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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!

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...

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 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...

Hi all, I had an arborist come to my home yesterday to give me an estimate on some tree work. He's the first to accurately identify the tree in my back yard in four years. I never heard of the name before, but it's called a Serviceberry tree. It needs pruning badly. Anyway, I was wondering...

The past few days have been soooo hot and HUMID in eastern PA, I worry about my chins getting moldy. I keep the temp in their room in the upper 60s, and humidity is usually not more than upper 40s, but the past few days it's been upper 50s and even lower 60s. They don't seem to be in any...

I wasn't sure what folder to post this in, so feel free to move it to wherever it belongs. One of my chins' tubes started slipping on the front side, so I kept tightening it. I guess because the bolt is near the foldover, I just couldn't get it tight enough to keep it level. Now it's stuck...

My chins have been in my guest room for the 5-1/2 months I've had them, since in the winter it is the coldest part of the house (That and the laundry room). For the same reason it's the coldest in winter, it's the warmest in summer, so soon being in there isn't practical. I keep the house...

Every morning when I get up, there are a lot of pellets on the cage floor near the bowl. It almost looks like they are digging them out, because the pellets remaining in the bowl are always sloped. Are they trying to get to better pellets? I put their food bowl in another bowl, so that does...

I didn't know where to post this so I ended up here. On Christmas Day we could have had a tragedy. Perhaps I am not meant to be a chin mom considering my lack of brain cells! I will have to put a note on the back door to remind me to check the cage whenever I leave the house! That's right...

I know it’s a little late to be asking about these questions two months into being a chin parent, but I just want to be sure I’m doing the right thing for my girls. The questions are about frequency of treat items. I free feed Timothy hay and alfalfa pellets, and I give them several chew...

First, let me admit that I’m not a very patient person to begin with. With that said, I sometimes feel like I am not going to become part of Daphne and JoJo’s herd. I have had them now for 2 months, and I do know it can take a lot longer than that. Last week, at the 8-week mark, I decided...

Ok, I'm trying not to panic, but being a new chin mom of only 1 month, it's difficult. Until now, the norm has been that I have to bring 2 sticks in simultaneously or they will both go after the first one in. This morning JoJo refused an elm twiglet. I tried another one, still no. Last...

I'm a brand-new chin mom trying to figure out the best size Pyrex dish to use for my girls' (Daphne and JoJo) litter pan. I have a double FN cage with Bass pans, and am using fleece for the flooring at the moment. At least one of the girls has used the litter pans. I currently have two...

I ordered a Feisty Ferret for when my little girls come home with me. But now, looking at it more closely, I see that only two doors open, so I would imagine that will make it harder to clean than if all four opened. I'm thinking I'll have to maneuver the pans out. Advice?

It's been a while since I've been here, and frankly, I didn't think I was going to get a chin. Well, I'm not. I'm rescuing TWO girls from Mt. Zion Chins. :-) I won't be picking them up for a few weeks yet, so I have time to think of names. I'm looking for more suggestions, since I'm not...

Hi everyone. My name is Trish, and I am contemplating getting a chin. I have wanted one for eons, but since I used to live in a condo that got too warm, it wasn't really an option for me. I am in house now, and was thinking about rescuing a local chin who is about 5 years old. They *think*...