Recent content by mercynursie

Anyone know where I can buy the grain mix? I know I can get clovite at feed store.

I heard that the Ryersons have retired. My boys love their supplement. Is anyone selling it now?

I second pain meds and also syringe feeding to help keep his nutrition up.

Hmm.. I'm not a 100% positive but I'm pretty sure Lysol/Pinesol etc could be toxic to chins. I know it can be toxic to some pets just walking across a mopped floor and then licking paws. A weekly thorough cage scrub with bleach and rinsing well with water would be best. Vinegar and water cage...

Any period of time with a/c could be deadly to chins. Meaning temps combined with high humidity. I would have a safety net for short period of no a/c and high temps(freezer bottles wrapped in fleece, frozen/cold chin chillers or granite tiles) that can be safely place in cage for chin to lay...

Sadly Dawnna passed away within the last two years. I too was a true believer in her product and was hopeful that it might be continued to be produced by heirs or her patent sold so that the chin world could benefit from it. Alas this hasn't occurred to my knowledge and exhaustive search for...

You would be better off finding an animal transporter who transports over the road. Haven't found an airline who takes chinchillas on flights and the one that Large chin Breeders can afford to use are only affordable when flying at least 10 chinchilla or more.I would check around with some of...

I would think that the plywood and other hardware for a home made cage would be pretty close to cost of a ferret nation unless shipping is totally out range. Plus the plywood is going to absorb urine and start to stink fairly quickly/harder to clean than metal Nations.

you could try mixing a few pellets in with the cc/efl blend. If you put a few drops of warm water on the pellets they will mush up. Then gradually use more pellets less cc/efl in the mix.Worth a try.

Poplar is more expensive initially but it's also harder wood and takes longer for the chin to destroy. Otherwise kd pine/white wood is what you're looking for.

Could you possibly repair the areas where bars are snapped? You could for lack of better description put a patch of pine board behind the areas where bars are snapped and just mount the board to the cage with regular hardware. I always mount my wheels from the inside of the cage over the bars...

Some chins will eat CC from the spoon or even their bowl .Maybe you could see if she will self feed this way and avoid the syringe altogether?

Yes. It's the liquid drops that you put under your tongue if you're human. LOL!

I hope something works for you soon! Just an idea but I give my chins a little liquid B-!2 in their CC or give by syringe. It takes good so they usually love it and I found that it stimulates their appetite a bit. Watching your posts and praying for ya'll.