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I came downstairs this morning to see that Poppy had tidied up her cage. She put all her toys in her nest box, but there was no room left for her so she slept outside it! Chins crack me up :laughitup:

Back in february my little Jasmine was so poorly. I came here for advice as s her weight dropped to 204g and she didn't eat anything. With the help of Claire D and other lovely members, I learned to handfeed, nursed her through a bout of bloat and gradually introduced pellets again. I weighed...

I havent posted in ages, but everyone was so helpful when Jasmine was really poorly in February. I'm pleased to report she's in perfect health right now, and while is still small (and I mean REALLY small 300g!) I think that's just the way God made her, she enjoys a large appetite of science...

Yesterday and today Jasmine's ears have been rather scrunched up - not perky like they should be. She's eating, drinking, pooping as normal and is still excited to see me but in playtime tonight she played for a bit and then went to sleep on me. Not sure if that was because she's brewing...

My chin proof room is no longer chin proof and I'm frankly a little bit fed up of spending half my evening on my belly trying to coax the chins out from under the sofa! So I was wondering what your thoughts on this were...

Poppy isnt well now! :hair: I guess whatever Jasmine had was pretty contagious considering they werent in close proximity at all. She's not eating her pellets and is looking a bit glum. I popped into the vets and chatted to the vet that treated Jasmine and she gave me some more Baytril for her...

I dont know if you've read my other thread in the Health forum on my little Jasmine? She's had a nasty chest infection recently and she is now 300% better, she has gained all and more of her weight back and is now eating better than ever (in fact, she's becoming a bit of a food addict and is...

I finally managed to get hold of an electric scale today & weighed my girls - my little black velvet is apparently 16 weeks old and was tiny when we got her 2 weeks ago. She has since appeared to gain weight - she has a good appetite and is fed unlimited timothy hay and science selective...

My new girl (14 weeks) isn't really bothered with her pellets (I'm using the pellets her previous owner had which were UK "pets at home" own brand but I'm mixing in a few Science selective (nicer brand) with a view to having both my girls on the same pellet) but she eats stacks and stacks of...

Presently my new girl Jasmine is in quarantine, but when her 30 days is up I plan on putting her cage next to Poppy's cage with a view to (eventually) having them in the same cage (it will be in Poppy's cage as its the biggest.) I've read through all the posts I can find on this, and other...

We are probably getting a 5 month old Black Velvet tomorrow. The breeder we got Poppy from contacted me (as she knows I've wanted a BV for ages) to say she is selling the young girl and did I want her (I think she's not great breeding quality, but is healthy and so is being sold on as pet only)...

So for all the Brits - which pellets do you give? I've read lots here about Oxbow and Mazuri being great but do we have these in the UK? Currently Poppy is on these...

:vomit: Poppy pees in her food bowl and she pees all over the wooden shelf under the bowl which in 3 weeks has destroyed it. I wondered if anyone had any tips on getting her to pee somewhere else? it cant be very sanitary to wee in your dinner. (just so you know, I change her food regularly so...

I've just run Poppy up a little cuddle buddy - its the first time I've done sewing since I was at school and studied (very loose sense of the word) home economics - I was rubbish at it then and I've not improved in the last 14 years. Just wondering how many cuddle buddies your chins have? I...

I've had Poppy just over a week now and I noticed today that her hind feet are a little red. I've never noticed that before.. I'm worrying about bumblefoot or similar now. She has got a wire bottom cage but there are plenty of wooden shelves, hammocks, hidey houses etc so she can get away from...

Ideas please!! I worry that Poppy is getting bored! She's got a couple of toys, a hammock and a hay cube along with the hidey house and general chewy things. Should she have a wheel do you think? She comes out for 2 hours a day at least (although today and yesterday she's just wanted to hide...

Have you got a chin proof room? Which room do you use? We started off letting Poppy run about the lounge but its not all that Poppy-proof so yesterday I let her hop about the dining room which was better for her (and I didnt have to spend an hour trying to coax her out from under the sofa :hmmm: )

Hey! I was just wondering what bedding to put in my Chinchilla's little house? She kind of uses it as a toilet but I want something safe in there that wont harm her if she eats it. At the moment she has carefresh in there but I'm wary as she has tried to eat it previously, I'd prefer to avoid...

Hey! I'm Natalie and on Saturday I bought my first chinchilla! I've waited 15 years for one and I'm thrilled to bits with her. She's a little white mosaic we've named Poppy and she's 15 weeks old now. I've got many questions, and I'll no doubt bore you all with them! I've spoken to some very...