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    Some breeding questions

    Hello, I am still a very newbie breeder and am currently trying to build my foundation herd. I hope this is the right section to post this in. When breeding mutations back to standards what phase standards should you look for? For example I have a lovely mosaic male and am getting a female for...
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    Rearranging cage

    I was curious if anyone else's chins do this. I have a female in a ferret nation with a metal bass equiptment pan (it's a chin safe cage basically). Whenever I put in shavings within an hour they are on th floor but only from one section. The corner to the middle of the cage. If I put shavings...
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    If you could start over in breeding *scenerio*

    I was hoping this might be fun for you ranchers and breeders and informative for us hoping to get into breeding. So here we go ~ This is a scenerio, pretend you are an experienced chin owner and have done your research. Assume you have all of the knowledge you have now, over however long you...
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    Looking for models

    I enjoy doing art and have been getting various commissions lately. I'd love to start doing more chinchillas and could use some in my portfolio. I am doing my own babies but would also like to do some others. If anyone has some good photos of their chins, any good antics or adorable poses I'd...
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    Kit losing weight

    I recently got a new kit and noticed she has been losing weight. When I got her at 8 weeks she was 298g. I weighed her at home a few days ago and it was 228g, I figured it might be a different scale, mine is old and might not be calibrated. Today it was 208g so I know it's going down. She is...
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    Homo ebony born to two violets?

    I was talking to a breeder about a kit she had last week and was curious about the genetics, and if anyone had heard of something like this before. I placed a deposit on a homo ebony v/c male. Now both of his parents were violet! His paternal grandfather was a dark violet wrap but that is the...
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    Help refurbishing ferret nation?

    I just bought my second ferret nation, I got my first one on Black Friday a few years ago and recently found one on craiglist for 80$! It is a two story, 142. It was used by a groomer and is kinda beat up. Some spots being rusted, does anyone have experience with cleaning cages like this and...
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    Best thing about owning a chin?

    What is your favorite thing about chins? Is it the soft fur that's like petting a cloud? The cute chubby faces? Psychotic episodes? Dust baths? Just what's makes these little fuzzies so wonderful to you?
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    Favorite color/ Dream color

    I am aware this has likely been done a lot. But I thought a recent poll might be fun! What is your favorite color? Or dream chinchilla? If price did not factor in, and it was guaranteed to have a food temperament and most importantly be free of genetic issues
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    Introducing Qwerty and Elphaba

    Both are from Susan Lamb of Chincherubs. Qwerty is the sweetest homo ebony, she rides around on my shoulders and snuggles against my neck when I read. As can be seen she lives up to her name and loves watching the ipad. ( she is named Qwerty like a keyboard). She will hopefully get big. She was...
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    Bottled or tap water?

    I am curious what everyone uses for their water source. I know a lot of people use bottled water. Thoughts? Is there a reason for using bottled water besides concern of loose stool from possible bacteria in tap water?
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    Silly dog: How do poodles sleep?

    My boy decided to take up the entire couch last night. I thought other pet lovers might appreciate this. He enjoys being upsidedown and usually sleeps as such. But this was ridiculous. I didn't know dogs could even get into that position.:hilarious:
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    What do you personally look for in a breeding pair?

    Hey, I am hoping on getting into breeding, once I have the knowledge necessary. I will be attending the NY/NE show to learn this as well, but I was hoping the breeders here could tell me what they look for when purchasing a breeding chin. I know you want to look for chins that complement one...
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    Runs, colonies, or pairs?

    Hey everyone, First of all I apologize if this belongs in the housing section I tried to make an educated guess as to which category to out this in and figured it has more to do with breeding, technically. So anyways, here it goes! I know that pros and cons of each breeding set up is...
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    Excited to be here

    Hello everyone! My name is Sydney. I have always loved chinchillas, and got my first close to 6 years ago ( can't believe how time flies!). I added a second edition a bit after and have loved having them. Presently I have 3 gorgeous chins, a standard a mosiac and a dark ebony. The trio...
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