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So I currently have 2 female chinchillas (Elsa and Bella) housed together in a triple unit FN. I'm thinking about adding in a third chin which wouldn't happen until at least this fall or winter if I decide to do so. I was wondering about the possibilty of the potential third chinchilla being a...

A few weeks ago I got a new chinchilla named Bella who's about 7 months old. She's been doing really well, but she always does this weird thing with her water bottle after I change the water where she scoots up to it and it's like she's trying to pet the water off the sides of the bottle. She'll...

I found a perch online that is made of dragon wood. Does anyonne know if this is a chin safe wood?

So a few times a week I give Elsa oats as a treat for letting me put bag balm on her ears or to try and teach her how to use her wheel (never very many though). Anyway we did have a container of old fashioned oats and those seem to have been replaced with whole grain quick oats. I asked my mom...

Let me start off by saying that when I got Elsa in September, my mother said that she understood about chinchillas having to stay cool and agreed to be careful about the temperature in the house. Well it's been getting warmer here in southern IN, but not consistantly warm enough for my parents...

Looking for a male standard gray goldbar carrier. I live in Evansville, Indiana, but am willing to travel several hours if needed. Please let me know if you have any or if you have any ideas on who might have some. Thank you all

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, but I wasn't sure where would be better. I'm looking for a male goldbar carrier to breed to my female, but I'm having issues finding breeders. I know East Tennessee breeds goldbars. Does anyone know of any other breeders?

This past weekend we got 2 new animals: a young rabbit (Dusty) and a pomeranian (Wolf). How long should I wait before introducing them to my chin, Elsa? Elsa loves trying to play with my dog Maya, but Maya's older and has bad joints so she isn't very playful. Dusty also tries playing with Maya...

Is it safe to handle a chin if I have a sinus infection? I'm very prone to getting those and I'm feeling overdue for one.

Sometime fairly soon-ish I'd love to get my Elsa a chin friend. I've been researching introduction methods and of course I know about the 30-ish day quarantine period. I'm wanting to get another chin from the same person, so hopefully that would cut down the risk of any diseases too...

Does anyone know of a good site with audio to learn about chins vocalizing? Lately my chin, Elsa, has gotten very vocal at night and I'd love to know what her noises mean. Problem is that I haven't been able to find a good site yet, either it doesn't have audio or the audio doesn't work and I...

I have a two year old female chin and I've had her for a few months. After getting her I tried a few brands of hay until I tried Oxbow. She absolutely loved it and ate it like crazy. Problem is, the past few days she won't eat hardly any hay. Almost (if not all) of the hay that she's taken from...

My chin's ears are a little dry and she really needs a dustbath (it's a few days past when she should've had one). Should I let her have a bath or should I keep waiting for her ears to look better?

Hello everyone, I need a bit of help on a project. In my animal science class we are making animal cut-outs from plywood and labeling the external body parts and, of course, I chose to do a chinchilla. What I need help with is the body parts that I can label on it. Does anyone know of some...

I've read that a good rule of thumb for dust baths is once every other day, but that it varies by chin. I've also read that if you blow on their fur and it doesn't immediately go back in place that they need a dust bath. Is this true? I've also heard that if you gently run your fingers over...

Okay, I'm trying to figure out some last minute stuff and I keep coming up with more questions so I'm sorry if I've gotten annoying with all of my posts. How many dried rose hips can an adult chin have? Dried rose hips are fine just sealed up in a container, right? (no refrigeration or anything...

Im getting a 2 year old female chin next week. How long should I wait before I start introducing her to the rest of my family? (There's no one under the age of 17) Also the room that she's being kept in has a few electrical outlets, and I was wondering if I should put outlet plugs in them. I...

I've been looking through the forum to find stuff on bedding, however, I don't have time to look through all 51 pages. I was wondering what the best type of bedding would be. I'm going to try to make fleece liners, however, I'm getting the cage when I get the chin, so I can't measure it to make...

I'm looking for a cage or I may build my own and I'm also chin proofing a room. I'd rather not build or buy a cage and have my little furball escape because the gaps on the sides are too large, so what size of holes can chins fit through? Would 1"x1" gaps for the wiring be fine or does it need...

I'm curious about up to what age chinchillas can healthily breed. I keep seeing that females can breed as early as 7 months (I've seen 7-9 depending on the site), but I've never seen up to what age. I'm not planning on breeding chins, but of course when dealing with such beautiful animals it is...