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About 2 weeks ago I had a chin get hurt. Nothing was broken, but he was put on metacam for pain and inflimation. He stopped eating and started loosing weight. We are handfeeding him ground pellets untill the critical care comes in. He is now loosing 2-3 grams a day. He is chewing on sticks and...

About a week ago my chin had an injured back paw that we took him to the vet for. We were given Metacam for pain. Since his injury he has went from 436 grams to 400 grams. Should we start handfeeding him? I dont have any critical care on hand and would have to order it. Should we grind pelllets...

My chins and i were out for playtime about 30 min. ago and I accidentially stepped on him. He is now limping and won't put any weight on his back leg. I am very worried. We don't have access to an emergency vet. I put him and his brother in a smaller cage without ledges. I put his brother in...

I have 2 chinchillas that I handfed. I think one is really small. They were born June of 2011. Oli is the smallest at 445g, and Pepper is the larger one at 643g. Is this small for either? They both eat a lot of pellets and hay, and drink quite a bit of water. They are also more active than my...

I was looking for the cherrios and i saw a box of cream of wheat. I was simply wondering if this is safe to feed to chins?

I have a beige chinchilla that is about 7 months old. When he was a baby he didn't really have any red to his eyes. As he gets older, his eyes turn more of a ruby red. (that is how his mom got the name Ruby.) I was just wondering, is this normal? Has anyone else had a chin do this?:hmm:

I haven't posted pics in a long time. I think they are overdue!!!! These are my miracle boys! They finaly decided to let me take a good pic of them after 10 min.:thumbsup:

My female Bratty, (white mosiac) has a orangeis/brownish colored liquid in her fur,by the base of her tail and genitals. I think it's pee, but I'm not shure. My other female Nusta (ex dark eb.) has kinda wetish looking spots but nothing very noticeable. Am I just being a nervous momma or is this...

I handfed two kits. They are 4 months old. (born June 2nd) Oil the littlest is only 328g, and his brother pepper is 460g. We weaned oli at 240g and pepper at 310. They were weaned at 11 weeks. Is this small for 4 month olds? They are in the bottom half of a ferret nation 182, with no wheel or...

When my next paycheck comes in i'm gettting my chinnies a fn 142! I found one for $230 no shipping. I'm using it to seperate my boys and girls in one cage. (girls on top, boys on bottom colsed pan in between.) Correct me if I'm wrong but a ferret nation 142 with a solid base CAN seprate 2 males...

I have been looking for some toys, hanging toys. I was wondering if anyone would like to share any vendors on CnH that their cinnys loved. (also any that ur chinnies didn't like would be helpful!) Thanks

I tought I'd post pics of my boys here, because of the people that posted on my emergency post that i had orphened babies. (This helped keep them alive.) I am so greatful to all of you who helped keep my boys alive! Thanks!!!!! This is Oli at 1 1/2 weeks old. (This is right after Ruby (his...

Here are my girls Bratty's fat rolls More fat rolls Nusta!!! Nusta in her hangy house Coya in the hangy house My Girlies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are weaning our babies. They are 8 weeks old yesterday. One was over 200 grams ons one was very close to 200. (185) they both lost 11 grams since yestrday when we started weaning them so we put them back on milk. What should we do?

How do i get a pedigree for my chin? Nusta, my newest chin came from a hobby breader and we can e-mail the person we got her from to get her bloodlines back to her grand-parents, to see if they had health problems. How do i get pedigree for my other chin, bratty or even just her bloodlines back...

When do my babies stop needing te powdered suplement?

I purchased some bene-bac from petco and i was wondering how much to give to a 331 gram chinchilla. Also she is 5 months old. The bene-bac is for squishy poop.

My new chinchilla Nusta has squishy poop and i pulled all pellets and treats for the next 2 days. I started this yesterday. I was wondering if i could mix in some orchard grass with her timothy hay. (Also can I mix it in with my other chins hay?) Thanks

I not sure if this is an emergency or not but i didn't know where else to post it and get answers quick. My new chin Nusta has squishy poop. Sometimes it is VERY squishy amd smears, other times it is just stepped on and smashed on the shelf. She was on mazuri but had slightly squish poops so I...

I have 2 kits that i am hand-raising. They are 5 weeks old. one kit weight 121 and the other weighs 164. Are they unusaly small or just right. Alos we are feeding every 3 hrs. when can we go to every 4? THANKS