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Hi All, It's been awhile since I last posted. Approximately 4 years ago I moved across continents and brought my chins with me. Unfortunately, 1 is really sick right now and I'm at a lost because I'm having a hard time finding a vet who knows anything about chinchillas. I've called several and...

On Sunday, I let Tubby out for playtime in the bathroom. He managed to jump onto the sink and jumped off the sink onto the floor. Right afterwards, he was super lethargic like I've never seen him before. I thought that he had broken his leg because it was quite a distance to jump from the sink...

My Tubby & Winnie have been featured on Cuteoverload.com :-) Here's Tubby. Photo from here. And here's Winnie. He likes to snuggle in my robe during the colder months. Here's Tubby in the same robe Winnie was in.

I have 2 chinchillas who don't get a long, Winnie & Tubby, & they live separately. When it's their out-of-cage playtime, I do musical chairs with them (more like musical cage), so that they'll never get to see each other. Most of the times, when Winnie smells Tubby on my hand, Winnie will do a...

From OMG Facts: http://www.omg-facts.com/view/Facts/19764

Hey, I know that Laurie Schmelzle owns the site chinchillas.com where she sells Jim Ritterspach's chinchillas. Do any of you happen to know of Laurie Schmelzle or Jim Ritterspach? The reason why I'm asking is because I'm very interested in contacting either of them to ask about how to...

Hey! I normally post in the chinchilla side of the forum, but I came across this video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXjPQYgT25Q&feature=related It's such a cute video but I can't help to have some questions as I know nothing about hedgehogs: -Can all hedgehogs swim? -Are pet...

I know that Purina changed the formula of their rabbit feed earlier this year. Currently my chins are on Mazuri & they've never had any problems with it. Recently I bought a sample of PANR (must be the old formula) & fed it to my chins & they seem to eat more of it compared to the Mazuri, so I'm...

I currently use Kaytee aspen & I was wondering if it's biodegradable (if I could dump it in my compost pile). If it's not, do you know what brands sell biodegradable bedding? I know that Carefresh is biodegradable, but it's expensive. Thanks.

Lately, past 3 weeks or so, the weather where I am has been quite volatile; it's hot one week & then it's cold the next (there was wet snow last weekend). My white chin has been shedding a lot & this started when the weather became hot. I thought that was normal because the weather was getting...

I have 2 chinchillas, one JUST recovered from diarrhea. Now, my other chinchilla, Tubby, is having soft poops. I let Tubby out for playtime tonight, and that's when I noticed that his poops are soft. When I put him back, he continued to pass soft poops. What I don't understand is that he has had...

I know that there are different types of hedgehogs. Being curious, which kind of hedgehog is the one that's being kept as pets? How about Uist hedgehogs? Are they wild or can they be domesticated? ps: I was reading an article about Uist hedgehogs being culled, that's why I'm curious.

This is the only type of chinchillas that is edible: They're modeled after my chinchillas. ps: they're for a birthday (& I wish I could've taken credit for making them) :)

2 days ago, I gave my white violet chinchilla, Winnie, a piece of dried apple skin. Yesterday, I noticed that his poop is very soft, shiny/greasy looking, and squishy. Today, Winnie hasn't been pooping very often, but his poo is still very soft. I looked up the description of giardia and I...

From Tubby: and Winnie: These eggs are real fun to make! Got the idea from Martha Stewart.

I know there's no guarantee for bonded chinchillas to stay lovey dovey all the time. So, do you normally ship already bonded chinchillas separately or together? I'm thinking about how the shipping cage is small, there will be limited food & water .. wouldn't that cause conflicts among bonded...

Anyone been to one? They're having a tour around the country this year (after a few years of hiatus) and I'd like to go. What's the atmosphere like?

I have 2 male chinchillas who I tried to pair early last year to no avail. I tried the side-by-side method & the neutral zone method, both didn't work. I really can't tell which of the 2 chinchillas is the dominant one because I've always separated them the instant I see fur flying everywhere to...

I was just wondering who operates chinchillas.com & if anybody happens to know the breeder. The reason why I'm asking is because I noticed that on the shipping info, it states that purchase price of the chinchillas includes international shipping. I'm planning to move out of the country (to the...

I never expected my chins to know their names like how dogs know their names. Tonight when I was playing with Winnie, I was sitting on the floor & letting him climb all over me. When he ran away from me, I called out his name & he came to me. I thought that was coincidental, so whenever he ran...