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Thank you - I have been watching her closely and I haven’t seen anything abnormal. I’ve been checking for swelling and all feels typical - but will keep monitoring her! I made/added a large hammock to stretch across the open area of her cage, which she hates - but should also prevent this in...

Hi all - I may be paranoid but I'm hoping to get some advice. I was slowly unlatching the top door of my chinchilla mansion & my chin jumped on the lava ledge connected to the door. She must have snuck up there without me realizing as I was grabbing hay (I feel awful) she got startled as the...

I don't think I could handle not bringing her lol! I just hope she likes her new home lol

thank you everyone! I will for sure be bringing my portable AC & ask about back up power sources when I apartment hunt. I'll try to look into apps that give me info. I also have a baby/pet cam I can view on the go from an app so that should help with some anxiety...I think my biggest fear is...

Hi Everyone, it's been awhile since I've posted on here. I'm writing in hopes you all will have some words of advice/help me with my anxiety over this siutation. I currently live in MN with my chin, Juanita, and (it's not 100% official) but it looks like I will be attending Arizona State...

I have kiln dried pine bedding - just shavings of it! And yeah I realized there was a new "favorite" pee spot, and it was a lot wetter than normal, she probably was getting stained from that?

Someone mentioned it could just be her being dirty, for now I will assume this but if anyone has any other ideas please let me know (:

Hi everyone, I need some advice/assistance! I came home this weekend and after being away for a week (my grandma babysat) I saw that my girls paws are colored/tinted orangish? No fur is missing, rather the tops are a pink/orange color. Why would this be the case? She has pink toys... is this...

She's alone, so heat plug it is. Thank you!!

Found this in the morning. Female chin a little over 9 mnths old. On her shelf she had peed, which I think was pee. Could be discharge?? I threw bedding on it & noticed this nearby. Been trying to figure out what it is and no idea. Someonne mentioned it being a heat plug. Can someone with...

Hah, I've learned to never underestimate the trouble a chinchilla can get into with the simplest objects. I never would have thought she'd even notice the pencil in my and while I was trying to give her skritches. Hahah, they're clever and sneaky like that. I've definitely learned my lesson, lol. (:

thank you!! (:

Thanks! So there won't necessarily be any behavior changes?

I've been searching the threads to try to find out more about female puberty, but I haven't really seen much! My chin is almost 9 months old and I don't really know if she's hit puberty yet. She's always had her own little attitude, so it's hard to tell. She will/has: - eaten half of her...

Thank you for the advice. I had thought I read on here somewhere that raisins were okay, thankfully she only got a few ever. But I've completely stopped & she will no longer get any! (:

Update - she is doing great this morning. There's a lot of poop in her cage so I'm hoping she passed it. The chinchilla vet called & said she sounded fine. I added a picture of her from this morning, she was burrowing in my blankets and that's her "why are you bothering me & taking pictures"...

Okay! Ill just keep an eye on her behavior & what not (so far there are a lot of healthy poops & she's her normal self. I offered her a rasin & she went ballistic jumping all over, so I know she's herself! Ha). Ugh, I wish chins came with a health indicator bar/icon so we could know when they...

Thank you so much! I'm sure you know how reassuring fellow owners accounts/advice can be in these situations. I called uw madisons emergency vet line and talked to a vet - not a chin specialist. She said she would likely be okay. She got my name/info and will have the chin vet call me in the...

I live in madison wi on campus if anyone knows of good places.

Okay I was dumb! Petting my chin through her cage and had my encil (eraser side) near the bars. She stuck her nose through and grabbed it in her teeth with force and I got it back as fast I could but she ate it. A small bite but I'm nervous. Its a pretty soft eraser. But still!!! I'm so stupid...