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I have 2 chins, bug and kity, (my grandson named them). they have been cage mates for over a year and here lately they have been getting a little testy with each other, is this common? can it be looked at like 2 room mates just getting on each others nerves every now and then or this something i...

It gives me great pleasure to read that most everyone`s chins do what mine also do and that is play in or dump there food bowl, the little knuckleheads will make like they are oh so happy to have a full dish and when i check on them later on the dish is empty and one of them will be sitting in...

i have seen alot of talk about alfalfa. my chins will not eat timothy hay i have tried 4 different brands. i feed them chin pellets and the one chin just plays in the bowl and the other one i have never seen eat them. i do give them small alfalfa cubes but it takes them like a month to eat them...

azchins i see that you mention tractor supply and pine shavings. that is the closest place for me to buy bedding are the dust free pine shavings from there good to use?

i keep reading about fleece, but i dont see to much on shavings i have used dust free pine shavings. is there a health concern with the pine shavings? also i want to replace the plastic shelves with wood any recommendations on what type of wood? is plywood ok to use?

i bought i metal hay holder from tractor supply. it works great and my 2 boys dont have any problems with it. i think i gave 7 bucks for it.

I have a question about the cages? I see alot of fleece in the cages and no shavings or bedding. do the chins not eat the fleece and what about urine i dont see anything that would soak it up for easy cleaning.

Just signed up for the forum. My name is Scott, I am from WV. I was my chins human for 3 years, her name was Gracie ( my wife named her, because every time my wife saw her eat she said it looked like she was saying grace). She passed away and i miss her alot. My buddy gave her to me and that is...