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That’s great news! I’m glad he made it through and is doing well!

This is obviously an old post but I want to comment in case any others ever search for this topic. It sounds like this kit has a rectal prolapse. It is when the rectum and/or intestine telescopes out and protrudes from the anus. I have dealt with a couple rectal prolapses over the year but...

toastette and Shadow1120 -- do your chins also chew the cage bars? Chewing hard items such as wood or pumice help to grind down the incisors but some chins may get enough grinding of those surfaces through chewing on cage bars or even biting into compressed hay cubes if you offer those...

Welcome! I also have chickens (silkies), dogs (2 Great Pyrenees), and keep isopods as well as mantids! What pods are you planning on getting?

Leashes/harnesses aren't safe for chins and please don't put your chin in a box either. Use a safe travel carrier for your chin and she will be fine. The wire mesh in chinchilla carriers allows for air circulation.

I know this is an old thread but I just wanted to add my blog post on this topic which includes an article that Shahna (Kiss Chinchillas, formerly Ridge Chinchillas) and I wrote together for the Empress Breeder magazine several years back: https://kiwistix.com/blog/more-than-an-upset-stomach

How is your chin doing now?

They both look like light ebonies. Since you already have them together, the female could already be pregnant and she looks quite young and small so if so, she could have some pregnancy complications and need vet assistance. I’d make sure to have a good vet fund set aside just in case...

Hi Rachel, I remember you from the CnQ days. :-) With the rise of social media, most of us are in Facebook chinchilla groups and have Facebook business pages now. I also use Instagram for posting chin pictures. I usually use those two social media platforms for posting sales lists or pictures...

I have a standard gray female who will be weaned and ready to go at the end of the month. I am in Nor Cal but do deliveries to So Cal about once a month. I posted a video of her and her sister on my Chinchilla Chateau Facebook page if you want to take a look. My next trip down to So Cal is...

Sorry, I have not been on this site in a while! As mentioned, I am in Manteca (Nor Cal) and usually can go down to So Cal about once a month, if anyone down that way is looking for a chin. You can e-mail me at chinchillachateau@gmail.com if you are still looking.

I have white mosaic males and am in Nor Cal but I can deliver to So Cal. You can email me at chinchillachateau@gmail.com

Has he had any blood work done? Sometimes when they lose weight, it is indicative of the organs working less efficiently. Will he eat any pellets on his own? Or only the CC? With chins on CC, if they no longer need it (have recovered from the issue which caused them to need it), I try to...

1"x 2" is as large as you should go for an adult chin and for a maternity cage which will hold newborn kits, you don't want any larger than 1/2" x 1".

I like their metal shelves as they are easy to clean and disinfect. Wood is porous and when I get in new rescues, I have to throw out old wood items and replace completely as they cannot be sanitized effectively. I provide at least a wooden ledge as well though in addition to the metal shelves.

As a single woman who breeds chinchillas in my home, I no longer meet strangers in my home. With my previous setup, I allowed people to come as I had modified my garage into a chin room but at my new house, I haven't been able to build a barn yet so I don't feel comfortable bringing lots of...

I had some mosaic females but unfortunately they're all on hold with deposits already. All I have left at this time is a standard grey female and two light Ebony females. I'm located in Northern California but my sister lives in Long Beach and I will be going down to visit on April 24th as well...

Yesterday's post from our General manager of ECBC on the ECBC Facebook page: News on the impounded chinchillas in Wisconsin. I have been in contact with the shelter director. Kaytee and Oxbow companies have donated food and hay, deliveries are being made today.* MANY OF YOU WANT TO HELP the...

Here are the California ECBC Show results! I apologize for the delay! California Group ECBC Sanctioned Show January 24-25, 2015 Judges: Richard Ryerson, Maxine Lynch Trainee: Tiffany Whitlow *Dressed Pelt Show - January 24, 2015* Best Pelt of Show - Maynard Beitz - standard #308 2nd Best...

Awesome, they are both great breeders!