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So... i have bought Tika every toy under the sun. And out of all the nifty little do dads and coloured things and twisters and everything she has a definitive favorite and a simple one at that. She goes bananas for the left over 2x1 pine scraps from me rebuilding her cage. I cut them down so...

Hi guys! Just wondered if there was any other DA members with chins/hedgies. I post some of tika now and then, and other stuff. Thought if there was any other members i would watch them, they could watch me. my s/n is 1Sight1

I was just wondering how long a chins digestive track takes to work. From ingestion to expulsion?

Hello, I rearranged Tikas cage completely and she LOVES it. But, she isn't peeing in her pee pan any more. She gets every loose toy and puts it in her pee pan, and then manages to pee in completely random places all over the cage now. Anyone have some ideas on how to get her to start peeing back...

Just getting some newer pictures from the other week of Tika. She has so much personality and is really starting to open up to me, she is sitting on my shoulder as we check the forums! So thought i would post a few pictures of her. "I wonder how many paws that drop is?" "Yes, would you like...

So last week was my spring break and I totally redid Tika's cage. It took a day and a half of off and on working to get it to the final stage. I started with my Quality Cage, disassembled it, made a wooden frame for it, reassembled, then put in an entire new layout of shelves. Tika had a wheel...

I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a place to order wire panels that make up cages similar to the Quality Cages are made out of? I would want them cut to specific sizes and then powder coated. I have been thinking about making a monster cage with melamine sides and then a wire front...

Just remember reading about whisker trimming the other week, and wondered if someone could explain the reasoning and details of it in some detail?

I have heard that small local rodents enjoy gnawing on the fallen antlers of the local white tailed deer. I have a bunch of old antlers that have just been hanging out in my closet and wonder what your guys thoughts were on safety as a chew toy. I have microwaved them to kill any bugs and...

Hi guys! i am yet again astonished at how smart chins can be. Lately I have been trying to shoulder train Tika. When i say shoulder train I mean when i place her on my shoulder she knows she needs to just hang out there and not try to jump off. It has been working pretty good. I have been using...

Hi guys, I have cleaned wood for Tika before, but i had an idea. Instead of baking the wood why not microwave it? When i clean wood for out chameleon we always microwave it to kill the bugs and what not. And my understanding is that is why you bake the woods... Just wanted to see what you guys...

So, today... in an hour i have two midterms back to back for four hours... But... Last night i was restlessly trying to sleep when i kept hearing this "thunk" couple sec delay "thunk" coming from Tika's cage. Not ever hearing this sound before i had to investigate. So i sat there and watched...

Hi guys! I have my chin Tika, and was thinking about getting a hedgie and noticed that they were illegal in the state of PA. I was just wondering the general reasons they where illegal in some states and not others?

I can't get Tika out for playtimes every night but every night hell or high water i spend about 20mins of just 1 on 1 time with her for a little in cage "playtime." Usually i just put my hand in there and she will run up my one are across my shoulders and then down the other arm back into her...

Just lately, the last 2 weeks, Tika has been pulling out all her hay and rolling in it and I am perplexed. She just started it out of the blue, i haven't changed her dust bath schedule, i give her one every 3rd day. She does not appear greasy, or dry, she looks good to me. And was wondering if...

I just put Tikas new wheel in her cage. And so far she is pretty clueless about it she managed to jump on top of it and side off. and i was just wondering how long did it take for your guys little ones to learn how to use a wheel?

I posted this on the old forum but... How many of you out there are college students? and if you wouldn't mind... What Year? What school? What major? I am a sophomore at Penn State Erie, and majoring in Environmental Engineering and the proud roommate to Tika.

Hello, I have been interested in chinchillas for the past year or so, and been an owner for the past couple of months. But i have been thinking about show chinchillas. We have alpacas and I have been showing them for the last 5 years and really enjoy it, so was thinking about chinchilla shows...

HELLO EVERYONE! I am procrastinating studying for tests so i decided to do a little in cage photo shoot of Tika. She was in a pretty sassy mood but got a few keepers for sure! Hope you guys enjoy them. "This belly is so ready for scratches" "You looking at ME?" "Ummm.... my fav HAY!" "To...

I just awoke to Tika making a sound that i have never heard her do before. She would do about 10 calls starting loudest and then fading out. I jumped up to watch her, she just kept doing this... 10 calls and about a 5ish second wait then again and again. I opened the cage up and removed her. I...