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Woke up this morning to check on/feed the chinchillas because I fell asleep super early and didn't do it last night like I normally do. I usually leave at 7am so I never see them at this time of morning, so I think I woke them up. None of them were too energized, but one had one ear perked up...

I've managed to misplace the hardware for my chinchillas' flying saucer. I know I won't ever find it again, and I don't even remember what it required. I hooked it up when I first got it about 7 years ago and hadn't ever looked at it since. I just remember that there were many pieces to it. But...

I adopted one of my chinchillas a couple of years ago from a woman who fed him more treats than pellets. I changed his pellets (mazuri) and he got on fine, but recently I've noticed that he urinates SO much and he is the only one of my chinchillas who doesn't just pick one spot, so it's...

*I don't know another way to word this topic, but I don't want to make it sound like I want to lock my chinchillas in a closet* I just moved to NY and my chinchillas have been placed in the basement. I'm really excited about this, because in SC the temperatures were getting very high! However...

I tried figuring out if maple wood is safe for chinchilla consumption, but all of the lists I found said it is toxic. However, those lists also often include woods like birch and others that this site says is safe. I have given my chinchillas tons of birch and they have never had any issues, so...

One of my chinchillas all of a sudden has had a massive increase in appetite. He acts like he is starving and when I fill the food bowl he eats constantly until it is empty. He drinks fine, looks and acts healthy, and though I've never formally weighed him he's about the same he's always been...

Came home today, and found my chinchilla, Friendly, on the floor of the cage not moving and missing a ton of fur. The top of his head and his ears have many wounds. I separated them and put neosporin on the wounds. I don't have any blue kote but do plan on getting some in the morning. He...

Okay I know there are tons of hay topics, but here is my contribution. For the longest time I gave my chinchilla, E, Kaytee timothy hay, but he was never a huge fan of it. Really, it was the only thing available to me. After my second chinchilla came along, I discovered alfalfa hay, and Mr...

My fleece liners smell horrible. I now change the liners all the time to try to avoid the smell from getting any worse, but the damage has been done. I know there are sprays to get the urine smell out of fabrics, but do they work? What other ways can I get these liners smelling better?

I was cleaning the boys' cages and Friendly smushed himself above their tube and it was really cute. Sadly, by the time I got my camera he had escaped! :( However, I kept it on hand and snapped a couple of pictures of them. The first one is F and Chubs sharing the tube. Second is F and...

I've been contemplating for quite some time whether I should post this in general or anatomy.. that topic is mostly behavioral though so I decided on this one. :)) This is Patch Attack, my newest chinchilla. (I kept the name from the previous owner, he doesn't attack anyone or anything...

I've had 2 chinchillas for a while that got along perfectly shortly after settling their differences upon introduction. A few days ago I received two more chins that were not bonded to each other, but were cage neighbors and the previous owner never tried introducing them except the night...

I've got two chinchillas, E and F. E is entirely potty trained, meaning he will only pee in one spot in the cage, and F just goes everywhere. Luckily, the pee corner is included. I recently added a pull-out tray to my cage, without the drop mesh because I'll never have my poor chins feet have...

I've had my chinchilla, E, for about 4 years now and he's 7.5 years old approximately. He used to have a cagemate who died around 2 years ago (they had been paired for almost their entire lives.) So for the past 2 years we've bonded a lot more but I feel like he's lonely because I've been...