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My chin Nala unexpectedly gave birth to two kits 7 weeks ago today. One is male, one female. I was told on this forum to keep them all together in a small cage until the kits are 8 weeks old and then they can go in a larger cage again, with the male separated. I have decided to keep the...

Thanks for all the advice!!! Mom and babies are growing rapidly and mom is eating up a storm!! As far as chins in the classroom and some objecting, I took in my brother's chin Dre years ago when he moved back home from college, Dre lived in the classroom (going home with students for the...

At this point I have been taking them back and forth from home and school. They are only alone in the classroom at night, and if something were to happen it would be no different than if it happened at night at my house when everyone is asleep. I more worry because one continues to escape from...

follow-up questions Thanks for the advice. I never owned the father so there is not an issue with him being separate. Do I need to separate the boy kit from mom and sister right after they are weaned? I am thinking about keeping the daughter/mother as a pair. Any advice on mother daughter...

I have a Chinchilla as a class pet for my 5th grade students. Nala is the third chin we've had and she was 6 months old when we got her in October. When I came into work 2 Thursdays ago we were shocked to find two newborn babies in the cage. Obviously Nala was pregnant when we got her (we did...