Recent content by caitlinlovesgus

Oh okay, news to me! Im in SC, maybe they do it differently in other states. Just going by what I was told! My apologies :) When I get home from work every night my boy automatically knows he's going to be let out, so when I walk into the room he perks up and waits at the cage doors. Chins...

That toy your talking about, I had it in my chins cage. He loved it and only seemed to mess with the pinecone. I wouldn't buy it again though, cause he chewed through the stick in the middle that held everything together, and after a couple days all the pieces were all over the cage and he...

I feed mine Oxbow Essentials; probably the best feed you can buy at a regular pet store, like Petsmart for instance. I also work there so its easily accessible to me :)

I can understand needing to cut down costs... cause pets are expensive. But it does suck that the animal, the one attached to you the most, is the one being tossed out as if they didn't already think the world of you. I guess if I tried hard enough I could see both sides of the situation. I've...

My chin developed a bald, flaky spot above his nose in a matter of 2 days. I automatically assumed it was ringworm and took him to the vet only for them to tell me it wasnt, and that they weren't sure what it was. They prescribed him something to help with fur loss, itchiness and dryness, a drop...

I think that cage is perfectly fine, besides the fact that the ledges are wired. But when it comes to the size its perfect. I have the critter nation cage myself, but thats because I knew I was going to add 1 or 2 more chins eventually.

Not saying what I do is correct, but I make sure my chin has fresh food available at all times. I give mine a couple unsugared cheerios a day, along with a rose hip or timothy biscuit treat; (a reward for going back into his cage after playtime.) I give him a dried banana once a week, just...

I got one a couple months ago and my boy chewed it completely off yesterday. He loves it! I'm definitely going to get a few more.

First off, Petsmart only sells male small mammals. I know this because I work there. :) Unless they told you otherwise, little Marzipan is a boy! I've had my first chin for about 6 months and he was the same way. But, in the wild they use their swiftness and reflexes to get away from...

I work at a Petsmart in SC and reading that the employees who helped you had no idea what they were talking about really makes me cringe. I'll be honest, I didn't know much about chinchillas until I got one while working there, but every time people tell me they are interested in a chin I pretty...

Thank you for the input greychins! wow, it takes real dedication!! I admire you all but wouldn't get into it myself. So adding another chinchilla during his puberty phase isn't a bad idea? Cause I really want to treat him AND me this christmas and get another male. Just wasn't sure if I should...

Thank you for the information 6Dusters. I decided not to breed. I don't want to put that kind of stress on myself especially if Im losing money more than I'm making.... I want to enjoy my chins and treat them like family. I feel like a lot of people lose that, and make it solely about just...

I had the same problem with my chin, I was gone for 2 days and came home and noticed a bald spot the size of a dime above his nose. It was flakey and pink, but I never saw him itch or scratch it. I work at Petsmart, where I handle animals with ringworm all the time, so I figured I unknowingly...

Thanks guys! After thinking it over, I decided not to breed. Its definitely not as simple as I thought it would be. Gus has hit puberty I suppose and is mounting everything in sight.. mainly me. I literally have to nudge him off me multiple times for him to finally quit. He tries to do this...

Well I wasnt trying to make it my main job, just for a little extra money on the side I suppose. I've been doing a lot of research about it because I never like to go into anything blindly, but I still havent made any desicions, I'm keeping the worst case scenarios in mind. But from your...