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Hi all, It has just come to my attention that a coworker of my husbands has a chin that is being kept in some really bad conditions. Currently the chin gets no social interaction,it is kept between a washer and dryer in a basement and has and was attacked by the owners dog. We are unsure of if...

My brother got a chinchilla shortly after I did . I have been going to his house helping take care of the chin from day one because he wasnt as good or knowledge about chins as I was.Although he still feeds his chin treats from the pet store and keeps some plastic in her cage he loves and takes...

My 6 month old chin pumpkin ate a fist sized hole in her hay bag that fell toward her cage 2 days ago I called her vet and they couldn't get me an appointment til Saturday but I took it and was pretty calm because she's was eating and drinking and pooping normal but then yesterday she pooped a...

I just got my girl a huge five level cage a bunch of new fleece items . Is it normal for her to be avoiding the upper levels and the fleece,she pretty much stays on the first two levels .

My girl Pumpkin was diagnosed with Coccida a few days ago. She is on bene bac and an antibiotic. I have been monitoring her poos very closely and cleaning her cage daily. Today while spot cleaning I noticed a poo that was just way out of proportion from the others, I mean this thing was huge. Is...

Has anyone ever had ordering issues with quaility mutation chinchillas .com I have emailed several times abut something I ordered over two weeks ago and haven't received anything back yet . I'm not here to complain just to find out if this has happened to anyone else here ? I'm trying to fix...

Hi all, I need some advice fast my girl pumpkin is acting a little weird . She seems to be more tired than usual which I know is cause for concern. She's still very alert and jumps and moves around when I open her cage and for treats but her ears are down and she seems a little more sluggish...

My fingers are raw and I'm about to pull my hair out :hair: :banghead: . I finally found the kiln dried pine I'd been looking for to make shelves and got it cut and everything and now I can't install the **** hanger bolts . I don't have a drill all I have are pliers and a hammer . Please tell me...

I recently started using bag balm on my chinnies dry feet but last night she was particularly fidgety and I got some on her fur . She acted weird after I got the balm on her fur ,she stared scratching the fleece in her cage and rolling around on it . Her fur is a little matted where the balm is...

My mom bought me a new cage which I thought was really sweet but she just bought it before I could help pick it out . She ordered it new from eBay I'm just wondering if this is a good cage for my chin and if not what can I do to make it better.

Since I brought my chin home she has this odd behavior of chewing her belly ( I think it's her belly ) . She dips her head in the middle of her then comes up chewing and continues to chew what looks like nothing in her mouth for a few seconds to a min. I check her almost everyday and her belly...

I came across this site and thought it was a good idea ( minus the pillow) for making liners or other fleece items if you don't have access to a sowing machine

My chin is a hay destroyer .She goes through like a handful of hay in less than an hour . Now I only put new hay in her cage once a day because I'm pretty sure if I put new hay in there as soon as she ate it I'd be ridiculously over feeding her. Is this normal for her to want that much hay ?

How often should I rotate or change my chins toys ?

Is it normal for my chins feet to look dry and cracked and if not how can I help this problem .

Hi all ,I'm going crazy looking for the wood my chinchilla can have ,I have the list of chin friendly woods and I took it to home depot,lowes,micheals craft store and Joann fabrics all of which told me that they carry none of those woods or they didn't know what type of woods they carried ( in...

Hi everyone ,:wave5: My Name is Mary and Im a new Chinchilla owner. I absolutely LOVE my chinnie her name is Valentine <3 I had a chinchilla a few years back named Lily but she passed away :( Im married to my high school sweetheart ,weve been together for 9 years <3 Im 23 .... and Im really...