Recent content by Becca

My female chinchilla is getting older (obviously, that's usually what happens.. ha) she's not old-old, she's about 6 or 7 years old, but I feel like she is getting a bit nicer towards me with age? Whenever I put my hand near her, not on her, but near her, she would push me away with her paws...

Phew! Thanks! I know that they prefer being cool but after 3 weeks of no heating I was getting a bit worried! Even I have to have cold showers in December and I hate it!

Their bottle is no where near frozen, I was just concerned about their ears and feet as they felt pretty cold! Thanks for the advice :)

I've found a small electric heater I can put in the room with them, just tried it, its very loud they don't like it one bit! I'll use it on a night when they're awake as opposed to when they're asleep!

Hmm have no fleece blankets :(

Wouldn't they just chew the blankets through the cage? It's a good idea though!

My boiler has been broken for over 3 weeks now, so no hot water, no heating. It's early December in the UK and it's pretty chilly. My chinchillas don't feel cold on their bodies but their ears and feet are cold and I'm concerned, I can't exactly put the heating on for them till my boiler is...

I will try two bowls thanks a bunch :) it's hard to give them treats separately cause they go to the same level as my hand no matter how sneaky I try to be! Thank you for the help, I was so worried it was something to do with her teeth. From what I can see they are a healthy yellow, not over...

Nope, she squeaks then continues eating, she's always after more treats too! She can be greedy. I can't really weigh them cause I can't pick her up as she freaks out but I can feel that she's not over weight nor is she under weight, she has been the same size for years. I wouldn't call her a...

I've noticed that my chinchilla sometimes "squeaks" when she's eating treats, she also randomly squeaks a short while after eating and is still making a chewing motion. She does not like to be handled, so I can't physically check her teeth but I have been able to see that her teeth are not over...

Can't seem to see your attached image, I would be building my own play pen so I would make it with a top :) thank you for your reply! Also, scented candles in the chins room, is it safe? Never tried it because I have little knowledge on how much "scent" they can handle, it's also the main...

So, I'm moving rooms (good news for me, but bad news for my chins). In my current room, I let them run around the whole room, on the bed, under my desk, where ever they want, and I won't care if they "damage" anything, because everything has been a victim to my chin's teeth anyway. However...

When I got my female 5 years ago she was pregnant (we had no idea, it was a big shock to us all) she had a baby boy. I hated the idea of separating them so I got the male castrated. I did tons of research before hand, asked around different vets to see what kind of experience they had. Finally...

I recently upgraded my two chinnie's home to a cage literally twice the size, with lots of toys, shelves and space to leap around. Previously they couldn't wait to get out their cage and would never go back in when their play time was up.. Now that I have upgraded their home they never want to...

My chins keep each other happy too I just figured it'll be another toy to add to their collection :D