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Neither of those products are safe. The first one, because it's corn, corn is bad enough on it's own but can also carry toxic mold's that can be hidden by the bright dyes used. The second, while grape wood and manzanita are safe fir is not (because it contains toxic pitch) and you can't...

Sorry for reviving an old thread but I thought some might be interested... The "Kentucy Coffeetree" mentioned above, Gymnocladus dioicus, is no relation to "Java Wood", which is (not a brand) the wood of old coffee trees (that no longer produce good crops of beans), anything of the Genus...

That's what I was thinking after reading some other site's, I was hoping someone might be able to think of something a little less potentially lethal :/ I've put that to his owner, hopefully she'll be able to afford to get the x-ray's done, the vets have been trying for months to figure out...

I've had someone email me asking if I have any suggestions on their chins "problem", here it there first email/explanation: "I thought that he had a hair ring problem as he was very swollen and cleaning excessively around his genitalia, but on closer inspection, he had a build up of hard...

Strange question but... What is Blue Cloud Dust actually made from? Everywhere I've seen it I've seen how they've gone on about it being "natural" but natural what?

She's up to 42.4 grams (pre-feed) from 38.7 (pre-feed) at 6am this morning. I tried doing hourly feeding initially but she wouldn't take anything and her little tummy was still full, so she's been on 2 hourly feeds since 10pm last night. Does the skin test for dehydration (pinch up the skin on...

She's perked up a bit now that it's dark, and hopping up and down the dining room table and trying to climb inside my shirt sleeves, though she's hunched up and moving slowly, not at all like her sister (who is still with mum and whizzes around the cage at a million miles an hour)... Is she old...

So one of the rescues gave birth a week ago, apparently her third back-to-back litter (she has been non-stop pregnant since she was 8 months old according to the 'owner'!) and rejected the smallest baby a few days ago, she was a puny 39grams at birth and 37 when I pulled her (mum attacked her)...

Will Deprim and Metacam put a chinchilla off their feed?

Typical! I've just found a study... That studied the effects of thiamine from 0mg/kg to 27mg/kg and determined the chinchillas do need thiamine (duh) ... no determination though of the actual amounts *needed* though. Basically they said anywhere from 6mg/kg to 27mg/kg (and they only tested up...

So you regularly see people going on about making sure your chinchilla gets enough thiamine to avoid deficiencies but... What exactly is the dietary requirement of thiamine for chinchillas? What is the minimum? Is there a maximum? I've been searching for HOURS and got nothing!

Hiya Newt, Yes I am in Auckland but the owner is in South Hamilton, I've already suggested Lynfield Vet to them but it's a 4 hour round trip for them to get to Auckland so they've taken the chinchilla for a second opinion at another local vet who changed the medication and gave them a cone that...

Hi all, So we have a few suggestions to try including... Second opinion with a specialist chinny vet (unfortunately the only such vet lives several hours away from this person but they have suggested they are willing to travel so that shouldn't be a problem). Cut sugary foods and replace with...

Here is a picture of his tail in it's current state...

Alright, chinchilla with SERIOUS, very sudden fur chewing. For some background, the chin is 8 years old, never had an issue before (not my chin I am asking on behalf of someone else). In December the chinchilla began chewing the fur off his tail, he seemed in pain and was chewing so...