Recent content by Geistkatze

considering those collars are a horrible, horrible way to try to train a dog, with the unknown for the chins don't bother. those things always make the problem WORSE and just creates a terrified aggressive dog. What will fix the situation if your neighbor finds a certified behaviourist (not some...

I like blue sparkle better. I bought the blue cloud because I heard it was ~*omg amazing*~ but both me and the chin loathe it. It's gritty and doesn't work as well, so I end up using a lot more of it. If you're going to buy giant quantities just get the sparkle. I've also had my first asthma...

I got my shop vac at Lowe's for $25 on sale. The hose it comes with does get clogged, but now I have his cage on linoleum instead of carpet so I just sweep up first. If you can't do that, get an office plastic floor mat and put it under the cage, sweep up most of the hay, then vacuum.

I just got 72 off amazon for about $6 shipped. I haven't gotten them yet but I was surprised because usually you see chinny sites selling em for 3 for $1 or so.

What qualifies as "senior" to the zoo? Most people I meet irl who ask about their life spans think ancient or long lived chins would be 5-7 years, tops. Way off. I don't like to be "THAT pet lady" but I don't know why some educators are so resistant to being educated themselves.

I got one that looks like a chinchilla but I'm pretty sure where I got it from doesn't make them anymore. I read females do better with cuddle buddies because the males usually have a one track mind, you know what I mean? My boy loves his though. He sleeps with it, tries to bring it on his...

http://forchinatechins.com/chincessories.htm has it, I think some people had order problems awhile back though. I just did a quick google search for coconut rope and there's quite a few sites that carry it.

All I can think of is going to itch my nose and getting chinchilla hairs all up in my face. I get enough surprise chinchilla particles in my face on a day to day basis already.

I love how in the video the whites started rolling around before they even got in the dust.

My cage is the same way- slide out pan covered by wire and tile flooring. I just use newspapers and I change them once a week and it's never smelly/super dirty. Aspen is pretty good too but the newspaper is way easier and free.

I only have one chinchilla. I don't want any more. I've been offered a bunch of free ones, but I can't care for more than one and being an adult means lots of bills. I was always crabby in my mom's home because of the "no more pets rule" but I'm thankful now. It was a pain trying to find an...

I only really had fish die, besides a hamster. The fish I either buried or waited until they were 100% for sure dead and flushed. I took the ham to the vet to be euthed and let them do the communal cremation. Not looking forward to the deaths of my 5 critters dying. e: I LOATHE the idea of...

Sure, no problem. I did post explanations- but the problem was I had no concrete sources besides "this lady on this forum said x" and definitions to things such as "hindgut fermentation" and the like.

Thanks for your help! I explained best I could but they still wanted more information :)) I just wanted to get the resources, because if you want something done, do it yourself- you know? I figure they wanted credible sources because why should they take my word (as thought out as it was)...

I was in a discussion with others on a different site, trying to help make up a good treats FAQ for chinchillas. I gave them what information I know (such as hindgut fermentation, information of their cousin degus, and ill effects of sugar), but some still have technical questions I cannot...