Recent content by Maine Chinchilla Ranch

My chins all do fine with carboard toys. I don't use tp rolls, and most of the carboard is food grade, like cereal, pasta, jello boxes. All other cardboard is inspected for tape, glue, staples, plastic laminate, foil, wax, ink, or anything else that's suspect. They also enjoy shipping tubes, wax...

Well that sucks. Tunes you're saying that the treatment doesn't work, that the giardia stays in their system. This means that it really doesn't matter how long I keep them it can come back? By that logic I might as well pelt them all now and be done with it. You gotta give me some light at the...

Giardia, probably from NY show I was way stupid and did not even consider quarantine, confident that the chin was from a reputable rancher and there was no reason. 10 days later Giardia had killed my new $250 chin and infected others in the run. 10 chins later (all on that side of the room) the...

I heard from Ryerson's and they said they will be bringing supplies.

Chickadee is now SydChilla! Hi guys Katie Carter quit chinchillas this year and asked me to purchase her herd. I have soooo many chins for sale! I have had to remodel the whole herd, buy more cages, and Sydchilla is a licensed shelter as well. I don't have room if I have any more surrenders...

Raffle item donation Hi! I will be bringing a lovely three hole chin carrier with feeders and bottles to donate to the raffle. In April this donation earned me a pretty ad in the showbook, will this work again or do I need to donate alcohol? Any word on who the judge will be? Who could I...

I found him! Thanks anyway folks, but I found my powder puff at Ryersons, and I will pick him up at the NY show. :cheer: Jan says he is a "show stopper" I hope so!

I like to name all my girls after flowers & plants: Holly, Daisy, Flora, Ivy, Dahlia, Daffodil, etc. The boys have been harder, I wanted to name them for earthy things, like rocks & metals, so I have Coal, Obsidian, Shale, Jasper, Sterling, Diamond. When I took over another ranch I named all...

I am in contact with the vet who did the extraction. She is on Critical Care and is doing well, and i will try the puffed pellets recipe.

Thanks for the advice! I have two qualified applicants for her already! They know about her issues. She is flashy and free with all accessories, so i will be able to weed out the ones who are clueless in phone interviews. Any more advice advice from chin-land? Recipes?

A surrender chin came to me, and what a beauty! Unfortunately she is missing most of her molars. IDK if the cause was raisins & sugar, or some other freak thing because she is from excellent lines. Not sure how many molars she has but a soft diet is necessary. She won't touch hay or pellets. I...

I would like to replace my white male to improve head shape in my herd. Curly has done a great job, but i really need a boy with a pretty head and shoulders. He shouldn't be heavy, and should be 9 months - 2 years. I'll be shopping at the show, hopefully he will place 1st or above.