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The boys get a dust bath every two nights like clockwork and we don't leave the dust in as I read that over exposure can lead to dry skin. The cage is lined with flannel as I find it's the easiest thing to change daily. I have a couple of liners, so when it's their exercise time I just gather...

Last night as I was putting the boys to bed I noticed that Pita didn't come running as usual and saw that he was scratching he couldn't seem to stop and today it's worse. He looks miserable his ears are tucked tight and his whiskers are droopy. Of course it's Good Friday so the vet is closed...

My daughter is heading down to the states and I've asked her to look into the pet shops. Are these wheels available in stores or is it online only? Does anyone know?

Thanks for your kind words. The log is not a snak shack, As for the wheel, I never knew about the plastic dust though so I'm glad I posted it. I'll remove it right away. The only thing that he is able to eat is the woven hay hut. Is that safe? The pet store marketed it as safe for chinchillas...

This is the cage I built to accommodate Hummus's disability. It has no ramps because soon after he came to us he tripped on a ramp coming down and got his foot caught and I don't want it happening again. ( Please bear in mind that there's still a lot of work to be done. ) [/ The cage itself...

How wonderful! I love the idea of the corner shelves, and the tube is a PVC pipe that's been fleece covered? I had to remove my boy's tube because it didn't last a week before they chewed it enough to expose a spiral wire in the rim. That hit the trash very quickly. I'm going to have to make my...

That's so wonderful. I'm sorry you and Tilly had to go through this, but so relieved that she seems to be recovering.

Thank you for your reply. I at first thought it was the change in diet, Hummus gets Timothy hay along with the pellets he was use to and joked about our little poop machine with my daughter. As time went on and it didn't decrease I began to worry.

I'm sure this is a familiar scene for all of us. The chin's playtime is over, they've been corralled for the night and the first thing you do is grab the broom and vacuum to clean the play area of all visible signs of their excitement of chasing one another and having a grand romp out...

Adorable!

Tunes I meant no offence to you or any other responsible breeder. To those who have chosen to breed their chins with care and concern for their well being and health my post was not directed at you at all. We wouldn't have such a beautiful variety of chins without breeders and I understand that...

You've done a great thing and I know he'll have a long and fulfilled, happy life with you as his mom. Good job

Tonight Hummus's new cage was finally finished and safe enough for him to go into. ( I just have some cosmetic work to do on the outside and some playthings I want to make for the inside but it's sturdy and safe. ) I worked hard on trying to make everything accessible and interesting for him...

I would as well please. I just adopted a little guy with a spinal defect and am building him his cage right now. Any advice would be welcomed. Taylormade - I love the idea of a PVC pipe. He seems to love to hide in things. :)

oops my pictures didn't load so I'll try it again. I'm good with tools...not computers LoL first picture of Hummus. and finally a picture of my little fuzz nugget

We've been looking for a friend for Pita for a while now and I'm please to state that our hearts were completely captivated by this little guy... May I introduce everyone to Hummus. [/URL][/IMG] My daughter was extremely upset when she saw his picture on the small animal adoption page of our...

Wanted to apologize and say thank you I'm so sorry it took so long to reply to your excellent advice. It seems that when I stepped on Pita's tail I tried to reverse time and lifted my leg in such a way that I tore the ligaments in my knee. Strangely enough, I didn't even feel it at the time...

Does anybody have any advice on how to catch an injured chinchilla. Pita got out and darted under foot and his tail was stepped on. His tail tip was degloved! I have to get him to the vet, but don't want to hurt him worse and he's hiding in the far corner, under the captain's bed. I have to get...

Recently I've been sick with a nasty kidney infection, it seems I can't go for an hour without wanting to close my eyes and just the exertion of changing my sheets leaves me drenched in a clammy sweat. Now I'm not contagious, just ill, and though Chichi ( aka P-pain I-in T-the A-a$$ ) may have...

Thank you for your input ladies. I will let him smell the air from the safety of the playpen ( with the screen door firmly latched to prevent tragedy. ) I just want to do whats right for the little guy. I have gotten very attached to him and will miss him when he goes back to his mom - aka my...