Recent content by CalicoPrairie

I'm not an expert, but that sounds like a seizure. I'm not sure what to do about it, because my girl died after her seizure. Makes me sad just thinking about it. Wishing you and your little one all you need to get him through this time.

LOL, I just finished up making hammocks for all my little ones and they weren't sure about them either at first. Now they all hang out in them, especially in the morning when it's chilly.

Chinchillas have cecotropes, which are often mistaken as poops, but they aren't. They eat them for their nutrition, just like rabbits. Are the regular poops able to be smashed, or are they mostly hard? My chins' poops vary from chin to chin, and if any of them looks different than usual, I give...

Chilipepper---it sounds like you have a ton going on, which makes these situations very difficult. Your best is good enough, even if it's not what others would do. Just do your best.

I'll muddy them too. Our Vizsla loves our chinchillas and vice versa. Visits are always supervised and are very few and far between due to busyness, but they do love each others' company. I don't think I would allow the chins around our two small dogs, though---they are more apt to chase them...

Yep--exactly what you want. :)

My setup is different from yours, but here goes anyway. All of my chins are on fleece pads, so they pee and poop on them every. single. night. A LOT. So, every morning, I dump all the poop off and turn over the pads. I change those every Sunday and Wednesday. They all have tiles in their cages...

They are beautiful babies! Congrats!

This is what I did. The wellness check was nice, but my other motive for taking them was to get to know the vet and see if she is someone I can depend on/work with.

I share dust pans amongst my chins too, and I only put in about 1/4" inch in each of the three. I only have 5 chins who bathe twice per week, and I customarily change out the dust once per week.

Wow, really neat! Love the fleece walls. :) And those close up shots just say, "You talkinta ME?" like no other chin photos, ha ha.

Welcome! :D

Welcome!

I messaged you! Sorry I didn't get this sooner, I was out playing with the chinnies. :)

I actually prefer not to keep it in a tub, but I'm concerned about mice peeing or pooping on it in our barn--not that I think we have a mice issue, I do it so I don't attract them to the hay. Is it worse to wrap it, or worse if mice get in it, Michellemazz? I'm concerned about it because it's...