Recent content by mandebear

I've had my chin Loki for about a year now, and she has been through a couple other owners before I had her. She's 7 years old and when I got her she had one ear that was flopped over forwards half way up, just like how dogs sometimes have one floppy ear. It never dawned on me though that maybe...

I've just realized that none of those websites ship to Canada.....

I was just at home on my off day from the Uni. The house is quiet, just me and the chins. Loki's cage is across the gallery from me, and I have her room door shut during the day because my dad is sleeping and works nights. I was sitting in my room, and I almost fell off of my bed - that's how...

Thanks! Finally someone who doesn't throw shade just for asking a simple question. The links are super helpful, as I don't live in a city and the only food brand I can access is All Living Things without driving an hour to the store. Again, super helpful, thank you!

I was at the grocery store and happened to see a bag of plain pellets, with no specific animal labeled on them. I took a picture of the ingredients and wanted opinions on if you guys think these would be safe to feed my chin?

My Chinchilla loves being let out of her cage to run around. I've noticed though, that she has a very precise way of maying her way around the room. When she does this, she runs at the wall, jumps, kicks off of it, then jumps at the door, the next wall, the dryer, makes a full circle around the...

Hello everyone :) My chin Loki is a six year old female. (Yes, I know her name is Loki. I thought she was a boy until recently and had to separate her from her brother Thor. :facepalm: ) ANYWAY, just over the last few days I've noticed a little patch of red on the backs of her ears, near the...

an update: He's stopped grinding his teeth now, and he's eating a bit, but he isn't drinking at all which is a problem. I managed to give him some peppermint leaves and olive oil, which got him to poop a little bit but it's still in teeny little pellets. Unfortunately, I can not afford a vet at...

I think it needs to be made out of hay? Oxbow is expensive, I get the All Living Things one which is barely a few dollars cheaper but I guess it adds up. If u have a Petsmart card it's usually on sale for members too. It has these weird colored shape food bits in it which I'm sure isn't too...

Can my cousin's chin Ginger have dried ginger? She thinks she's constipated and figured it might help her tummy. I told her I had no idea so I thought I'd post the question. Can chins have dried ginger for tummy aches like people can? Or is it bad for them? I'm curious.

I know, I never give him nuts, but I was hoping to at least get something into his system. Papaya is actually okay in small quantities and prevents hair balls. AN UPDATE: He didn't poop at all all day yesterday. I know because I freshly cleaned his cage and not a single poop. He was also...

I'm not sure if it's really "tooth symptoms", the sound he's making sounds like something he'd do if he was irritated or angry. I've had him for about 2 months now, my initial reaction seeing this behavior is to go to the vet but I recently totaled my car and only have enough money for this...

I just got anot her chin, he's 8 years old and his name is Lou. He's normally very friendly and quiet, but today I walked in and I heard some awful teeth grinding. It was like nails on a chalkboard. I thought it was my other chin Loki at first but when I looked I realized it was my 8 year old...