Recent content by HaXena

So sorry for your loss. Those little buggers can really burrow into your heart. How wonderful she had you for her final years after such a rough start. ❣️

THANK YOU! I have found fir wood on both the safe for and not safe for chins lists but even if fir was FOR SURE safe, this is definitely glued and will be returned. Much appreciated!

How does one verify this? I grabbed a Full Cheeks brand Hideaway on clearance at PetSmart and all it says is "Fir Wood." It MUST be held together with something. There is no other information. Should I just take it back? Better safe. the item...

What kind of bottle is that? Is it a particular brand or just the style of bottle that makes the difference ? Thx!

Thank you for your post. It helps me to learn & know things to keep an eye out for I’m so grateful to this site and it’s moderators! I have a 13 yo chin, he’s my first chin and we’ve only had 3 years together. I never feel certain what his “normal” is since he changed as he recovered once...

Oxbow? Really? I’m surprised you recommend it I’m disturbed by the “sparkles.” As we know, chins bathe in volcanic ash in the wild. I have a hard time believing volcanic ash naturally has glitter in it. I also don’t understand how Oxbow can claim 100% pure volcanic ash and then also be...

Sorry, I realize I went on a tangent there and didn't really answer your question. Personally, I would not subject your guy to a legitimate fire drill until you've established more trust with him. In a real emergency, you're going to have to do... what ever you gotta do, right? In the mean...

Training my guy was FAST! Every time he gets a treat I ether tap or tick w/my tung the rhythm that means "treat." Sound = food is something they learn quickly. If your body is in a place they can explore, they will crawl all over you, you just have to keep your hands to yourself, which is...

Knowing I had no place to let my chin “out” for exercise or play, I built him a small enclosure around his cage. It took a little over a year of daily visits from me, inside his enclosure, before he allowed me to touch him. he LOVES chin scratches and affection from me now! He will use me as...

I order all my hay from Small Pet Select Via Amazon. Seems pricy but it lasts forever! The box is huge! It’s fantastic quality, visibly fresher and better looking than anything I’ve ever found in a store. Small Pet Select 1St Cutting "High Fiber" Timothy Hay Pet Food, 10 Lb by Amazon.com...

This may not help your chin but this is what helped mine… My rescued chin had one mattery eye for about a year. Took him to two vets, nether found anything wrong. One gave me eye drops which made no difference other than to traumatize my poor abused boy. I noticed it always seemed to get a...

THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge and hard work with us!! Dandelions are on the “safe treat” page posted by Amethyst. Is there anything else on the list you disagree with, or do you have a safe treat list of your own? Is there any treat that can be given daily?

I agree! People “buy” chins just to have a cute pet and have no clue the care they need (frequent time outside a cage to run & exercise for example) or that they can live up to 20 ish years... I had no intention of becoming a chin mom but rescued a chin who spent 10 years in a tiny cage in a...

More experienced chin owners may disagree with this, I’m counting on them to chime in if this is BAD advice. I rescued a 10-year-old chin and after finding out that most “treats” are bad for them I went looking for “healthy” treats I could give daily. Initially to build trust w an abused chin...

Just check Double checked Rondas and remember the issue. My chin doesn’t like “sticks” he eats twigs and teigletts :-/ which are much more expensive and why I’m having suck a hard time keeping him stocked