Recent content by danilinn

don't forget, moods are a factor, too. Jonesy has good mood days and hyper days and kacking days. with her, though, it's the picking up part, not being held, that she doesn't like. as long as she feels she has a stable surface on me or my husband, she'll cozy up for a minute or so if she's in a...

Jonesy was fine with Kristy holding her in mid-air by the base of her tail, but since she's been home, i reserve that for when she won't go back in her cage. so now i get a good kacking at for the tail pickup, but if i pet her side before i scoop her up, she knows what's coming and she's cool...

Jonesy is only alone when we're sleeping--between 4 am and 11 am-ish, and for an hour or two between when i leave for work and my husband gets home. she's the same way--i decided since at least one of us is in the room with her more than half the day and night, she is lonely for another...

and yeah, you gotta talk to her. and just lay your hand inside her cage for her to check out, and before you know it she'll be climbing you. Jones only took about four days before she started climbing and grooming. of course, some days she wants NOTHING to do with me and only wants my husband's...

i started Jonesy on Tanya's (Fuzzies Kingdom) broad spectrum supplement on her advice at the same time i switched her to the organic hay. Jones thinks "supplement" means "treat"--she gets all excited about her 1/3 tsp. every night. and the hay has been well worth it, too--she has almost doubled...

Frisque, I wish I had Annieo's grace and eloquence. That was really harsh of me, and I'm sorry for that. You're willing to learn and do the right thing for the animals, and that's what's important. A lot of people consider my AR views pretty extreme, and I suppose b/c of being on the fringe in...

Friskque, are you really certain that you're competent to be caring for animals without a parent or guardian's supervision?

oh, no, not at all. check this out for the sounds they make: http://www.chinchilla-sounds.de/index_en.htm Jonesy quit barking (except in her sleep--an occasional chin nightmare) after a little over a week home; now she just has a couple of different squeaks (contact and "don't pick me up--aw...

Dogs won't be a worry, will they? Andy and I were planning to get dogs when we move (shepherd mix for him, toy poodle for me), and get them at the same time or the poodle first so there'll be fewer complications. My family has always had success using spray water bottles to train dogs, so I...

let's not rule out the possibility that he's in love just because he's horny. it does sound adorable!

Jonesy said he's almost as hot as Jensen Ackles! he is a doll, and it sounds like he's taking to you well. Jonesy will sleep inside my hoodie, but she's never hugged my finger--that's awesome.

ah, Alena, it works--i have to admit i kind of like the emotional reaction. it's not like she's been alone--my husband's with her when i'm gone. in fact, saturday night, i went through the battery of questions, impressed that he'd checked her hay and pellets, and that she had a stick with bumpy...

i'm for rosebuds as a treat. even the smell of rosewater gets Jonesy all excited. i can't wait for her 6 month bday (she's 4 months today). i'm pretty sure Ronda sells them (rondaschins.com). Jones' breeder said only to use raisins if she gets constipated. lots of people advocate not mixing and...

ooh, i'm tempted to build one myself and see if Jones decides it's a bathroom! What is it about even the tastiest hay that makes them want to pee on it?

We just checked Jonesy's after i read this, and her pupils appear to be rounded. (She didn't consider a willow twig fair payment for that.) If it's a physical anomaly, it doesn't sound like a very worrisome one, unless they've changed recently. Maybe they just contract in a different shape than...