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How close is the heat lamp to the cage? You want to be careful as chinchillas can overheat if it gets too hot. Does he have a hidey box/tunnels/fleeces that he can cuddle up in where it is dark? That should help. Usually you have to be careful when you have two animals sharing a room because...

Here is my little girl Shadow going crazy over our Union Jack themed food trays! The video (which I hope works) isn't too long but she was shuffling away for a good 5 minutes. This is the first time she shuffled since she had one of her hind legs amputated, so I had to film it :)...

My chinchilla gets a floppy ear sometimes when she sleeps on her side causing her ear to get squashed. It usually pops back up in a few hours. Just keep an eye on it and I'm sure it will be fine.

It took my chinchilla a couple of weeks after her amputation but she still likes to wall surf! I remember the first time she wall surfed again I got all excited so I understand why you're asking. I think it just took my girl some time to grow accustomed to the new balance and build up some...

I ease it out gently. If you have someone else who can hold the chin for you even better. I work my way around the matted hair until I finally get to the centre. My chinchilla doesn't get matted hair often but she definitely feels uncomfortable when she has it!

I used a soft fleece (white, to check for blood just in case), for a few weeks, just to be on the safe side. During recovery I also rolled up a fleece to give her something soft to lean against to take the pressure off the wound when she slept, and she seemed to really like that as she was...

My chinchilla had a leg amputation about 2 months ago now, like you I was really stressed but it all turned out okay in the end! About 10 days after surgery, after the vet gave us the thumbs up, she was having her usual play time out of the cage and jumping all over the place. She didn't really...

I would take him to the vet. I believe bite wounds can easily get infected because mouths contain lots of bacteria. Ask the vet about the dust bath but personally it seems logical to me to wait until the wounds have started to close up before he gets a sand bath. When my chinchilla had a...

Thanks for the reassurance guys! I never knew chinchillas could produce this during heat... feel pretty silly now. I will check her in a couple of days to make sure it has disappeared.

Hi everyone, I noticed some clear mucus coming out of my chinchilla's anus. It is clear and does not have a smell. I only noticed because she seemed to be licking it off herself and I was wondering what she was up to. She seems fine otherwise. I'm slightly concerned so would appreciate any...

I would personally always go to a vet if I wasn't sure. The vet can determine the extent of the damage and your chinchilla might also need some pain medication while he recovers. Glad to hear he is improving though!

My chinchillas eyes were damp after surgery because they kept them moist with saline eye drops while she was under anaesthetic.. If it persists, point it out to your vet but I'm sure it's fine. Fingers crossed your chin has a speedy recovery!

I went through a very similar thing to you. My chinchilla began chewing her toes after a foot injury, she chewed her middle toe down to the bone in only 10 mins (the time it took me to get her to the vet). Firstly check whether the vet has done a prick test with a needle on the toes. My vet did...

I pointed out to my vet that my chinchilla had a black sole towards the front of her foot but it was pinker at the back. My vet said that the back can be slightly pinker due to the pressure the chinchillas put there as they hop around. She told me as long as it never bleeds or goes really red it...

What is the make of air conditioner? Have you tried contacting the company to see if they can sell you the correct sized hose?