Pics of my babies

[Takuraktty]

I just wanted to show some pics of my three chinnies. I've had little Howl, the white mosiac since he was a kit. I recently got Clover and Rukia (Kea for short), with the idiotic idea of trying to breed. Well I learned better but I love them. Howl has a cage near them but has never been in the same cage, and they have separate play times. Kea is the standard and Clover the biege. Kea is kinda odd though she HATES coming out but once she's out she likes to be held and cuddled (I let her come out on her own terms then she jumps into my arms and stays there).:dance3:

 

[momenteller]

They are very cute. I hope you keep to your word and don't breed. Also, please keep an eye on the plastic in the cage. Chins can chew it and get an impaction.

 

[addictedtochins]

Very cute happy chins

 

[RDZCRanch]

Adorable chins. I'm glad you decided not to breed them, from the pictures it's obvious to a trained eye, even without grading lights that none of those three are what we would call show quality. I hope you attend a show and you can see the major differences for yourself.

 

[Takuraktty]

They are very cute. I hope you keep to your word and don't breed. Also, please keep an eye on the plastic in the cage. Chins can chew it and get an impaction.

Yeah I'm keeping an eye on the plastic and providing tons of better chews such as apple wood sticks, chew blocks ect. And I want to breed but only once I get better quality, and learn more. I know I have A LOT to learn, I may get some at the NY or PA show this year but first I need to visit some reputable breeders.

Hopefully the ladies will get some better fur now that they're on tradition. The breeder I got them from fed Kaytee. I like my babies healthy

 

[Ash]

Food isn't the only factor in their looks. Good dusting does wonders. But even those can't change poor genetics.

 

[greychins]

Hopefully the ladies will get some better fur now that they're on tradition. The breeder I got them from fed Kaytee. I like my babies healthy

That would be the first clue that the breeder isn't exactly the best out there, though I'm sure you may have figured this out by now. It was like when my friend went to buy a husky puppy and the parents were being fed Old Roy... *rolls eyes*

 

[Christina Noraas]

Rukia as in from the anime Bleach? :]

 

[RDZCRanch]

I know I have A LOT to learn, I may get some at the NY or PA show this year but first I need to visit some reputable breeders.

What will happen to the chins if you are going to school 2 hours away from them? You should really slow down with thoughts of breeding. A good idea would be to spend the time you are in college learning about chinchillas and breeding before getting your first pair. If I had it to do all over again, I would wait until AFTER college to get into chinchillas so I would be more than stable and not have to worry about any kind of schedule conflict. Why add more stress on top of going to college?

Going to the show is a great idea, getting your first breeding pair can wait until you know what college you are going to for sure.

ETA: I would not even call the man you got the girls from a "breeder". He's a BYB that knows nothing about chinchillas, breeding or quality. The more you reveal about him, the more this becomes blatantly obvious. BYB=NOT reputable

 

[ticklechin]

Wait until this cruddy economy improves, if we get one more cage of chinchillas left in a forclosed house and found by the realtor I am going scream. It is totally out of control the rescue situation.

 

[Takuraktty]

Yeah, I have to agree RDZC. But I'll know where I'm going to college by January and the show is in April. I think your right though, might wanna wait until I at least get an apartment junior or senior year. I can still go to shows in college and just keep my girls and Howl at home. I don't want anything to happen as far as breeding goes (if I get a pair) while I'm in college. Less stress on everyone the better.

Another question though how stressful is neutering a chinchilla? I want to make sure no accidents happen, so I'm thinking of getting little Howl neutered, then he can move in with the girls and have some cage mates (and have group playtime).

 

[Takuraktty]

Rukia as in from the anime Bleach? :]

lol, you got it ^^

 

[fanofdmb84]

Another question though how stressful is neutering a chinchilla? I want to make sure no accidents happen, so I'm thinking of getting little Howl neutered, then he can move in with the girls and have some cage mates (and have group playtime).

Neutering doesn't seem to be very well accepted by most on the forum just because is does put the chin at risk when all you need to do is keep them separate...Having said that, I just had my male neutered 3 weeks ago because I don't want to always have that worry in my mind that something 'might' happen. I have 2 females and 1 male but I never intended on having a male and a female when I got the first two, they were both supposedly males. He did fine with the surgery and is all healed up already, but he did stop eating for a few days and I had to hand feed him, so that is always a possibility. The most important thing is finding an experienced vet to do it.
For me, the decision was based on a lot of factors, it wasn't like the rest of my regular pets that are neutered just for the sake of making sure it is done.

 

[Takuraktty]

Okay thanks, I was wondering about the whole anesthesia thing, might be kind of stressful. I might very well just keep everyone seperated.

 

[RDZCRanch]

Any surgery on any animal is always risky. The smaller the animal, the more they can be affected by anesthesia. As long as you have a competent vet with chinchilla experience, the chin should be fine. I've had a few neuters done on males with known malo in the lines. Since I couldn't keep them here, the only sure fire way to keep them from ever breeding was to neuter them. If you can find a good vet and you decide to get him neutered, remember that a male can hold viable sperm for up to six weeks after being neutered so he should not be allowed near the girls until six weeks after his surgery. That will also give him time to recover.

 

[Takuraktty]

Okay thanks! I'll start asking the vets around here how much experience they have with small animal neuters. I have a decent vet, but they don't do neuters on small animals.

 

[Christina Noraas]

Okay thanks! I'll start asking the vets around here how much experience they have with small animal neuters. I have a decent vet, but they don't do neuters on small animals.

When I finally set the appointment for Rex I had five different vets that were chinchilla specialists only two were familiar with fixing chins, so I set my date with my first choice and am going to talk with them in person before the surgery.

The only reason why I'm doing so is because I'm probably going to end up having my boyfriends little sisters' chins whom are both females and since all of our chins came from the same person, and the other two girls are his spawn I DO NOT want them to breed, especially reading through the breeding horror stories. Ew. Cattle are enough for me thanks.

I'm probably going to chicken out anyways, and keep them on opposite ends of the house.

 

[Millie'sMum]

Wait until this cruddy economy improves, if we get one more cage of chinchillas left in a forclosed house and found by the realtor I am going scream. It is totally out of control the rescue situation.

OMG...are you serious?! How many houses have you seen like that! thats ridiculous!!

 

[ticklechin]

Since the financial crisis started, 5. There have also been those left behind during evictions also.

 

[CrazyForChinchillas]

Very cute! =)