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Farmer Dave's is great. Their hay quality has consistently been the best of any brand I've tried. I also got some apple wood perches from them that are great, and sometimes I'll get some chew sticks of wood that's harder to find from other vendors, like pear and blueberry. I will say that...

My female chin typically eats about 60-70% of the hay I put in her feeder every day....but that's only when it's the RIGHT hay. I've had the best luck with Farmer Dave's hay (2nd cut timothy), the quality seems much more consistent than other brands I've tried (Oxbow and Small Pet Select seemed...

Glad to hear you finally found some hay your picky old man gets excited about. My girl can be a bit of a hay snob. She likes the nice long, crunchy strands and absolutely will not touch it if it's short and broken up. I've had the best luck with Farmer Dave's hay. She likes Small Pet Select when...

Lol, I had a very similar experience not long after I got my chin. Came to check on her, found her sprawled out on her side, and nearly had a heart attack because she looked dead. Then she heard me and jumped up and came back to life. 😂 Now she's so comfortable with me that she often won't even...

Wow, it sounds like you're definitely doing something right if you're getting multiple chins into their late teens and 20s. Glad to hear that Roo is doing better! I'll definitely keep Benebac in mind, I've heard those sorts of supplements can be helpful. Do you give it to younger chins, or is it...

That's amazing that you've kept Roo happy and healthy for nearly a quarter century! When I first got my chin, I read that they could live over 20 years (which was a bit of a shock, I never would have guessed they were so long-lived when I agreed to take her in 😂), but it still surprises me when...

I normally just gather up the hay my chin has pulled out of the holder and put it back in the holder. Once a week I dump everything and give her a fresh batch, but otherwise I'll just add a little fresh hay to what she already has if she's getting low. I used to give her a fresh batch of hay...

My chin LOVES loofah. I get her natural, unbleached loofah slices from various Etsy shops, she goes wild for it. It's also easy to string on wire or toy kabobs to make hanging toys, which is nice.

Welcome! I was in a similar boat as you about 18 months ago. Knew nothing about chins, but heard about a chin in dire need of a new home (dire as in she was going to be euthanized if we didn't come pick her up in a matter of hours), so I can definitely relate to having to learn as you go! It...

You might also check out Farmer Dave's. Homepage No idea if they're any cheaper than what you've already found, but they sell a variety of woods and sizes and sell pretty large lots of them. Check out Etsy too. That's where I buy a lot of my chew toys. It's not always super cheap, but if...

It's so funny, my chin is the exact opposite. She hardly vocalises at all. When she does, it's just the occasional soft chirp. I've only ever heard her bark once, when I was trying to pull out a little tuft of her fur that was shedding out but hadn't yet come all the way out. She apparently...

I do this too! I shake out my fleece liners over my front flower bed before tossing them in the wash. But that's all I do. I just toss the used aspen shavings from the litterbox in the trash. Though now that I'm thinking about it.... there's a compost bin at my work that we use for the garden...

The vet is technically correct that there are risks with general anaesthesia for small mammals (frankly, there are risks for all animals, including humans), but there are times when the potential benefits outweigh the risks, and there are times where there's just no way to make a diagnosis (and...

I think you need to find a vet who is willing to put her under and really do a thorough exam of her teeth. As Amethyst said, it's obvious something is wrong, all signs point to her teeth being the culprit, and it's not possible to properly examine her teeth without putting her under, scoping...

Just wanted to pop back into this thread to say that this hay feeder seems to reduce waste at least as well as the Etsy one I posted earlier, and is much less pricey...

I don't know of any products offhand, but that would be pretty easy to make yourself. Just get some stainless steel wire, like is sold for making jewelry, and string it with whatever you like.

My chin literally took MONTHS to start using her wheel. I had a friend make me an absolutely beautiful wooden wheel, and I felt awful because 3+ months in, my chin hadn't touched it, even when I tried to lure her on it with treats and dust (she'd grab the treats, but get startled and jump off...

Pandamonium Pets and ChinSurfers (you can Google them, pretty sure they both sell on Etsy in addition to having their own websites) both make awesome ledges in many shapes and sizes, and also sell sets of ledges that are cheaper than buying them individually. I wouldn't say either is exactly...

Looks awesome, I bet your chin(s) is loving it!

Just an idea, but....could this maybe be the problem? Is it possible that he's just gotten sick of his usual hay? I've noticed that my chin does seem to get bored/sick of having the same hay. I'll change up the brand, or even the type of hay, and she'll get excited about it again. She's the same...