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My little chin Penny has done somethings his eye and I don't know what to do. We have been on holiday and penny has been with a very trusted friend who owns chinchillas herself so he has had the best of care but he has managed to hurt his eye (see Attached photo). He got sand in his eye after a...

Just received my bag of lifeline and needing help on how much to give my chinny. He has lost 40-45g of weight over the last few weeks. Be broke his foot (which is healing nicely) but we had to separate him from his cage mate and he has pretty much stopped eating of drinking anything. Ou reason...

Any tips for making critical care more appealing to my chinchilla? He's having a hard time just now as he is recovering from a broken foot and isn't eating a whole lot but he is eating some. I've been given critical care from the vet and chinnie just has none of it when I pick him up or try the...

My chinchilla has broken his foot and the vet has gave me Medicine to help with the pain but he is having none of it. I tried to see if he'd take it without being picked up but he wouldn't but when I pick him up he kicks so much it can't be doing his foot any good. Does anyone have any tips on...

Hi guys, I've done a lot of searching online and I know I am looking for kiln dried pine to make shelves but I can't find any wide enough to replace the 34x56cm shelves in my savic royal suite cage. I am either looking for someone in the uk who makes shelves or if anyone know where I can buy...

Please help! My chinchilla just are a huge chunk of my half. Tried to get it off him but couldn't get to it in time. Will he be ok?

So I have had penny now since February and I am now feeling guilty we only have 1 chinchilla and I am considering buying a companion for him. Penny is male and I got him from Pets at home and he is meant to be 6 months old (he was also meant to be female according to P@H But we won't get into...

Help! My chinchilla is eating his pellets and I've stopped all treats but he won't eat his hay. He is pooping fine but I've heard him grind his teeth a few times. We Were at the vet on March 22nd for a first check up but they didn't say anything about his teeth. Should I be going back? X

So we took penny to the vet today for her first check up and we found out she is indeed a he! We have decided to keep the name as he seems to respond it and I don't want to confuse him. Pretty annoyed at pets at home for giving us the wrong info about her gender. Luckily he wasn't put in with...

Hi guys I know there are a lot of threads on cages but a lot of them are for USA sites. I am a new chin owner and bought a wire mesh cage from the pet store where I bought her. We have had penny just over a month and I don't find the cage to be big enough or that easy to clean. What I am looking...

Hi guys, I'm not sure if my chinchilla can see very well and she appears to have very odd looking eyes. It's almost like her pupil is burst. We have an appointment on the 22nd of this month but I was wondering is you guys have any suggestions. Thanks xx

Please help. My first chin and been reading all the things that can go wrong and no scared my chin isn't well. Woke up this morning to this. Lots of normal poops but then this one which was wet. I can't tell if she has pooped and then pee'd on on it. Do I need to take her to the vet?

So last Saturday we bought our new chinchilla Penny from Pets at Home (not recommended I know), and I'm a little worried she is very lethargic. I have a few questions if people could help out with that would be great. 1. Is penny actually a Sheldon?? When she has been out running about I can...