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I got my chin about 6 months ago, and he still hates being held,picked up. You can pet him all you want and scritch him but he HATES being picked up! He was scared by an attack on him by dogs,and his other owner had to have him locked away,not let out much for 2 months,so maybe that all made him...

Hi all. I decided to get a 2nd chin, not for a cage mate, just another pet. I found an adult female chin that needs a home. Her owner is great,loves her and takes great care of her,but she is allergic to the chin and the hay and the dust. I said I would take her. I get the chin,big cage and all...

Has any one ever used a hay ball to put hay in? Someone gave me a small one. I wanted to check around before using it though.I have heard they are not safe for kits, I don't have any though.

My chin loves the bamboo shredders. My kids pointed out that they are chinese finger traps. My son has a whole bag of them,(finger traps) they look exactly the same? Is it safe to give these to my chin?

All of a sudden my chin is sitting in his dust and digging like mad with his front paws? He never roles in it anymore? Its very funny to watch,I have never seen anything move that fast,his paws are like little propellers!

I am too scared to get another male and do the whole intro thing. I don't want babies so a female is out. A friend suggested getting a female Degu as a cage mate? Has any one got any experience with this? I would worry that they would get attached but then the degu's life span is shorter,so the...

Hi, my family is all geared up to go away for 3 days to a week,but I don't know what to do with my chin? His cage is way too big to move,so he cannot come with us. I asked some family/friends and they said they would come check/feed him,check on the A/C but were not comfortable letting him out...

Can someone post a photo of a chin with dry skin? I have never seen that. How would you see it through the fur? On the feet?

My chins eyes have dark purple in them? Is that normal?

Is there any way to attach fleece to a pcv pipe with out sewing? I don't sew much or have a sewing machine. My chin dislikes the hammock and loves the tubes. I had cardboard,but they are gone now. I know you can buy these,but the shipping is a nightmare. $50.00 for one at a local petstore! Help!!

Do chins need vitamin supplements? Also I have read that 2tbsp of pellets twice a day is right and I have read that they should have as much as they want? Which is it? The only pellets that my town has are "Sunseed" Its pellets with bits of timothy hay and of course the sweet bits like...

Does anyone know of pet insurance for chinchillas in Canada? I cannot find one.

My chin Rigsby seems to dislike my 14 yr old son. He runs back into his cage and stares out if he comes into the room,or runs and hides in the room somewhere.The other day my son reached out to pet him and he nipped my sons hand! Rigsby has never nipped before. My son has very little interaction...

What is the best thing to clean his cage with? I use hot water/baking soda. Should I use a soap? or vinegar? What do you all use?

As of now, I leave the dust bath in the cage. Rigsby heads straight for it after every trip out of the cage. I have read that they should only have it a few times a week? He seems to really like it after his daily run around out of the cage, so do I have to remove it? I scoop the poo out...

What age do male chins go through puberty?,how long does it last? What happens? What age are chins considered adult?

I thought this was funny. I could not find any tubes locally for my chin Rigsby to play in,when he is out of his cage. I made a bunch by rolling heavy cardstock type paper together.(only to run through out of his cage, with supervision) He went through one once(I made 6). Then ignored them for a...

My chin Rigsby will eat the entire Toilet paper tube in one day,I find none of it in the cage. Is this OK? How often can he have one? Maybe I should cut them in half?

Hi all, I am new here. I live in BC canada and I adopted/rescued(he was attacked by 2 pit-bulls and survived) my one year old male chin named Rigsby. I have some questions,as I am a new chin owner,I have only had one for 5 months. One is,if I get another male,what are the odds that they will...