Recent content by DezzyChin

Thanks for the tips, Amethyst. I was able to visit his farm this afternoon and he gave me a chunk to bring home. I'm a little iffy on it; while it was stored in a shed/barn, it feels damp. I have broken it up in a couple boxes to see what it's like after it dries out, or comes to room...

My chinchilla is a bit of a picky hay eater. I have found she does like the hay from Sweet Meadow Farm, but they recently had to change how you order their hay online (I can no longer order just one or two bags of hay because of a change in how they are charged for shipping--it's too expensive)...

That's the cage my single chin has; she loves it.

Quite impressive! Those are some spoiled chins . . . I think my chin may want to run away to Canada. :)

Dezzy seems to make about three different sounds. She barks in her sleep, she "kaack/grunt"s at me if I try to pick her up and she's not happy about it, and she squeaks/coos when she's really happy. She doesn't vocalize very often--she seems to prefer letting her body language do the...

I love watching Dezzy eat her hay. It starts nicely contained in the hay holders, and then she'll start digging. She'll pick up a few pieces, take a few nibbles, and then toss the rest. Some, she rejects without even trying. Pretty soon there's hay everywhere--all over the shelf, hanging from...

My chinchilla's name is Dezzy, which is short for Desdemona. I got Dezzy from my sister, who named her--Desdemona means "from the devil." My sister thought Dezzy was a bit evil at times; it turns out Dezzy is not evil, she's just highly spirited at times. :)

South Dakota! :)

I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you.

Thanks, Kate, she is QUITE spoiled. :)

Thanks for the explanation, Tunes. I didn't know the system was purged like that--I'll try to post more regularly.

Hi, my chinchilla Dezzy also has malo. It sounds like your chin's case may be more severe, but I'll share my experience. We're not sure how old Dezzy is, but I think she's seven or eight, and I've had her for four and a half to five years. The entire time I've owned her, her right eye would be...

Thanks for the kind welcomes! It's really interesting to me that you say you can see her personality in the pictures. Every time I've introduced her to a chinchilla-virgin friend, the very first thing they say when they see her is "Wow! She has a personality!" These people didn't know what to...

Hi, all! I was a member on Chin-n-Quills back in the day; I didn't post much, but I did a lot of reading. I thought I had registered here when the site moved, but when I tried to log on to post a message, I found out I wasn't a member, so here I am! :) I have one chinchilla named Dezzy; I'm...