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I have a lot of hay that my chins won't eat. A 7-lb box of BM Timothy Hay - it doesn't say what the cut is, but I think it's a mix with mostly first cut. Also up for grabs are 12 oz bags of Small Pet Select second cut Timothy hay and oat hay. If you can use it, fabulous!

Well that's interesting that they hear at the same level we do. For some reason I thought their hearing was much more sensitive than ours. I think I read it somewhere, but I could be remembering that and just made it up in my head. LOL So far it's a no go. I think they've actually become...

I'm just popping in here with a few questions about everyone's chins watching tv. Until now I've only had a radio in their room, so they've known no action for the past 4+ years unless I'm in there (and I've felt bad about that). How do you know they're interested in a show? So far, I...

Thanks for responding Barb. I was hoping they were just playing a little rough. As far as I know, the only times it has happened has been during playtime out of the cage. I usually let them out twice a day; once when I get up, and then in the evening after I feed them and scoop the poop. It...

I've had my two rescue girls for about a year and a half now. JoJo is definitely the boss of the two, and has always humped Daphne at times. I'm not sure humping is the correct term; there is no movement once she gets on Daphne's back. And it mainly seems to happen when they are out of the...

I figured I'd start a new thread to my questions thread. I did successfully make a pattern for the Bass pans and made liners that are just a tiny bit over-sized - maybe a half inch total, but that's okay. They're even, and one side of each liner is not a lot different than the other. And the...

Yes, I did know about the vinegar. I just never measure when I put it in the machine because I'm not sure how much should go in. But they always come out clean. How much SHOULD I use? I'm guessing about a cup? Oh, and I know about never using fabric softener too.

I will do that before I make any new ones. Wash in hot water for maximum shrinkage?

Well I'm glad I decided to check in. I never got notification that anyone had responded and was disappointed. But thank you Amethyst for responding. I will try again with these instructions. I think a big part of my problem for the cockeyed ones and the smaller ones is that I've been laying...

Apparently I need detailed instructions on how to make cage liners. I have made 5 sets of liner for my FN182 with Bass pans. Not one of the 10 liners is the right size, or even the same size as any other. In addition to the size issue, how do you do the inside corner of the cutout for the...

I see you posted this a while ago, so hopefully you have been able to resolve the cage rattling. If not, what part is rattling? With mine, whenever my chins move around in the cage the doors were rattling. I don't know if it stressed them out, but my ears sure didn't like it. My fix was...

Ok, let's try a pic again

I have no idea how I would get those pictures. I tried flipping JoJo over last night to see, but that did not go well. I emailed Barb (Mt. Zion Chins) this morning and asked if she confirmed that they were both females when she took them in. Haven't heard back yet. I did take a couple more...

I sure hope they're both girls too, but at this point I'm thinking not. Even if it is ejaculate, if I'm not in trouble now, I will be eventually. UGH!!!!!!!

"It's most likely an estrus plug. Females will have one every time they go into heat." Oh Good Lord. Tell me that they are not both females and that I have kits on the way. Sooooo not in the plan. JoJo does hump Daphne sometimes, but I just thought it was a dominance issue.

They are females. I forgot that chinchillas don't vomit. So that leaves out that they ingested it before I saw it. That is a relief. Ok, so today's update. I had thought on Monday that it might have been plastic from the texture of it. It was moist then, but it was near their water...

I wasn't really sure where to post this, so if it should be moved, please do so. I checked on my chins before I went to bed last night, and in the corner of the cage was some funky stuff. I freaked out. I have no idea what it is. It's a plastic-y texture, but I don't know where they could...

Ok, thanks. Due to the location of the tree, I would think that it was likely planted there. I'd better not risk it. Oh well.

Thanks for responding. I'd never heard of a Serviceberry tree either. Several people have thought it was a few different kinds of trees, but when I looked them up, they were all a definite no. It's good to know that the berries are edible for humans. I think next year I will venture out and...