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    Swollen testicles?

    Hello, Today I just noticed how big my chins testicles are. I was worried if they are swollen since I found a picture of another male but his testicles seemed tiny in comparison to Zico's. How can you tell the difference between swollen or just big testicles. And how big exactely is normal? Do...
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    Bag balm got on fur

    Hello, Today I rubbed a bit of bag balm on his ears since they where pretty dry. This was the first time that I applied bag balm to him, he wasn't really a fan lol but if it helps him I will continue. But after I finished he immediately scratched his ear with his foot and in the process he got...
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    How long did it take to bond with your chin?

    Hello, After lots of trial and error I now have a succesfully bonded pair of chins, my first chin (also in this pair) bonded really quickly with me. After 4 days he would already come up to the cage bars if I called his name and after 1 week when I first put my hands in he imediately jumped on...
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    Metal litter pan

    Hello, I am looking for a metal litter pan with removable wire floor (preferable corner pan) that ships to europe. I went trough a lot of other posts but a lot of them aren't being made anymore. I have found the one from quality cages but honestly 60 dollars is really expensive for a litter pan...
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    2 Chins sharing a dustbath

    After a long time we finally found a chin who gets along with my little one, we are picking them up again this weekend and I was wondering if I have to buy 2 new dustbaths or just one. Is is okay for their health to share a dustbath or would they be at risk for fungus or any other...
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    Playpen high enough?

    Hello, Since I am moving to a new dorm where I don't have a chinproof room, I am planning on making a playpen out of thick cardboard pannels as others seem to have great succes with this and it is very cost effective. The pen would be made out of multiple cardboard panels that have been taped...
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    1 hayrack for 2 chins?

    Hello, We are currently trying to bond my chin a 1 year old male with another 5 year old male. So far things are going good, if this continues they will eventually stay in the cage my current chin is in. I do not have the money to buy an entire new clean cage or make an entire new interior (the...
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    Holding by the tail

    Hello, I have a chinchilla male that I would like to be able to pick up by his tail. Since currently I have no way to pick him up, but I would like to be able to pick him up in case of emergency. Since grabbing them by their tail seems to be the least stressfull and save way I would like to...
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    Holding by the tail

    Hello, I have a chinchilla male that I would like to be able to pick up by his tail. Since currently I have no way to pick him up, but I would like to be able to pick him up in case of emergency. Since grabbing them by their tail seems to be the least stressfull and save way I would like to...
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    Playtime setup

    My chin his cage is currently in the living room which is impossible to chinproof (in september he will be in my bedroom since I'm moving) and I currently haven't let him out for playtime yet, he is now 6 months old (a hetro beige chin). He is very social and loves jumping on your hands to...
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    Holding my chin

    Hello, I have a 5 month old hetro beige chinchilla, and he is very social he loves to jump on my arms when I interact with him while he is in his cage but I haven't been able to pick him up on my own, and when he jumps on my arms I can't hold him because he jumps off when I try it and I cant let...
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    Picking up a chin

    Hello, I have a 5 month old hetro beige chinchilla, and he is very social he loves to jump on my arms when I interact with him while he is in his cage but I haven't been able to pick him up on my own, and when he jumps on my arms I can't hold him because he jumps off when I try it and I cant let...
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    Alone for 2 days

    Hello, I am having a stressful situation at the moment. Next year I am going to college and I would go home in the weekends (a 45 minute train ride) from friday or saturday morning until sunday afternoon. But I since my chin would be living with me, I am struggeling to figure out what to do...
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    Fleece cage liner to soundproof

    Hello, I currenty use normal bedding in a pan and then a ?wired? panel over it, but since the panel is slightly bended It makes a lot of noice everytime he moves, so I was wondering it I make a liner to put over the panel that aalso cover the bottom and then maybe close it with grommets so that...
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