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For those who think they've never eaten a bug: shrimp, crab, and lobsters are arthropods, just like insects, so if you've eaten those things, you've eaten something that is biologically equivalent to a water bug. (You've probably eaten flying bugs inadventedly as well.) The University of Ohio...

Hee hee. I can see his head is sideways, but I still can't figure out how he got that way. Is he standing on the ground?

Is there a reason you can't interact with the one who wants attention, and leave the other one alone until he is ready?

I'm a stranger, but my heart went out to you as I read your post. I am sorry for your losses as they sound a heavy burden to deal with. I only wish there were something that I could offer more than these words and a wish that your heart will over time and in some fashion heal..

Wow, thanks for posting that video on youtube. (I'm not a facebook user so I couldn't see the other one.) One chinchilla becomes many. The miracle of life, writ small, but still as miraculous as ever.

I'm not sure if this is equivalent, but hkkjstwcl has a chin named Teo, who is very aggressive and tends to sink his teeth into people and other chins when nervous. He tends to be aggressive towards me (I am male), but frequently acts like a cuddle-chin towards his owner (who is female). I've...

Part of the average chins behavioral pattern includes zooming around, exploring their environment, interacting with each other and any humans around, and bouncing off walls. It also includes squeezing into impossibly small spaces and going to sleep. It surprised me to realize that the "average"...

What a beautiful guy. I must come over and say hi to him. :)

Claire, your perspective seems a wise one, and the right way to look at this situation.

This doesn't look too aggressive to me. They definitely look more curious than anything else. I think if they were being "too aggressive," I think their interactions would be much more abrupt, sort of like they were trying to attack each other through the bars. One or both would end with one or...

What a sweet and gentle creature. If only more of the world were like this.

Eh. Tell your guests that chin poo is "clean." :P

When my mother was younger, she had fibroids, had them removed, and later in her life, she got pregnant and had me. I was born normal, healthy, and so far have lived to age 35. I don't know if this is useful info, but I thought I'd let you know that having fibroids removed does not necessarily...

The first time I saw it was in a young male who did it upon meeting a new female. He swished his tail back and forth on the floor, waggling his butt while making a repeated high-pitched sound: ee ee ee. The first time I saw this I didn't know what it meant. I thought he was in distress and was...

What about frozen-bottle-of-water-wrapped-in-a-towel? That seems to generate some excitement during playtime around here. It turns some into water-bottle groupies, while others ignore it. I think if the AC is on and set to a chin-friendly temperature (i.e. probably cooler than is comfortable...

"It makes your chinchilla smack!" (what does that even mean?)

Heh. It is possible that he is expressing affection by attempting to groom you. With each other they know how to do the grooming, but with us because we are shaped differently they are not so sure how to go about it.

This makes me wonder what drywall tastes like.. is it at all flavorful? sweet?

When I first started caring for chinchillas, I asked the same question about letting them wander outside and enjoy fresh air. I have always daydreamed about letting the chins go outside during the chilly fall weather, maybe November or December, but never was able to set up a situation that was...

I meant to address this point. I would not personally separate bonded chinchillas that are happy together, because they are social animals and I see it as a quality-of-life issue for them. If they are grooming each other, smooshing and sleeping together, I would not split them up. (I meant to...