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I've had someone email me asking if I have any suggestions on their chins "problem", here it there first email/explanation: "I thought that he had a hair ring problem as he was very swollen and cleaning excessively around his genitalia, but on closer inspection, he had a build up of hard...

So one of the rescues gave birth a week ago, apparently her third back-to-back litter (she has been non-stop pregnant since she was 8 months old according to the 'owner'!) and rejected the smallest baby a few days ago, she was a puny 39grams at birth and 37 when I pulled her (mum attacked her)...

Will Deprim and Metacam put a chinchilla off their feed?

So you regularly see people going on about making sure your chinchilla gets enough thiamine to avoid deficiencies but... What exactly is the dietary requirement of thiamine for chinchillas? What is the minimum? Is there a maximum? I've been searching for HOURS and got nothing!

Alright, chinchilla with SERIOUS, very sudden fur chewing. For some background, the chin is 8 years old, never had an issue before (not my chin I am asking on behalf of someone else). In December the chinchilla began chewing the fur off his tail, he seemed in pain and was chewing so...

I have a friend with standing bamboo in his yard that he wants gone, it's several years old and between 1-3inches diameter. Is this size/age bamboo alright to use in chinny toys? And if so, how should it be prepared?

partially chewed the ears off their babies would you continue to breed from them? First thing I would like to point out is that these are not my chinchillas just in case anyone got that idea. I currently do not having any breeding chinchillas and am focussing on rescues until I can find...

Her owner noticed the blood last night around the genital area and assumed she had a misscarriage, she realised this morning that it was actually the anus as all her droppings are covered in blood. She is trying to find a vet now (it's Saturday and her usual vet is away, no one else wants to...

Strange request I know but I'm hoping someone (hopefully several someones!) can help me out. First off let me tell you a little about what I'm doing... Here in New Zealand we have serious problems with the health and quality of our chinchillas, most chins in New Zealand are around the 300-500...