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So I am fostering a chin and he is 10 years old according to the previous owner. He is missing some fur on his tail because his old cage mate was chewing on it. This is what his ear looks like and I was just wondering if this could be from his old cage mate picking on him or what? It's only the...

Have anyone tried the oxbow treats or know if they are any good for chinchillas? I saw that they have timothy treats that look like cheerios and they have some that have lavender and chamomile. I was just wondering because I can order oxbow stuff really cheap through my school.

Sooo I thought this was pretty cute. My chin Gus stayed at my parents house all summer because I was gone a lot and moving. Well my mom fell in love with him naturally. She even took pictures and uploaded them to facebook calling him her grand chinchilla... lol Well my little nephew also was...

So I am in Belize right now for 2 weeks and my mom is watching Gus for me when im gone but in order for her to be able to watch him I had to move him to my parents house (i live in an apartment in a different town). so I moved him there a couple days before I moved so I wasnt there all day...

So my little guy Gus Gus loves getting scritches and lets me pet him all the time but hates being picked up or held.. I've been trying to get him use to it but he still hates it. Anyways.. when I get him out for playtime I transport him to his playpen using his dust bath but the problem is he...

My chinchilla Gus just started getting loose stools. Last night I saw one spot on his ledge and this afternoon I saw a lot more spots. I gave him a bunch of hay and tried to give him burnt toast but he wouldn't take it.. what else can I do? :(

Took some pictures of my little sleepy chin and some other cute pictures.

So I got my little Gus Gus a couple months ago and havent officially introduced him so here are some pics of him and his cage. Also a thanks to AnnieO for the fleece and chin buddy, Vyxxin for some wood toys/perch and Christine (Twilight Chinchillas) for his house and some other toys that arent...

So I have a quality cage townhome and when someone told me that while they clean out the pan they put in a polycarbonate clear sheet, like plexiglass to cover the wire on the bottom. Has anyone done this? Does it seem to work well?

I was talking to my friend who has a ferret and she said she made her a hammock by just getting fleece and tying it to the sides of the cage.. I was just wondering if something like that would work for chins? or has anyone tried this??

So I just got my new quality cage the other day and I have it all set up. Last night gus gus was running around and it was making SO much noise. I was wondering if there is anything I can do to make it quieter?

So my little chin has turned into quite the escape artist. I usually just put him in a box (with lots of holes in it of course) while I clean his cage since it doesnt take very long. But now he has learned to get out and he escaped today :impatient: so im wondering what I can use to put him in...

Hey I'm new to this forum just thought I would say hey. I have just one chinchilla gus gus! :wink2:

So I'v had my chin for about a month his name is Gus Gus hes about 4 months old. I have him in a smaller cage right now and i'm thinking about getting a new one, this was the one I had in mind: http://qualitycage.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=129_142_153&products_id=627 Does this...