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  1. Renier

    Losing weight after surgery

    Good day. My chin went for dental surgery 10 days ago. He is three years old. The surgery went well but they kept him for five days for observation and syringe feeding. He's been home for five days now, but losing weight everyday. Very little, but still dropping. I think his teeth is better. I...
  2. Renier

    Taming my chins

    Hello everyone. I'm sure this subject has popped-up in the past. I have two Chins. Got them when they were 3 months. Even then they would come on my lap for treats, but just hop away when I tried to touch them. It has only gotten worse. They are 18 months now, and I can't get close to them...
  3. Renier

    Real problem with running wheel.

    Hi there. I have a problem. In my country, Chinchillas are not very common and you have to actually do a bid searching to find one. Most pet shops do not have them. So you can imagine that the accessories list is almost negligible. I know the story of the wheel size, but the biggest wheel I can...
  4. Renier

    Can dust irritate the eye?

    Hi there. My first post, and already asking for advice. My Chinchilla's one eye got some sort of infection a while back. The eye is a bit puffy, sometimes a bit wet, and often just partially open, with the hair around the eye not as smooth as it should be (which from reading other posts, are...
  5. Renier

    Cleaning and scaring

    Hi, I got my chins yesterday. They are 3 months old. They took the move pretty badly, and seems to be scared and very wary of me -which is fully understandable. And I am quite happy to give them their time to get used to the new surroundings. I don't mind if it takes some weeks or longer. But I...
  6. Renier

    Pans - metal, plastic, wood?

    Hello everyone, I am an exciting guy who will be getting his chins in 4 days. In my country we can not get ready-made cages. For rats yes, but my chins will have a three-story palace. Now I had to resort to getting a big parrot cage. I have to somehow now get floors / pans for the three levels...
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