Recent content by luxy

Hello all, My boyfriend of many years moved in with me a few months ago and sadly, is very allergic to my two chins. We thought we could make it work, but we have had no luck so far. I am completely heart broken, but I think it would be best to find another loving home for these two wonderful...

***UPDATE I have decided to set up my emergency cage for her tonight, so that she is restricted to just one level. She seems to be okay but when my other girl (they share a cage) jumps on her to play, it seems to give her discomfort. I can hear her squeak a bit when that happens. I have taken...

Hi, My girl Harlow fell on Sunday night as she was trying to jump to the top level of her cage. I saw it happen and ran over to her, and she was crying an awful lot. I've been keeping an eye on her and she is still eating/drinking and can still move around, but she is obviously limping and...

@whimsy She's on a healthy diet that has not changed (mazuri pellets for the past 6 months or so) and plenty of timothy hay (oxbow). Plenty of fresh water, daylight and fresh air. Their cage has been in the same place for the past 16 months- out of the direct sunlight but still in a place...

@dreamite I adopted her from a family who didn't want her anymore after having her for a few months and deciding to move. Judging on the fact their family friend worked at pet smart or super pet and had lots of supplies from there, I'm guessing she is also from super pet/pet smart. Thanks for...

Right now I have a 3 level cage, about 3ft tall. In it they have a chin spin, a wooden house, a grape vine ball, a long chain with plenty of coloured and shaped pieces of wood and a bell on the end hanging from the top (all safe wood of course), a fleece tunnel, a chin chiller, one of those grey...

Hello, I'm not an expert but I've had my two girls for nearly 2 year now and have moved around a couple times since getting them. I would recommend spending some time sitting by her cage and just talking to her in a soft voice as often as you can. I found my chinchillas adjusted better when I...

Hello, So I have two chins, and one of them has began to chew on her fur pretty badly. She is almost 2 years old, sharing a nice big cage with multiple levels with my other chin, who is about 1.5 years old. They have been living together for more than a year now. At first they weren't crazy...

Thanks for all of your suggestions! I will definitely try filing her nails to see if it helps. It's just so weird, and a real nuisance, I want to give her some love without the hives!

Hi everyone, I've had my two chins for almost 2 years now- I got my standard grey chin, Harlow, first, and a few months later I got my beige/white chin, Sienna. I always handled Harlow a lot from the get go. She loves the attention and enjoys being handled in moderation. Sienna was always more...

Does anyone know if it is okay to let the chins out after treatment? I just had my apartment treated for bed bugs, I know the pesticides will remain active on my floors for about a month and a half, and I cannot wash my floors before then. If I do, it will ruin the effectiveness of the...

I've been wondering this same thing! I recently just got my second chin and she is white beige in colour which is new for me, as my first chinchilla is standard grey. I was very alarmed today thinking that my chin might possibly be experiencing some diarrhea, but if that were the case she would...

Thanks for all of the suggestions! I had them each in cages side by side and introduced them a little less. They started to not fight in the bathroom anymore which is great. I had to clean their cages last night and they played so well together that I put them both in the newbie's cage while I...

very cute! so happy to hear that they are rescues. Welcome, Im new too ! :)

Hi! So I've had my first chin, Harlow, for about 7 months now. She's just over a year old and is very very friendly and comfortable with me. She never bites, she always wants to be held and scratched. I thought she would like to have another chin to keep her company while I'm not here...