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What are some of the largest chinchillas you've seen or owned? I really like hefty chinchillas. Here are a couple of mine to get things started. A pink white female bred here she's not a year old yet and 800g. The second pic is a black velvet v/c bred here as well. She's around 1000g

I grew up studying and practicing animal husbandry by way of 4-H and chinchillas seem like a very practical, economical and progressive 4-H project for children and teenagers to get into. For those who are not familiar with 4-H it is a program whereby youth raise crops, breed and raise...

tradition brand chinchilla pellets all the way for me

Did this baby survive?

that would be a lady.

I have custom runs that are considerably larger than normal ones cages and corners unlimited cages. I also have two giant colony cages with 4 or 5 animals in each.

What ever happened? were kits produced?

Chinchillas can breed healthily for quite some time. In conversations with ranchers, i've heard of animals breeding up to 20 years. One nice thing about starting small in breeding is that you'll likely not start with a run. This means that you have a little more wiggle room with how soon to...

Definitely a violet. What color is your other chin?

What food were you feeding before?

I'd be very interested to know how well this new dust works. How long have you been using it?

Another trick is to keep track of her weight. This obviously isn't a guarantee, but if you notice after a month that she's 150g heavier its a good indication that she may be pregnant.

I'm curious as to what breeders think about whether size, especially in males, has an effect on overall production especially in a run system or colony system. Do larger animals breed less? slower?

How big are the largest chins on record? What are the weights of some of your largest?Pics would be appreciated too :)

It's likely more dangerous driving a chin across the country than flying it to another country. Do you really think someone spending thousands of dollars on a chinchilla wouldn't want the animal delivered safely ? Furthermore do you think that one of the most knowledgeable if not the most...