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At what age is it considered safe to allow one's chin a wheel for fun and exercise? I was under the impression that it was best to wait until they were a year old in order for them to mature and grow properly without having to worry about possible curvature of the spine. Am I correct in...

Hi everyone! Long time no post, but I'm back! A few of you know Watson has lost a bit of weight in the last few months and even after removing his flying saucer from the cage he still managed to lose 30 more grams in 1 month (for a total weight loss of ~75g in 3 months.) He eats his orchard hay...

Today the USPS fairy visited my apartment 3 times! Of course 2 of those packages were for Watson... The problem is I have no idea what these could be! Watson has no clue either. "For meee? You shouldn't have!" "What could it be??" "Handbag sezs thank you? I should be saying thank you...

Last week, I bought Watson an FN 142 from Amazon and the total with taxes ended up being $216, a few days later I saw that some members on here had gotten it for a much cheaper price ($156 w/o tax and free shipping) and I was livid :hair:!!! Well I was just complaining about my predicament to...

I've been pondering this for a couple days now...We all (hopefully) know about needing to quarantine a new animal before we introduce it to the animals we already have even if they're just going to be in the same room. But this goes out the window at chinchilla shows. Since they're not in the...

Saw this on unfriendable and had to share!

I stopped by the pet store on my way home because I needed to get a few things and while I was browsing around one of the employees came up to me and offered to help. I politely declined saying I only needed a couple things but we started chatting anyway. I told him about my chin and he...

I will be trying to attend the York show in April and I want to show Watson just to see how the whole process works first-hand. Since he's my first chin and I have no showing experience, I neither know how to groom nor have any combs of my own. Is it a big no-no to ask and pay someone to groom...

So I've never been to a chin show before and they're all pretty far from me but I was thinking of making it down to the York show. Are there any people who would want to organize a ride share with me in the NYC area? Tri-state area works as well! I don't drive nor do I have a car but I can...

Does anyone on here have a prairie dog as a pet?? Or have had one in the past? I came across an ad in CL (I know, I know!) and I'm curious about these little guys. Their owner seems to really care about them since he wrote a HUUUUGE post about them. I've been looking around on the internet for...

After 2,3 weeks of fighting with Amazon and mother nature, my FN 142 will finally be here tomorrow! I've chosen to hop on the fleece liner band wagon and since there are a few sewing machines at my job, I've decided to make my own! I was going to just order from Jo-Anns since that's the norm...

I know several members on here run chin rescues and sometimes adopting out a certain chin isn't an option because of some health reasons and they become permanent fixtures at the rescue. I'm always looking for different organizations to donate to and I thought to myself, well what if I could...

For you fabulous hedgie people, thought this would interest you! :thumbsup: History of Groundhog Day!

During my search for Blue Cloud dust I came across this funky little doodad for chin dusting - it's called the Lixit chinchilla duster. It is made out of plastic but since chin's don't dust everyday I would just put it in Watson's cage at the end of play time to entice him back to his cage for...

Is there any particular reason or benefit to mixing different types of pellet for one's chin? I remember having read that someone mixes 3 parts Mazuri to 1 part PRSC for their chins and this got me thinking since I currently have both Mazuri and PRSC on hand. I know that a chin's GI system is...

I've gone through past threads about heart murmurs but I haven't seen much written about systolic murmurs. I just got back from the vet and she said Watson has a level 2 systolic murmur. She told me that it as benign and there's no reason to worry though she does want to see him again in 6...

Hi everyone! Watson and I have our first vet appointment tomorrow and I just wanted to know if there were any specific questions I should be asking? Watson is 7 months old - am I correct in assuming that mouth x-rays are unnecessary at this point in time? I also know that hair ring checks don't...

I accidently stumbled a website that has flagstone perches and although I've been shopping around for a bit for Watson's new FN 142, I've never seen these before! I did a quick search on CnH and it seems as though they're not very common? I currently have a fleece hammock and some fabulous...

Before I start - I know this is a pelt neutral forum so if I happen to break any rules, mods please delete this thread if need be. Thanks! By fur business I don't mean the fur industry, I'm referring to a recycled fur business I'm currently involved in the start up of. My boss is a fashion...

A few days ago I decided I wanted to move. I've been in Western MA for school for the past 3 years and although I took a semester off last year, I'm looking to take some more time off from school. Both of my parents were laid off and they've also been having some health problems which has put...