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Hi all, NWI Chinchilla Rescue has some chins looking for forever homes. These are all rescues: Snickers -- 5 year old standard grey female -- born 4/21/2009 -- was a breeder before she came to the rescue after a few homes -- friendly but barks when you go to pick her up -- good "first chin"...

I used to list these sort of used items on my webstore, but the time spent listing them versus the money made.... not worth it. So I'm listing them here for a short period of time before they all get recycled or pitched (except food bowls/water bottles). I also have items for other animals...

Got an email this morning from someone with questions on chins... and most of em I could handle, but then they asked, could a chin have dried organic lemongrass leaf (like from a herb store)? That I don't know. I've never heard of it used, but then, I've learned a lot of new things on here...

5-6 weeks ago, had a bout with bacterial enteritis, and since then, have talked with people and found several people who went to Nationals, as I did, and since have had unexplained chin deaths (as in, more than the occasional one). Not sure if that's just a coincidence or not, so I thought I'd...

Ok, so little backstory. As some of you know, about 7 weeks ago, I had 5 chins all pass of unknown reasons. About one every other day for 12 days. The 5th was taken in for a necropsy, which did not show cause of death. Tissue samples were sent out, and I just got them back today, 5 weeks...

So, I was checking weights on some babies today and noticed something.... On this one chin, she is missing fur on her chest, down part of one of her arms, and at the base of her tail. She also has these sort of raised bumps on her tail which extend from about the base to right above my finger...

I was contacted by someone looking for a mosaic chinchilla -- only they are in Magnolia, Arkansas 71753, and I am in Indiana. I'm not familiar with much of the south, as I deal primarily with the midwest, so I thought I'd ask here -- can anyone point me in the direction of breeders/rescues...

Hey, Was just wondering if anyone knew what happened to the chinnation website? I was on facebook today arguing about the correct foods for chins (they say fresh apples and all sorts of leafy greens, I say pelleted food and hay), and they say, well I say one thing, they say another, what's...

Just wondering people's thoughts on this and what other vendors do regarding out of country items. Here's what's been going on: I can't say I've ever shipped a ton of items out of the country, but I used to ship things with reasonable frequency to Canada... and the postage would be more than...

Hi, Got an email today from someone in Montana wanting me to ship them chins. I don't ship, so I suggested I could ask if there were any breeders or rescues close to them -- but off the top of my head I don't know if there are. Anyone know of any in the area? Thanks.

Let me explain that question a little. Many of the chins here have had a stillborn here, a stillborn there. Not usually close to one another in their breeding history, and they go on to have happy healthy bouncing kits in between. But then I got to thinking, is there a certain point, where...

Ok, so one of my friends runs a rat rescue, and has some pet chins as well. Well, apparently some rats of hers got infested with tropical rat mites. Her chin started pulling out his fur (like, pulling, as opposed to chewing) in an area on his body, and when she looked at it, she says the same...

One of my adoptive homes contacted me about their chinchilla excessively drinking and peeing. I've never dealt with this before, so I thought I'd pose the question here -- is this something to worry about? Something to watch? Something to go to the vet for? Here's the relevant part of the...

OK, so I have a female here who has never had issues with milk coming in. Her kits have always been raised entirely by her with no supplementing or handfeeding. Well, about a week ago, she had one kit. The first few days, the kit was gaining about two grams per day, so no problem there...

I have been contacted by someone about boarding a chinchilla for them for about a month over the upcoming holiday season. The thing is... we have never boarded before (though I would not be opposed to doing so), so I wanted to get some people's thoughts and experiences on how they do this. I...

So, in March 2012, a couple in their 20's purchased one of our pedigreed chinchilla kits. I received an email from them a bit ago, stating: Hey, there isn't really an easy way to say this so I am just going to come out with it. We are having some financial issues and are having a hard time...

So, recently got in a pair of male rescues. One of them can see fine, the other has cataracts. I would venture to say that the one with cataracts can't see very well, but that's just guessing. I had them both in a multilevel cage with the food at the bottom, no problems. Both happy and...

So, we pulled a chin from one of the local humane societies. No idea what she was fed before, but when we picked her up....the food in her food bowl looked to me like parrot food, so obviously not the right stuff. Not to mention, this chin is skin n bones. So we get her home, fresh pellets...

My grandmother recently died, leaving us with two pieces of paper that were clearly saved for years and years... in German. While my family speaks Polish, no one knows German and our online translation efforts have proved pointless, as many words are simply not recognized. If someone on here...

Hi all, I got an email from someone today in Maine looking for a chin. She says she can't find any breeders local to her, and off the top of my head, I don't know of any in the area. Does anyone know of chin breeders in Maine or thereabouts? Thanks!