Recent content by pinkpiggy1989

Yeah, its just my quarantine cage. The chew marks aren't from her. Its my very first chinchilla cage when I got my first chin 6 years ago, and didn't no any better, but its gonna have to due for a few weeks. Once shes out of the 30 days and she sees a vet, I'm gonna get a second level for one of...

I recently rescued a pink white female. See the story here: http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27282 Shes adjusting well and I've definitely seen a HUGE change in her personality. And I'm happy to announce after a few nice longggg dust baths, she no longer smells! :neener...

So I was browsing the Craigslist Pet Section as I frequently do, bad habit I know, when I noticed a posting advertising a FREE pink white female chinchilla. I figured SHE was free, but you had to purchase her cage and supplies with her for an additional fee. Nope, completely free. Not wanting...

Agreed! My biggest issue isn't the poops on the floor, they can easily be swept in a matter of minutes. With having the plastic sheets on the bottom, a few would refuse to use their little pan and back up in a corner and urinate, and it would drip down onto the floor. I constantly woke up to...

Good point! Think I'm just gonna quit whining and fork over the cash. Now before I order them, can anyone verify that these are the pans I need? http://www.bassequipment.com/Cages/Ferret+Pans/default.aspx

I have 2 Ferret Nations and 1 Critter Nation. I originally used the original pans and used Care Fresh for bedding. Then when I learned about impaction, I switched to pine. Shortly after the switch, my guys began chewing on the plastic pans. I then switched to fleece liners. This worked for...

I recentley started a new job and one of the items we specialize in is organic flowers and herbs. Are there any I could use to 'freshen up' the chin room? It doesn't smell bad, just don't like the smell of the pine shavings and hay. Figured a few flowers or herbs in the window may add a little...

All of my chins have ALWAYS had no problem using their litter pans. Several months ago I added a cage mate in with one of my current chins. Now neither of them will use the litter pan! Bentley had no problem before, but it seems like Sammy has taught him its okay to go where ever he pleases...

Awhile back I chin sat for a woman while she was out of town. In addition to paying, she gave me extra goodies she had lying around. Included in the items was what she told me 'rosehip powder'. It was a very fine powder and almost looked like cinnamon. My chinchillas went CRAZY when I sprinkled...

I recently custom made wood shelves, ledges, leaps, etc for all of my cages. I have several chins who INSIST on urinating on them when they are too lazy to walk to the litter pan. Whats the best/safest way to clean/disinfect them?

I've offered $50 a month, and said I wouldn't run it 24/7 only when needed, and that I would seal the room so the cool air would stay in. But they still refuse. I guess I'll just have to house them in their temp cages in the basement until I can get the big cages down there. Its not terribly...

So its only April, and its ALREADY getting hot! I live in Maryland, so not only is it hot, its very humid! I recently moved back into my parents, and I have the entire upstairs. My chins are kept up here with me. The past few days has been hotter than blazes upstairs. I know if I'm sweating, my...

Since the warm weather is VERY quickly approaching, I have switched all my cages to tile floors and included litter pans in each cage. Most of the chins understand the concept of the litter box, but they still have a bunch of accidents all over the cage. It seems like its up to them if they feel...

I have been using fleece liners for the past year or so, with no problems at all. Recently one of my chis has started chewing. Theres a golfball size hole in the liner now. I'm planing on tiling the floor, but I wont have the money until my next payday, which is next friday. I would prefer to...

I ca get 10lbs of Blue Cloud for $25 w/ free shipping or 14lbs of Blue Sparkle for $24.95 w/ free shipping. I'm leaning more towards the Blue Sparkle, because with 7 chinchillas I need all the dust I can get! But is the quality as good as Blue Cloud? I don't need my chins to have show quality...