Thank you in advance!!!

RoseHips and RosePetals suppliment or treat?

I once heard that rose hips and dried rose petals are a good source of vitiman C for chins but are they considered more of a treat or do people give them regularly as part of a diet?

When chinchillas are bonded and in a cage together do they play and interact?

Or is it more that they just live their own lives nearby? I was wondering this. And if they do play, is it beneficial to have a same sex buddy? Or do they tend to have issues with their buddy later on? I was told that they are fine on their own, but do they like having as playmate?

Chinchilla safe colours/dyes?

I'm picking up the boys' new chinnie cage on wednesday but I'd like to brighten it up a bit by staining/dying the shelves different colours.



Does anyone know what is safe to use? I've heard food colouring, confectionery paste (although not sure where to find this) and even tempra kids paints are suitable but wondering if anyone has experience with this? I know pet shop toys are coloured with vegetable dyes but again I can't find a supplier that specifies if theirs are pet safe.



If anyone can help with this I would greatly appreciate it :)

Hello :)

Hi, I'm Lauren an I'm from the UK :)

I have two male chinchillas named Pikachu (white mosaic) and Stitch (standard grey). Here is a photo:







I also have two chihuahuas, a russian dwarf hamster and a sphynx cat :D

Bloating? or Overfed

I got my chin about a week ago and realized that she may be either

1) gaining weight or

2) bloating



I didn't realize that when I wanted to change her pellets, i can't suddenly do it. When i realized, it was already 2 days since i swapped her pellets but i quickly gave her some of her old pellets back like a 3:1 ratio of old:new pellets. I usually give her around 1.5 tablespoons a day and she finishes most of it.

also, her poos have been consistently high in numbers and when i picked up a fresh one (i dont even know if its normal for me to be obsessed with analyzing her poos because I hear that you can tell a lot from it), it's squishable and dark brown. Not squishable to the fact that its liquidy, but mouldable



She doesn't seem to be low in energy because she does jump around early in the morning and early evening. And when i wake up to see her in the mornings i always see poop everywhere (assuming she has been jumping around) she does take long naps though during the day and starting around 11pm at night (then i'm asleep and can't see what she does)



I can't feel her stomach because she's still not used to me yet and the best i've done is pet her head (and that was once or twice) so i can't see if her stomach is tender or not.



Is she not getting enough exercise? or is she bloated? or am i just being very paranoid and acting like a worried chin mama =_=;;

Pulled out a poo!

I went into my lab coat pocket this morning to get out a pen to fill out some paper work and whaddya know.... I pulled out a chinny turd!!!!! :hilarious:

Baking cuttlebone for calcium?

Can I bake cuttlebone? I decided to scrap a bit and make it into a powder to put into my chinchilla cookie mix. I wanted to add calcium to combat the oat flour I used. I know you don't have too, but the chins were not using their cuttlebone and I don't have alfalfa on me right now. Was this a good idea, or did I do something very bad?

Should I get another chin?

Hi everyone, this is my first posting on this site so here it goes.



Yesterday I came back from a business trip that was only a week long. I went into the room where we keep our animals (two rabbits housed together and two chins also housed together). I greeted my white chin, but after I picked her up she seemed very nervous and tried to jump out of my arms. I put her away and went to greet my ebony chin as she usually sleeps on top of their igloo at the bottom of their cage during the day. I bent down to see her and saw only her back legs sticking out behind the igloo and began bawling as I saw her lifeless body. I was completely heartbroken as my husband (who took care of them while I was away) said she seemed fine that morning when he fed them and on top of that, I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to them before I left as I was rushing to try to get to the airport.....



We had moved her body to the freezer so we can try and get her cremated later this week and cleaned the cage, cage accessories, water bottle and food bowl, as well as got rid of the opened bag of food as we're have no idea what happened. We are also going to get our white chin into the vet this week to see if there is anything wrong with her.



