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Few things to address here. When bringing in a new chin to the house, you want to quarantine them away from all of your chins in a different room for at leas 30 days. This not only gives the new chin time to adjsut a little bit, but allows you to watch for any signs of illness. If by chance they...

For a scale, you just need one that measures in grams. I prefer at least to the one hundredth of a gram (0.01). I would suggest one that doesn't require anything extra. - I bought one before and then it wanted me to buy a bunch of extra weights to calibrate it and what not. Ended up being a...

Chin urine is acidic by nature. Of time that urine can start to eat away at a galvanized pan. Mine looks horrible right now because i had a few chins that didnt want to use a litter pan any more and would pee right on the pan. That being said, iv also had it at least 8 years. Bass has told me...

Definitely a bad idea to do intentionally. I got my male a female when i first started out. (I jsut wasnt thinking things through apparently.) When she had her first baby, i had no idea she was even pregnant. The little guy escaped the cage and hid under the fridge.. Before i new he even...

i have no idea about shows myself. I would suggest contacting the MCBA or ECBC and ask them. They should have at least some information.

If your looking for more of a daily treat type of thing, the only item thats really an option are twigs. (fyi; they msut be a safe wood type, grown, cultivated, and prepared specially. You cant jsut grab them off the ground.) Most chins like them. Tho many might like certain kinds and not...

all my chins try to eat there bedding at some point of another. So defiantly never use carefresh paper bedding. For litter based products, you want either KD pine wood shavings or Aspen wood shavings. Ceder contains toxic oils that are harmful to chins. Do not use ceder. Technically, pine...

and to add, even bonded chins can start fighting at anytime. So you always need a way to be able to house them all separately should that situation arise. Having 2 chins in a dfc is nice since you can split it in half if need be. With 4 chins, you would need the ability to separate them all. So...

iv never tried the smooching method my self as iv only ever had to bond one set of chins. The rest were born together or came to me together. But from what iv read, its one of the most successful ways. You would need a small carrier tho. Point being to smoosh them together. You dont want much...

any of these? https://infolific.com/pets/chinchillas/chinchilla-sounds/

just a warning, sometimes a male being able to see the females but not be able to get to them can get them incredibly worked up and drive them crazy.You may have to block off the line of sight if that is the case. Iv had that with a couple males.

never heard of such a thing, but i can ask around

Location? This has has ppl all around the country and the world on here. Bay area is not very useful.

Lighting is probably the one thing i havnt worried about with chins. - Mine have there own bedroom (given how many i have). The room only has one window. But i keep that covered with a cheaper black out curtain. Im guessing canada is a little different, but here i dont want anything increasing...

just an fyi; oxbow has recently come out with a second line of chinchilla pellets. The first line, oxbow delux, is a good quality food. There new second line 'oxbow garden select' (iir) is a bad food for chins. They should have nuts, seeds, fruits, veggies, in there diet. So make sure to check...