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Besides the obvious pros and cons of having fleece over shavings, do you often think that the chins might prefer shavings because it allows them to "dig" or "burrow"? I'm currently using shavings right now, and I plan on changing to fleece, but I'm possibly thinking about keeping maybe half a...

I know this seems like a strange question but I had to ask it anyways. I have a FN142 for my chins and I'm thinking about adding a third level to each of my cages, possibly a fourth level, without a divider, for more vertical leap space. Has anyone ever come across a chin that feels...

I have a lot of fender washers and I don't know exactly hwere I heard this, but I was once told that zinc plated fender washers are not good for chinchillas. Does anyone know anything about this?

I recently bought a litter box from kwcages with galvanized steel wire as the separator between the dirty bedding. I liked the litter box and the shape of it, but was not too sure about the galvanized steel wire, as I know it will rust. Does anyone think the eventual rusting of the wire will...

I just joined the club! I've got a beautiful FN142 from Craigslist and I was just wondering how everyone has cleaned theirs up so far. The owner told me they cleaned it before selling it to me but I can still tell there is some grime and missed spots that I want to take care of. I just want to...

Does anyone else have piggy chins? Gizmo will literally line the whole bottom of his cage with his hay. Instead of eating his food it's as if he likes to make a nest out of it. He'll kick it out of his open dish. I am pondering whether or not I should get a hay rack since so much hay goes to...

can anyone recommend me any ideas on getting him clean?!

One of my chinchillas nis no longer as active as he used to be as a little baby at 8-10 weeks old. This is normal right? At one point he did go through medical emergency with malnourishment but that was quite a while ago. He isn't lethargic or anything, and everything is normal, just he seems...

I just cleaned Po's bowl of pellets and while there were definitely some that were eaten, the left overs were soggy! Very strange, it looks as if he might've chewed them and spit them back in the bowl. What could this possible be? He' been pooping and drinking so everything seem healthy with...

is there something inthe lava rocks that make them so much more appealing to the chinnies? Both mine won't even touch pumice, but will go crazy over the colored lava rocks but they are so expensive. Does anyone know where to buy those in bulk? If I can find out the secret of those lava rocks...

I know it's not necessary to have hay variation, but do you think it HELPS? I really have to wonder because it seems based on what I've read, that all the most common and potent chinchilla problems are taken care of by good hay diets. And that the more hay a chin eats, the better. More variation...

I'm from California, San Diego and I own two chinchillas. First one named Po, he is 2.5 years old and was sort of adopted from other owners. It wasn't really planned to put it honestly. They had asked me to take care of their chinchilla while they were away on vacation and I simply noticed that...