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As most of you probably know, I rescue as well as breed. About 2 weeks ago, I arranged to pick up 7 chins from a guy named Cody. When we arrived at his place it looked like it belonged on Hoarders. The place smelled horrible - my son said a combination of filth and crack house. I could not...

Hey, everyone. Has anybody ever heard of a chinchilla getting chickenpox? I was just diagnosed with shingles and need to know if they can catch the virus from me.

This picture is of a little female born here. Just for the fun of it ( I already know the answer since I bred her) I would like people to guess her color and her parents' colors. I think this could be a learning opportunity for some of our members. Her name i s Ilmare' but she ended up with...

I was contacted by Jason Kimberling from Hess Pumice Products about a product similar to Blue Cloud. He sent me some samples and I have been using them on both rescues and show animals for about a month. I can tell you that it works just as good as Blue Cloud in my situation and does not...

Has anyone had trouble with the quality of Nutrena Naturewise rabbit pellets? We recently had to buy a bag because the feed store was out of PRCS. I was shocked when we open it. There were pieces of of corn, entire pellets made of corn, jet black pellets that almost looked like plastic and...

Hey, everyone. I have been in touch with a chin owner whose chin has issues with dental infections, eye infections and spurs on teeth. I have posted the x-rays and would like to know what those if you with more experience think. She is taking the chin in to get the teeth trimmed on 2 days...

I have attached a copy of our show flier. We hope to see many of you there.

Hey, everyone. I just heard that the Blue Cloud mine has closed down. Does anyone know anything about this?

Have any of you been watching the news about the Chilean earthquake? The town nearest to the epicenter is Illapel which is the closest town to the Chinchilla Preserve. I wonder what the chins think about all the shaking. It has been pretty much non-stop for over 24 hours now.

A recent post concerning how hot is too hot reminded me of 2 recent rescues that came in to us. We received 2 females that came with a bunch of junk food, bad treats, plastic and the dreaded exercise ball. As always, I gave the girls some time to calm down after the excitement of a new home...

I had a baby mosaic born here that had a white circles where her pupils should be. I h ave never seen anything like it before. i have seen cataracts in chins but this is different. They are bright white with nice clean edges. I can't get a picture of it because she tends to keep her eyes...

I have a little rescue here that I have had for about a month. She is 4 yyears old, the daughter of a fur chewer. the previous owner claimed to have been a breeder for the last 16 years, but she did not have the least idea of how to keep the chinchillas' cage clean or that you should not...

I recently received an order of apple wood. All of it is soft and when you trie to break the pieces they tear and you can see green wood. I think, they need to be dried but am not sure. What do any of you think?

I am looking for someone in Colorado that sells Blue Cloud. I live in Aurora and am willing to travel to get it.

Our first babies of the year were born the evening of the 1st. We have a violet male and a standard female. Pictures coming soon.

Does anyone know if Dawnna is still selling Lifeline? I ordered some from her and did not receive it. Came to find out that I gave her the wrong address (entirely my fault and I will eat the cost of that) and I wanted to order with the right one. I have sent her a couple of emails but have...

Has anyone ever seen a chinchilla female that self mutilates while she is pregnant/nursing? I have a female that has given me several litters. The last three litters, she appeared to be injuring her side (same spot every time) late in the pregnancy and sometimes while nursing, too. The...

Hi, everyone. I know I have mentioned my pen pal from Turkey who has a herd of about 100 chinchillas. He just emailed me a picture of a chin that really has me stumped. The eye of this chin has turned a golden color and he has no idea what is wrong. I am at a loss myself. Here is a picture...

Does anyone know if the Colorado branch is having a Fall show? I would really like to go but I have not seen any info on it.