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So I introduced my 1 year old boy to a new 4-5 month old about a month ago and since this was my first intro I though everything went pretty well (a little chasing and mounting with a bit of fur slipping but nothing too aggressive by my standards). During the day they sleep together in the same...

So I got a new chin (Rico) recently and he has been in the large cage with my other chin (Marty) for about 3 weeks now but 4 days ago he figured out that he can squeeze through the bars and escape! He only seems to escape at night while I'm asleep too the little bugger. As you can see in the...

I've just returned to my flat where I stay for uni after a summer away working in a different city, and after a long two days of driving including a 4 and a half hour ferry. I think Marty is completely nackered! Also first time he has slept on his stomach like that, so he must finally be...

I searched and was supprised there wasn't already a thread about, maybe it's not common in the US. Anyway, my question is: Is Pea Grass Safe for chins? There is someone who is selling it online in NZ for cheap and it seems like something I could mix a small amount in with his herbal hay, just...

I got a load of pellets with Marty when I got him from the breeder, but I've been struggling to contact her to get more since he's about to run out soon so I'm looking to find a new, more reliable supply of pellets from withing NZ. I have enough of his current pellets to slowly introduce these...

Hi guys, I have access to the big freeze dryer at uni over the next few weeks while I am doing my research so today I tried drying some dandelion leaves and that seemed to go pretty well. What other things could I dry as a treat for Marty? I was going to try some dandelion flowers tomorrow but...

I made this 15 inch wheel for Marty since the chin spin wheel will cost about $180 NZ including shipping to get here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7WiZafRvNs I made about 3 prototypes before this wheel so I spent about $100 in the end to getting to this stage. To reproduce this wheel will...

In 2 months time I will be travelling with Marty from the South Island to the North Island of New Zealand which I will be doing over 2 days. All up it's about 15hours of traveling. I've got a small cage for the over night stop which is 2 x 2 x 1.5 ft. As well as a carry cage which he will be...

I've been on the quest to building my own wheel for about 6 weeks or so now. My latest design is basically trying to mimic the Chin Spin but I'm worried that mine is a little on the heavy side. Does anyone know the weight of a Chin Spin? The next problem that needs addressing is that I have...

After a couple of days of sawing, drilling, screwing and procrastinating here's what I managed to build for Marty. I've had Marty for just over a month now and here is a picture of his first nap on me during his playtime while I was trying to work on my computer.

I've managed to talk my self into wanting one of the FN142 cages that almost every Chin owner seems to have. But I have a slight problem since every place that sells them won't ship to New Zealand. If I know what the dimensions and weight of the box that the cage comes in I can look into some...

I've been researching chinchillas and looking through many posts on this forum for a few weeks now so I thought I'd introduce my self after I brought home my first boy chinchilla who I named Marty just over a week ago on Good Friday. A little bit about myself, I live in Christchurch New...