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The last of my elderly chins passed away last week - Biscuit was 17 or so, and still had a considerable amount of energy up til the end. For my family, it's time to take a rest from chinchilla ownership (after 23 years), so I'm looking to offload my equipment to a good home. I have a variety of...

A bit over a week ago I thought I noticed Biscuit behaving oddly on his feet - just being a bit more tentative than usual. After a few days when it seemed fine again, he was really limping on one foot, so I made an appointment with the vet I've been seeing (Pet Care in Virginia Beach). Up until...

I'm looking for carriers to transport my two chins in (need a separate carrier for each of them). Currently they are in separate compartments of a wire carrier that is too big and not very comfortable for them, though I do line it with fleece. They are both very nervous in the car, and I need...

My two chins, Tea and Biscuit, started living with me a month or so ago after living with my parents since they were born. I think they must be used to being fed nightly at 11pm-midnight, since that's when my mother always fed them and they usually seem verrrry sleepy until at least 9:30 or 10...

Haven't ever tried it, but I just bought a cinnamon-scented decorative broom from Trader Joe's (never been tempted to buy anything like this in my life, I suspect the broom is flavoured with cinnamon oil and heroin!) and it made me wonder. The broom itself is small pine twigs scented with...

I've got a chinchilla who has basically the same problems as in this thread: http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?p=200596#post200596 (Except that as of last night she was still interested in treats like old-fashioned oats and barley). Her food was changed recently - I'd had her...

I keep my chins in the basement, where it is coolest during the Virginia summers. However, now that we're getting to the time of year when I'm going to need to turn on the furnace...what's the minumum optimal temperature for chins? The thermostat I put down with them says 60 degrees F after a...

Hello all, I recently acquired two mature standard chinchillas from my parents - the family pets, who sadly have been a bit neglected after us kids got swept up in high school and then moved out. There's a male and a female, brother and sister, who are both about 12 or so. Since they were born...