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considering those collars are a horrible, horrible way to try to train a dog, with the unknown for the chins don't bother. those things always make the problem WORSE and just creates a terrified aggressive dog. What will fix the situation if your neighbor finds a certified behaviourist (not some...

I like blue sparkle better. I bought the blue cloud because I heard it was ~*omg amazing*~ but both me and the chin loathe it. It's gritty and doesn't work as well, so I end up using a lot more of it. If you're going to buy giant quantities just get the sparkle. I've also had my first asthma...

I got my shop vac at Lowe's for $25 on sale. The hose it comes with does get clogged, but now I have his cage on linoleum instead of carpet so I just sweep up first. If you can't do that, get an office plastic floor mat and put it under the cage, sweep up most of the hay, then vacuum.

I just got 72 off amazon for about $6 shipped. I haven't gotten them yet but I was surprised because usually you see chinny sites selling em for 3 for $1 or so.

What qualifies as "senior" to the zoo? Most people I meet irl who ask about their life spans think ancient or long lived chins would be 5-7 years, tops. Way off. I don't like to be "THAT pet lady" but I don't know why some educators are so resistant to being educated themselves.

I got one that looks like a chinchilla but I'm pretty sure where I got it from doesn't make them anymore. I read females do better with cuddle buddies because the males usually have a one track mind, you know what I mean? My boy loves his though. He sleeps with it, tries to bring it on his...

http://forchinatechins.com/chincessories.htm has it, I think some people had order problems awhile back though. I just did a quick google search for coconut rope and there's quite a few sites that carry it.

All I can think of is going to itch my nose and getting chinchilla hairs all up in my face. I get enough surprise chinchilla particles in my face on a day to day basis already.

I love how in the video the whites started rolling around before they even got in the dust.

My cage is the same way- slide out pan covered by wire and tile flooring. I just use newspapers and I change them once a week and it's never smelly/super dirty. Aspen is pretty good too but the newspaper is way easier and free.

I only have one chinchilla. I don't want any more. I've been offered a bunch of free ones, but I can't care for more than one and being an adult means lots of bills. I was always crabby in my mom's home because of the "no more pets rule" but I'm thankful now. It was a pain trying to find an...

I only really had fish die, besides a hamster. The fish I either buried or waited until they were 100% for sure dead and flushed. I took the ham to the vet to be euthed and let them do the communal cremation. Not looking forward to the deaths of my 5 critters dying. e: I LOATHE the idea of...

Sure, no problem. I did post explanations- but the problem was I had no concrete sources besides "this lady on this forum said x" and definitions to things such as "hindgut fermentation" and the like.

Thanks for your help! I explained best I could but they still wanted more information :)) I just wanted to get the resources, because if you want something done, do it yourself- you know? I figure they wanted credible sources because why should they take my word (as thought out as it was)...

I was in a discussion with others on a different site, trying to help make up a good treats FAQ for chinchillas. I gave them what information I know (such as hindgut fermentation, information of their cousin degus, and ill effects of sugar), but some still have technical questions I cannot...

I feel as though the question has already been answered! Sometimes I wish I had gotten Amal a little younger so I could better un-do the damage done by the neglectful owner I got him from. The key point I think is, baby animals are jerks, no matter what species. Amal is in the terrible twos and...

My chin looked like he was getting bored/stressed, so instead of mostly hanging toys, I have those and things he can carry around and re-arrange as he wants. His favourites are coconut shells, those little cardboard circle things (I can't remember what they're called. bagel somethings?), willow...

For playtime, I use a playpen and when it's time for him to go back in his cage, I just give him his dust bath and he jumps right in. This is the one I use.

what a sweetheart! you can tell she was loved :)) you allowed her to have time with you, someone who vowed to love her forever, and that's what matters most.

Reading all the ridiculous things pet stores say, I'm glad my two local PetCos don't sell chinchillas because the cages they have are too small, they know they will get stressed, and some of the employees even admitted the store owners don't agree with the company's care sheets. The stupidest...