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Thanks!

Is there a post about the conditions Fritz came from? I looked but I didn;t see anything about when Fritz was first "discovered" so to speak.

Awww what happened to her in her previous home?

Any news on Jimmy's development?

Neither they are Viscacha who are closely related to chinchillas.

I'm in the metro Detroit area so I can't help you as far as vets go. It looks like you are going to have to drive the hour and a half to Lansing for the vet care. I know it's a drive but It doesn't sound like you should stick with the vet you have now and you don't really have the time to try...

Where in Michigan are you Veronica?

No Dad cannot be around the Mom at all. If you have been putting him in with her for hours at a time then chances are she is already pregnant again so you need to get ready for more kits in around 100 days or so. Dad can get Mom pregnant again even when she is still pregnant with the first...

No - even if you found a vet experienced enough to perform the neutering of the father you would still need to wait an extended period of time before he could be put back in with the family. The reason for the waiting period is so that any viable sperm that the father still carries can be...

I saw a posting by one guy selling a chinchilla on CL and he said something to the effect that he couldn't tell what sex his chin was because "their reproductive organs are on the inside". Most people selling chins on CL, in my experience, don't know much about them at all.

I just have a question. How does a chin spit? I've heard many people say this but I'm under the impression that chins can't really spit saliva so what does this mean?

Wow Wilbur may be one of the cutest chinnies ever!

I don't know much about breeding although I read as much as I can about it because it interests me. I don't even own a chin yet although when I do I will not be breeding. There are so many people who breed just because kits are cute. They care nothing about genetic backgrounds and the possible...

I would ignore him. He's obviously making all of it up to get a rise out of you. I seroiusly doubt that he bathed himself today with soap made from chinchillas. Just delete his comment.

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