Recent content by Siphonophorae

Thank you so much for your reply. They are definitely both girls so I think your first suggestion might be whats going on. They seem to have calmed down a bit, still over grooming but not quite as constantly. I bought a much larger cage recently and I'm stuffing it full with things. As soon as...

Does he pee in the same place each time? If so, he might have established that place as his 'toilet'. I've had this problem before (with my chinchillas, not myself). I basically put an enormous pillow were they kept going and they sniffed and scrabbled around it, but eventually got bored and...

I'm actually a little concerned with the unbridled praise that Ferret Nation cages get, and I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this exclusive fashionable 'club' status that their ownership seems to produce. I got a Ferret Nation cage this afternoon as my two chinchillas had outgrown their...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008H2VG0G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE The cheapest I've found, but it's wood so it'll last for a few hours and it's upright so most likely won't work properly. I've been hunting for a cheaper metal dish one for a long long time.

I've had my two female chinchillas, Effie and Elenie for over two years, and had no issues out of the ordinary. Yesterday I heard one of them grumbling a little more than normal, and making a 'grunt squeak' noise a few times. I went to investigate, only to find Elenie grooming Effie. I'm used...

Thanks people. I've established some little rules during play time. I will only touch them when they are standing on me, and I will always attempt to pet them when they are standing on me. That way they may learn what to expect, and it gives them a little bit of choice and control. It seems to...

Aha! I've tried to make happy chinchilla squeaks myself before! My two just look at me while standing on their hind legs wondering why I'm impersonating a demented guinea pig! :D

Well... They are animals first and foremost, and you aren't their mother. I never understand why people want to treat pets as children anyway. I have the same thing with my chins, because, once again, they're animals! It's not 'defiance', they just aren't tactile like cats and dogs. Perhaps you...

Ok, I'll try it. I just don't want them to lose trust in me.

I've had my two chins for almost a month and they've settled in well. They'll hop all over me during out of cage play time, they'll climb onto my head, stand on my eye (that was rather uncomfortable!) occasionally come over to sniff my nose to say hello, they'll let me put my hand in their cage...

Thanks all! :D

Hello all! I've had two chinchillas for a week now, and thought it was about time I joined a forum in case I have any questions. Since I've been researching since Easter, and this was the website I landed on most frequently, I thought I'd join this one! So, my two little girls, Effie and Eleni...