Anyways, to the main point of this, I'm not sure if I should get another chin or not so my white chin can have a cage mate again. See, before I got my white chin, I had a gray chin that was my black chin's cage mate who died of complications from getting a malocclusion treated. I read that you should put a stuffy in with the grieving chin to keep it company, which I did, and she almost instantly cuddled up to it. Two or three weeks later I got my white chin, whom she also cuddled up to almost instantly. Now i am at a complete loss at what to do. My white chin definitely saw her cage mate's body (I heard this helps with grieving), but after we put her back in the cage after disinfecting it, she ran and jumped around it for about 15min, something she never does,we're guessing she was looking for her friend. :( We tried the same thing as I did when the black chin's cage mate died and put a stuffy in there, but she hasn't wanted anything to do with it. The only thing that worries about getting her a new friend me is that her and the black chin we inseparable, they did everything together, but my black chin has been her only cage mate since I brought her home. I'm just worried because she has always been the less sociable chin, so I'm nervous that she will not get along with another chin (she's about 4 years old by the way). Also, I'm scared to get another chin as my gray chin was only 5 years old when she died, and the last was was a little over 4 years old. I just feel so bad seeing her sit there sad at the front of the cage (again something she never does) seemingly waiting for her friend to come back...



I apologize for the long post and appreciate any input on this.

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ISO pedigreed breeding chinchillas

I used to breed chinchillas long ago and through unfortunate circumstances had to give them up (had them through high school and college, was evicted from house when married, unemployed husband, divorce etc etc) I now have a very stable life, run and own my own pet grooming salon and would love to get back in to chinchillas. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find a breeder here in Nebraska any longer, the two I had known of no longer breed chinchillas.



I would like to start off with only a couple of chinchillas, a male and female for now. I would prefer to have a mosaic and an ebony or possibly black velvet, these are my favorites and I enjoy the unique patterns that can come about. If I expand I may look in to some standards and tans. So I would like pedigreed chinchillas, with great health history, they don't have to be proven nor a specific line, just good breeding quality and unrelated of course.



I may be willing to drive even out of state if its a nearby state as I'd prefer to not have chinchillas shipped. My chinchillas were my pets before breeders, so will be loved, cared for properly and played with daily. The ones I had before were so sweet and entertaining to watch as they bounced off the walls in their chin safe room :)

Blood in urine or red urine?

Hello all,



I have a 7 year old male chinchilla I have had for about a year now. He has been fine up until now with no complications, but I looked into his cage just a second ago and seen that he has what looks like blood on some of his ledges! Looking online I read some chinchillas can have just dark pee that looks like blood, but I can't tell.



There was some poop too, but I don't think the blood came when he was doing that because I have seen him poop since then with nothing coming out.



He is very much the same as always, very energetic and eating his hay and making his little happy noises as always, but I know chinchillas don't usually show their sickness until to late.



He eats fresh timothy hay everyday, and oxbow pellets. His chew toys are willow sticks/balls, lava rock ledges and triangles, tim hay blocks, and sometimes apple sticks. He is drinking normal water it seems, and this is the very first time I have ever seen this, and it's only in two spots, one his wood ledge and a small small amount on his yellow lava ledge right above it. I included some pictures of it here to see what you guys thinks.









and then a little bit here:







Of course I will be taking him to the vet about this! But it is 6am on Sunday for me, and I don't think any near me are going to be open. Could this be a UTI or worse?

Nutrena Feed

Ok, so where I live (Manitoba) its very hard to find good quality Chinchilla feed. I considered having my feed milled, but I don't have that many animals just yet so I won't be able to do that until at least next year sometime. But what I have found was Nutrena. I was wondering which Nutrena was considered good for chins? (seems there is a few on their website). Also wondering if it would be different because i'm not in the US and maybe its slightly different?

Would someone who uses Nutrena be willing to share what the tag says? Or willing to help me figure out if the bags I get are good?

EARS

Was wondering, is there a need to clean the inside of a chinchilla's ears?

Normal Progress?

I know these guys personalities differ probably more than most people I know, but just thought I would check in to see if this all seems good progress with the new little girl.



Mela has been here just at a week now, the first few days she wanted nothing to do with me, and she was not eating much past her hay every day. I was all set to take her to the doc and she began eating, so I chalked it up to the stress of the move. I couldn't even think about touching her until two nights ago, she finally let me pet her when she was sitting out of her cage, and last night she let me pick her up, even if it was only for about thirty seconds. She was looking at me very intensely last night making a chattery noise at me.... not quite sure what that was about. Thats about as far as we have gotten together. I spend about an hour talking to her every night, and she gets to come out with me in a small area I have gated off around her cage so that she cant escape and I can keep an eye on what she is doing, but she really just crawls around under the shelf on the bottom of her CN cage, she looks like a little tunnel rat haha.



