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Side note I would not use peppermint around my chins. Mainly because peppermint is said to be a smell mice do not like SO I figure maybe chins don't like it.

I use the real lavender oils in my chin room. In the clay diffuser the ones where you put a candle under the oil. I have used this around my Conure and birds are way more sensitive. I am sure there is over protective pet parent that will say it is bad (Everything will kill you these days...

Could just be small poops. How small are we talking?

Try giving him more hay. All the hay he can eat. What other food does he have. I have a female that has small poops but the more Hey I give the better they are. I have an old male that has little logs I don't know why they are so big.

Thanks guys that is what I thought. I am just going to keep him alone. I could try and get him a pillow he can see the females so he is not really alone other chins are around for him to look at.

Since no others have an idea here is what I was thinking. I have not had this with my chins. Obsessive repetitive Behavior in other animals can be caused by boredom. No amount of toys can substitute out of cage time or interacting with another. Could be a way to sooth him self if he is...

Thank you. I was hopping someone would have an idea as to what is going on. Your thought are similar to what I was thinking. The Idea Potato might be pulling fur out of frustration. Seems like it could be a big part of it. Potato seems to be very excited by the females. Where Nibbler has this...

No one has had this happen? So they are still getting along or at least have an agreement I have been off work for the past week so I have been able to keep a close eye and ear on them. I never saw or heard a fight. I hope they have worked out their problems. I am looking for a used Critter...

My 2 males have been getting along so well for months. I went on vacation for 2 weeks and I come back to find Nibbler is missing fur. I had a friend watching them maybe that stressed them out? Turns out Potato his cage mate was over grooming him. I watched it happen. Potato would be grooming...

I have one double critter nation and one single critter nation. I love them. I got mine used that is the best way to do it. You can get metal pans for the cage if you want. I use fleece as my bedding it is great. way less mess not wood chips all over the place. I do give them a litter box with...

I cleaned my females cage over and over and I still smelled pee. That is when I checked the wood shelves. They had pee on them that is where the pee smell was. So I took them out and poured white vinegar on them the pee fizzed. Then I soaked the wood in the tub for an hour and rinsed and dried...

Here is Oscar the grouch. His good side. oscarCuteside by Sarah Ireland, on Flickr His bad side is looking better. It was worst he could not open his eye when I first got him. the medication has made this side look messy. oscarbadeye by Sarah Ireland, on Flickr

So I have this old male I am nursing back to health he is old well over 15 years. He hates all the males I have tried to put him with. I was going to just let him live alone. Then I got this Idea to put him in with my females. I have some elderly females too. I thought maybe get him fixed. He...

I used Terramycin Ophthalmic Ointment in My chins ear. When I first started I could not even get in the ear it was so inflamed and clogged. Today I took him out for another treatment and was able to get in his ear and get lots of wax out. He is getting better. I was thinking he might need an...

I was going to say Malnutrition. That is what it looks like to me. BUT what caused the Malnutrition? I hope it is not teeth problems.

Yeah that sounds like she did it to herself. What a freak thing. sounds like she got spooked and tried to get out. A mouse or rat would or should not cause your chin to die. Do you have a photo of the cage? I had a chinchilla die over night from what I think was a heart problem that was...

I keep a Hygrometer and Thermometer in the room where my Chins are. If the humidity is 45% I give them dust bathes every other day. Or if I notice my chins trying to take a dust bath with no dust I throw the bath in for them. They let me know. If the humidity is 20% or less I would give less. My...

Chinchillas are not cuddle animals. They are like a toddler that just wants to run and play. I think most chins do not like to be held. They learn to deal with it in time. All my rescues were part of a breeding herd. They have great personality they do not like to be picked up. The ones I have...

Yeah I had a few rescues with this. It cleared up when I got them. I kept their cages VERY clean and that helped. The one I moved off wood chips and on to fleece cleared up the fastest. I have this one elderly guy with a ear infection and funky eye. I have been using over the counter pink eye...

interesting. This old girl is doing ok she did do a slow roll in the dust now. She is feeling a little better I think. She is missing a foot so that makes it even harder for her. I have another older female that is doing ok but looks to get a little stiff at times. I would like to get some...