I would disagree with your statement that larger breeders "don't care about pedigrees" and gives the wrong impression to newbie breeders who may take that to mean "if they don't care, why should I bother with getting pedigree'd stock" type attitude when that is not the case. Perhaps you're used...
As long as you live in a building with HVAC you should be fine. I live in TN and we frequently get above 100 in the summer, with the added anxiety of thunderstorms from the high humidity knocking power out.
I doubt in an apartment they are going to let you put a window unit in - they are...
She has no idea if they are 7 weeks pregnant - there's no way to tell. She could not be pregnant now and you leaving them together she could become pregnant. Separating now is best.
They will be just fine separate. He will likely call and pace the cage but it's because he wants to mate not...
Fleece is the only one. It doesn't fray threads that the chin can ingest and cause impaction like other fabrics. That said, if they do chew extensively on it you should remove it altogether as it still poses a risk if consumed.
The petstore would immediately be out for me - the chances of your chinchilla being healthy with all of those species running around sounds sketchy at best.
The retired breeder point is a good one. I have had several breeding animals that came from ranchers and lots of them had great...
Seems like a way for Empress to raise funds. Not that this is a bad thing as there need to be dollars for shows and expenses...
I agree with Kyle that there are plenty of good 2nd place breeding tools that would face an uncertain market because of this. Some chins are just shown young, maybe...
Just keep the hay going with the pellets - hopefully they won't have any gas issues from not eating. Keep an eye on the poops! :)
Also, I wouldn't put liquid milk on the pellets as it sours quickly and could spoil them. The powdered milk replacer you could put on there with a little...
The lethal factor means 25% less kits would be born - it does not cause deformities or cause kits already born to die. Chins don't need nest boxes. They have kits where ever they have them. Sounds a little sketchy about what happened to the other babies but that's another issue. Also the ferret...
JAGS supplement is just the formula for the powdered milk replacer that you make yourself it's not something you purchase. Army Wife has provided it for you above.
I would do the powdered milk replacer for sure and hope you can get by with that after you do maybe 1-2 handfeeds a day until you notice them picking back up. I'm kind of torn as to whether I'd do that for too long though, as they'd be weaning soon normally anyways and you want them to be...
30gs is a ton of weight to lose for kit #1 in five days and sounds almost impossible in 3 days for kit #2 - are you sure your scale is functioning properly? Are there any signs of illness? Are these both female kits? Juanita may be correct. I would wean and give them powdered milk supplement and...
Agree. I kept my ebonies together. Ebonies are trickier to show and sell because almost everyone (even judges) prefer the xtra darks. I've had some gorgeous mediums that did well at show, but were harder to place even though they were great breeding tools. The lighter ebs and std e/c typically...