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My Pepper does a vertical one...hopping on a box kicking the wall and landing in a 180 in the same spot. I live to see their ninja skills as signs of their well-being!

Well, ideally we would use all fleece, but I have a preshrunk towel in the middle of mine. It is well sewn in (all turned in seems with tight stitching about 1.5" from the edges, too. I change it every other day. They hold up well through washing and drying and are absorbent. I check it...

"BOOM!"

There is usually no thrashing or violent movements. Typically it changes during the seizure to a variety of strange poses, twitching, and muscle contractions. There is a vacant look on her face and a hunkering down. Sometimes the back spreads low and makes them "drag" as you described. Then she...

One of my chins has seizures. She has had blood work...normal. She does have a heart arrhythmia, however. She will seize if stressed out. She can not watch tv or have a lot of input (noise, lights, etc.). Especially avoid tv or computer/phone screens in a dark room. Low blood sugar can cause...

I recently got the 25lb box through Dr. Foster and Smith. It is really soft...almost too soft. Usually the pet store has stemmy oxbow but the closest one recently relocated and ordered new hay! It was so much softer. But this box was softer than that. The only problem with that is a lot of small...

Careful... They chew their apple sticks into little spears... And you are within reach! He's got daggers for you... Literally.

My chins eat poop all day long and leave poops all night long. I don't know how many they eat in a day, but it's a lot.

Mine are thick with a towel sewn well in between two layers of fleece. They peel back the corners sometimes but have never moved them significantly.

I am curious about this, too. One of my chins has the itchies too much even with 46% and higher humidity and the same dust bath frequency and pellets.

When my chin had bloat/stasis the E-vet managed an IV with fluids and bupren (pain med) and it pulled her through...while she was at the vet she was eagerly eating hay and critical care. Fluids (IV or Sub Q) are wonderful for these mystery problems. Good luck!

I'm in North Dallas (Lewisville). I never leave them either. If you are close I may be able to take care of them. PM me if you want.

I have my dinning area with wood floors blocked off with a fleece wall for my chins. But even then , I have lots of fleece to cover things they should avoid. Go to joann fabrics with a mailer coupon or on a day (most always) when the fleece is on sale and by a bunch to drape instead of towels.

My mom got me this awesome wooden puzzle from Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/55124022/chinchilla-wooden-animal-puzzle-toy-hand?ref=sr_gallery_31&ga_search_query=chinchilla&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title&filter[0]=handmade

I'm loving that! And I think that is the first ad or pic of a chin (commercially) I have ever seen where then chin was dusted and healthy looking. The snake looks shopped in, at least ;)