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    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread Alone chinchilla.
      I think in this case I would decided based on if you personally want another chin. Especially since Wally never bonded with Hershey it's...
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      Amethyst replied to the thread Sick chinchilla.
      If you want to know what chinchillas really eat in the wild here is info based on an actual scientific study done of the poops of wild...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread Sick chinchilla.
      Sadly that is yet another site with a lot of bad info, that is including the very stupid idea of putting apple juice on the hay. 🤬 I'm...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst reacted to JohhnyBishop's post in the thread Sick chinchilla with Angry Angry.
      I come across THIS. The author suggests to spill some fresh apple juice into/onto the timothy hay to incentivise the chinchilla.
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread Keeping warm.
      The issue I see with no house or hideout is not them being too cold (17-18C isn't cold), it's that chins naturally sleep in rock...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread Sick chinchilla.
      The issues with too much sugar is more then just obesity, it can also cause tooth decay, diabetes, and digestive issues (sugar feeds the...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread Sick chinchilla.
      The benefits of pumice are they help file the front teeth and some chins like to chew it up and roll in the dust created (so a mini dust...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread Sick chinchilla.
      That's too bad, assuming she wasn't injured it sounds like genetic malo, you normally see signs by the time the chin is around two. I...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread Sick chinchilla.
      Definitely need to see the vet, but I would stop with the apple juice, it can cause a lot more harm then good, chins are not designed to...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread Ear redness/scratch.
      To me it kind of just looks like possibly burst blood veils, likely from hitting his ear on something. As you said, kits are clumsy so...
    • Amethyst
      Since puberty for chins starts around 4-6 month and go until about a year, if it just started then I doubt it's puberty. More likely...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread New drooling down chest.
      I'm so sorry, that was not the outcome I was hoping to hear. If it helps at all, since she is young, I would think it's more likely...
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      Amethyst reacted to MinchiBaby's post in the thread New drooling down chest with Sad Sad.
      Update, Minchi saw the vet today, she had a point on the left side which was successfully taken care of. She had x-rays done and...
    • Amethyst
      Amethyst replied to the thread New drooling down chest.
      You say she has never had teeth issues ever, so when was her last dental exam? Unfortunately chins are good at hiding issues so you may...
    • Amethyst
      I don't have any experience with that, but I have read chins can recover from a broken pelvis if everything is aligned and they take it...
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