Blueberry came around to us really quickly, within a week she was our best friend, and she doesn't make many noises past alarm calls when she is sleeping every once in a while ( I had no idea they could have bad dreams until this happened) So, just wondering if you guys think this is OK progress or is there something more I should be doing?



Happy Easter to you all!

Spring Apple is Here (Limited Quantity)

Okay, SO, I'm still in the middle of processing (so there will be more to come) but right now I have to offer one medium flat rate box of thin sticks/twigs. Selling for $52 shipping included, 4lbs in sticks. I will also have whirlie/stick toys available very soon so keep an eye out. NOT taking orders, what I have available will be posted here!



Also still have 2lbs willow coins & 4 perches which can be seen on the first page of this thread: http://ift.tt/1lnHkI2

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pair of chins in GA need new home

Hey I will try to keep this short, but relevant, to start out.



I am interested in finding a great forever home for my two chinchillas with some special needs. One is a neutered male and the other is an intact female with a (permanent) head tilt. She has zero issues getting around or doing anything. Parasites were ruled out when she was juvenile and the only other diagnostic to do would be an MRI. They have lived together for 6 years. I have had the female since 2006, she was 6 months old from the pet store (they were going to euthanize because of the head tilt). I got the male in 2008 as a companion for her from a rescue in FL where we all used to live and had him neutered by the vet office I worked at. He has bilateral inguinal fat hernias but these are normal complications with chinchilla neuters, apparently. So those are their issues. His age is unknown but they are at least 7 since I have had her that long. They live in a big custom wooden and wire cage which they would come with.



I am a veterinary student in GA. I graduate in one year and am in the Army. I leave town a lot for weeks at a time. My Army job will have me moving a lot in the future. I don't spend time with them really, just feed them and house them. I think they have great potential for being more social and I think they deserve someone with more time for them. They are both nice and do not bite when handled. She gets very stressed but can be calmed easily. It would just take someone with TIME, experience and patience.



Please message me if you're interested in further details or know of somewhere I could find help in re-homing them!

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Wheel

I live in the UK and I'm trying to find a flying saucer/exercise wheel for my chinchillas. Does anybody know where I can find one? Or if anybody has a second hand one for sale I'd be very interested.



Thanks!

Chinchillas Available in British Columbia

I have three boys available at the moment.



One 2.5-month-old black velvet, whose dad just won reserve champion of his colour section at our recent ECBC show in Vernon (even though dad is 6 years old!).



One 1.5-month-old standard male with excellent genes (dad is one of Jack's) -he's gorgeous. Also very gentle. Should be a good herd improvement animal one day.



One 3-week-old beige male whose dad is from Craner. Great genes, looks like he will be fairly dark.



Google BC Chinchilla House (sorry the site is out of date, but there's still lots of info there).



Thanks! :)

feisty ferret cage

I just got a feisty ferret cage for my chins. I'm going to have to modify it somewhat but my question is... do you think it's big enough for 4 chins? 2 on top and 2 on the bottom? The cage dimensions are 31-inch long 20-inch wide 41-1/2-inch high ( 54-inch high on stand) with 7/8-inch wire spacing.

New to Chinchillas

Hi All



I have recently just came in to the world of owning a Chinchilla and any pointers or help would be greatly appreciated. I'm glad I have came over this website here in the UK there isn't much information on these little guys I just hope I'm doing everything right



Thanks for listening



The proud owner of Ollie the Chinchilla



aka pinkmadtracey :)

Whiteboard ledges?

I went to Lowes today to get some pine to make ledges for my boys and when asking the guy helping me he said that whiteboard was the same as the pine they had across the isle but was cheaper. He said the one labeled as pine was more expensive because it didn't have knots and such in it and directed me to the whiteboard one and told me it was kiln dried. So I trusted him and got that one and went home and hubby made a few ledges and we put them in their cage. I have read conflicting things some say whiteboard is ok but some say it has to be just the kind labeled pine so I'm not sure if I should take the ledges out and go get the other board or if these ones are fine?

Rio's new nap spot

The other day I was so worried, I thought Rio had escaped from his cage. I finally found him after five minutes of panic napping on top his hammock. He didn't seem to ever use it, I bought it for him months ago and I've only seen him use it once or twice. Even though he isn't using it the way I'd expect I am so glad he found a way to make it perfect for himself. So, here is a picture of his overwhelming cuteness!!

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