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Hi! New software looks great. We had large-scale unexpected change of plans so we had to downsize our pet family. We're down to 3 chinchillas, a couple who we just bonded together not too long ago, and our grandpa chin who is 19. All very healthy and happy, so we're having a good time :)

Hi all, We're looking for new homes for our 6 chinchillas. We have had a great time rescuing them and bonding with them but it is time to downsize. They have all been taken care of well, fed a healthy diet of Timothy Hay and pellets, bathe regularly, and have daily "playtime" for an hour aside...

For the past few days we’ve placed them in the same cage for different periods of time. They’re getting along well! The squabbles I mentioned before turned out to be just grooming, as I watched a few videos online of what it is like. We haven’t done any overnights with them being in the same...

Hello, I am not sure if my chin, Mama, has been depressed from bonding with my newer chin, Coco. We have done side by side cage, swapping dust baths and toys, and they have playtime together now. They get along quite well aside from the occasional squabble, which we break apart and return them...

Just wondering if it's possible and if so, how I should be doing it. Sent from my SM-J320R4 using Tapatalk

Hey guys! I'm also from Connecticut, greater Hartford. It's good know fellas around here that are on the forums too:) Sent from my SM-J320R4 using Tapatalk

Thanks, I'll do that. It's just for the time being, where Nike is in the single level cage while his leg heals. In the big cage, they usually pee on the up and down ramps and I scrub everything weekly. Here in the single level, he just kind of goes wherever. I'm cleaning the single level at...

Hi, There's pee stains on my chinchillas feet and tail from walking over their puddles. The fur is yellowish brown. It looks pretty disgusting and I'm wondering how I can clean it up. Thanks : )

I got referred to a handful of vet offices/hospitals, only 2 had doctors come in today. But my parents were out for nearly the whole day, and I haven't gotten my license yet. They already left their offices by the time my parents got back :( More places will be open tomorrow, and I'll give them...

Update: It's 7 am. Last night, he walked to his house. This morning, I found his outside, near the bottom right corner of his cage. Nike seems to have a bit more energy than what he had last night, he responded to my touches and even begged a little. Pellets do not seem to have decreased, but he...

Update: He's eating a bit of his pellets now. He has also turned 90 degrees, and rests on all fours. Eyes are droopier though. I forgot to mention, that was one of his hind legs that was limp. It's also 1am, he would normally be wide awake and attentive.

Hi, My chinchilla Nike got out of his playpen, and since my dad isn't a big fan of them(in the first point), he got pissed and tried to force Nike back in with a broom. Long story short, my dad ended up hitting Nike with the broom somehow(I didn't see); I don't know how hard he hit him. My...

That was a comparison. We keep them in our basement. It's like 60ish down there.

They like their house cool (I had goosebumps the last time I was there)... So I'm not too concerned about the heat. It'll be even cooler when we go on vacation. It's currently 74 degrees Fahrenheit in our 3rd story and the temp drops pretty fast in the fall here. They have the A.C. on alot so...

Hi, I'm letting my next door neighbor watch my chinchillas while I'm gone for 5 days. She's met the chinchillas a couple of times before. She has had guinea pigs before, so I think the basic concept of daily care is similar. I made a checklist for her, and I'm just wondering if I've missed or...

Ok, thanks guys!

Hi, I'm wondering if it's possible to DIY a saucer, and if so, what I should be buying. I also saw this wheel instagram.com/oliverschin (latest post)... And was curious if it would be safe for the chins if i used some sheet metal or something and lay it in the wheel.

Okay, it'll have to be mad chins then haha. Unless I can find a vet or friend to take care of them, which I hope I can find. I do have a wheel(https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/kaytee-silent-spinner-exercise-wheel-large), but the chins had destroyed the stand before we got them. I...

I'm also thinking about temporarily moving the chins and their stuff to another friend's house for the month and half. They have bunnies, and I'm not too keen, but I think they are similar in terms of caring for them. Would that be ok? If it is, one thing I'm worried for is that the may be too...

We put them in the pen and left them near their cage, went upstairs to eat, and there was a hole in the mesh and 3 chins running around when I went back downstairs XD I do have a friend who lives near us that may be fine with coming over a couple times to check on them for the week we're away...