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  1. kerri101

    Question about growth on chin face

    There was a chin at a pet store....hes up for adoption/re-homing....he has this weird growth ( like a huge bubble) on one side of his mouth you can see it the size of a golfball OMG !!! what could it be ? the person at the store said it was because he was overweight I feel differently...the chin...
  2. kerri101

    Whos chins bang and pull on cage doors when wanting out???

    My chin gets touchy and continues to rattle the latch on the cage doors like a crazed chinchilla!! she is I guess angry and impatient but I am sick so shes not getting out until I am recovered....so shes giving the evil eye lol...even with plenty of new toys she just got she is uninterested in...
  3. kerri101

    wow preparing wood is TIME consuming share your experiences!!

    Phew...I have been hounding my S.O. for weeks....I harvested two small birch trees ....and carried them down the hill all alone...they was heavy!!! cut the tree in sections that I wanted for different things....started with twigs chews. inspection..scrubbing ...boiling ...baking OH MY TAKES SO...
  4. kerri101

    name of string/safe wire for chins?

    I am in the process and have scoped out some nice trees.. already in depth researched and tested all the proper scrubbing/boil/bake method for small batches but wanted to make sure I use the correct chin safe hangers...if i decided to make my own perches what type of string /twine do you all...
  5. kerri101

    anyone used Birch ?

    I was thinking the other day I have tons of birch trees we have 5 acres of trees ( unsprayed ) has anyone used birch ? I was thinking about possibly down the line making a few ledges / chews for my chin as I have absolutely nothing to do these days and I figured since it was accessible why not...
  6. kerri101

    advice fur nats or preventing comb Please and TY

    My chin has a couple of nats in her fur ..one I plucked out by loosening it and then wiggling and pulling so she slipped that one but then on the other side there are two small ones...I dont understand why she is getting these her cage is never dirty I clean the entire cage 2 times a week and...
  7. kerri101

    chinchilla scream not bark sound?

    Last night chin made a scream sound like a loud one not a bark.....( shes does that enough when she wants us lol) my teenage daughter said it screamed horrid so she woke me right up I ran to chin checked on her she was fine no injury's eating...pooping drinking fine but we dont know the...
  8. kerri101

    chinchucks........

    my chin is a chinchuck because she is a willow stick maniac!!! she chibbles TONS of sticks all on one corner of the cage only this takes about an hour that is all wood no shavings, I clean 2-3 times the outside where she throws chips she throws the chibbles out of the corner of the cage, always...
  9. kerri101

    female chin doing stuff to glass objects?

    My female chin will go near a empty glass mug or candle holder or anything round and ceramic and will try to get as close to it and I think she is humping it .....is this normal??? she will get on her hind legs and do a little shuffle to the object and do weird things ....does she need a cuddle...
  10. kerri101

    Whos Chin has playtime Pooping Party's in Special Spots?

    I know chins have non control of where they really poop in the cage BUT when my chin is out at playtime there are certain designated spots she poops all the time... 1- under my bedside table at the bottom cubby 2- in my window sill 3- under the blanket if I make a chinny tunnel which I stopped...
  11. kerri101

    Question about pine shaving?

    I want to switch from aspen to pine....Ive head many say pine smells better.....but when I went to two pet stores I asked if the pine shavings are kiln dried and they had no idea what I was taking about.....are there any brands that people know are kiln dried pine safe shavings thanks :)
  12. kerri101

    Happy Mothers day to all

    happy Mothers day to all !!!! Moms day is not just for moms but for anyone who has been or had a positive role model in their life!!!! So enjoy the day !!!!and happy Mothers day to all!!!
  13. kerri101

    naughty chin CHIBBLED the wall!!!

    I always watch my girl while she is out since Im super paranoid....well Im glad I did she was sitting at my desk and all of a sudden she "CHIBBLED" the wall!!! Im hoping since I said no she wont do this again or she will be forced into a playpen naughty girl LOL I do feed her well and have lotsa...
  14. kerri101

    is there any such thing as to much playtime for an adult chin?

    I was just wondering what others thoughts are with leaving chin out or a few hours like 2-3 hours? or even more in a climate controlled chin proof room with me in it of course? My main concern is she would get mad at being in the cage at me ? and what if I missed a few days so far I have had her...
  15. kerri101

    Goodness do you have CHIN dreams or CHINmares LOL

    The past two nights I had chin dreams.... yes I dream of chinchillas ......the one last night was not so bad it was just about getting more chinchillas.....( secretly I may want more but wont be making any decisions until this is thought out for a long time) The one before I had a chin...
  16. kerri101

    Question on ferret nation cages?

    I am going to be buying a new cage in a month or so...Im looking at the ferret nation cages but I see the bottom tray is plastic and the sections that divide the cages? what is the easiest way to modify them ... or maybe I am looking at them wrong and the divider is metal? I dont know I haven't...
  17. kerri101

    chinny and indoor fresh air ? and questions about respiratory

    At night as long as its cool chin-chin likes to play on my desk with me and go in the window sill.....its this ok are chins ...we dont have to much pollen here yet I wont let her sit in the sill when I start seeing any floaty pollen Im allergic too we would both me cranky....also how to chins...
  18. kerri101

    Chin wont eat Hay from the hay rack :(

    Chin has nice hay, she has been eating the Oxbow fine for a few weeks, I just bought her a wooden hay rack 2 days ago....BUT she wont eat hardly any hay from it ...Im worried she needs to eat hay and I really dont want to use the bowl hay ends up in the cage floor...Im not worried about the...
  19. kerri101

    Hay quality???

    My chin ate Kaytee hay fine before as the people didnt give her hay at the petstore...I wanted her to have yummy hay so I bought Oxbox hay I hear its better quality.... question is there is no sell by date.....the kaytee actually is very greener off the Oxbox which is less green and seems to...
  20. kerri101

    Making huge piles ???

    Every night I make sure to add a few toys to chin-chins cage....finger traps willow sticks ect..... does anyone's chin mound shaving and the debris in a huge pile? its literally been a mounded pile in the middle of her cage in the morning....Im making my self nuts cleaning the cage and shavings...
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