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She's back up the the weight she was when I started weighing her. The Breeder that we got them from had them on rabbit food if I recall, and when we got them we started them on timothy hay pellets from petco. Around 7/22 we began to feed them oxbow pellets. I doubt the petco stuff is really...

I was giving the chins a dust bath a few weeks ago and I noticed kiwi decided to pile it all up into a corner and decided to sit in it. It then occurred to me that even though we use the recommended amount of dust it says on the jar, I had no idea what size bath house that amount would be good...

My girlfriend created some plans for her chin cage and I helped her assemble it. It is 54" x 36" x 54" That isn't going to be the final roof, but it'll hold them for now. The back wall is Particle board that has been wrapped with three layers. The innermost layer is fleece, followed by 1/4"...

Question: Is it ok to abruptly change pellet brands if the chinchillas are indifferent/ prefer the new stuff? My judgement says no, because it's their stomach, not their tastebuds we need to worry about. I wouldnt ask if i knew for sure. We recently bought a bag of oxbow pellets since it seems...

So I've noticed when the chins are sitting still, they will some times pick at their bellies. I couldn't imagine this is fur chewing, as there is no missing patches anywhere I can find. They also seem to keep chewing after they eat hay. Is this just chewing the hay they ate before swallowing it...

Hello, chinchilla lovers. I'd like to introduce the adorable hopping balls of fur that are living with my girlfriend. here are some low res pictures, but the higher res versions are up on the imigur album at the bottom of the post. That way you can see every bit of fur in crisp focus (when the...

Hello Everyone. I'm new to the forum so I'll be introducing the Chins after work when the imgur album finishes uploading. But for now I'd like to share the first time My girlfriend and I let Sunshine and Kiwi roam around in the bathroom. (After being chin proofed of course.) Kiwi is the...