Dani721
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Hello everyone! My name is Danielle and I have 2 chinchillas. They're names are Chino and Squee and they are about a year old. When my boyfriend and I got them from a breeder she said that they were both male, but about a week ago I woke up to 3 baby chinchillas! They all started fighting so I had to keep rotating them out about every hour. On Monday, I had to rush the largest of the litter to the vet and he ended up passing away. While I was there I found out only the one nipple on Squee (the mom) is working, so I have to rotate them every 2 hours and supplement in between. The supplementing didn't really work out because some of the milk formula (thanks for the mixture tunes!) had gone up their nose from struggling to feed them. In fear of them getting pneumonia, I have to give them antibiotics using a needle under their skin every 12 hours, which is extremely difficult because of them squirming. I have probably gotten about 6 hours of sleep in the past week because I have to wake up every 2 hours to rotate them and I haven't been able to go to work either (and I really need money because of the vet bills). On top of all of this, I have to go to California from June 5th - 11th and there isn't anyone to rotate and supplement every 2 hours. If I put them in the same cage while my boyfriend is at work they'll kill each other, plus they need to be supplementing because they aren't gaining enough weight on their own. I live in South Jersey and I have already tried looking on Craigslist and finding a friend that has a female chinchilla that is currently nursing to help Squee, but everything has failed. These little guys mean everything to me and I'll do anything to help them. Is there anyone that could help me out during that week or give me suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!
