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Good afternoon all, Has anyone done a test as to which is more energy efficient, having a window unit or other single room unit for their chinchilla room or relying on your whole house air conditioner? I was just thinking about it today as this is the first month of the summer where we have...

Something I was thinking about was if chinchillas' coloring evolve as they age? If so, does anyone have pictures of what their chinchilla looked like as a kit versus as an adult? Also, does it depend on the mutation? Such as, can you tell how dark an ebony will be when it's still a kit?

Good Morning Everyone! I am going to joining the Ferret/Critter Nation Club soon. Is it better to leave the middle floor in or take it out and just put in shelves or is it just personal preference? I have a Quality Cage currently so I am use to having the whole space open but from all the...

I woke up today to find my poor Lily laying at the bottom of her cage not moving. Having just seen her happy several hours prior it was a giant shock. It being New Years Day I rushed her to the emergency clinic but there was nothing that could be done. I am going to miss her so much. She had...

Hi all, So I finally got around to making my liners about a week or two ago now. (I borrowed a sewing machine) Before I had the liners I had started using a pyrex pie pan with some shavings. My chinnies mostly utilized that. After putting in the fleece I notice they don't mainly use that any...

Hey everyone, I have been toying with the idea of fleece liners because I really like they way they look and it seems like it would be easier to pick up the loose hay that my chinnies love to throw around their cage. I have to try them out because previously my chinchillas tend to chew on...

Hey all, So I am going to be moving soon. The trip from where I live to where I am moving is about a 20 hour drive so I will be stopping one night and staying in a hotel. I have a nice travel cage for the chinnies. My plan is to put some hay and bedding in there with them and giving them water...

I was just wondering how everyone keeps or attempts to keep the area around their chinchilla cage clean. I've been trying to find tips to cut down on some of the mess. I was thinking about getting those metal shelf guards to try and help a little. Does anyone else have those and if so do they...

Hey all, It's been a while since I've been active on this site but I wanted some opinions of my hammock (the green one) set up. I have one double hammock that I just can't seem to figure out where it should go. This is a picture of how it is currently, I just moved it again today and think this...

Hey all, I have two chinnies who live together in their cage. They get along very well but sometimes they seem to chew/pick hairs off each others tails which is always followed by a quick chirp/yelp. This doesn't happen super often but enough so you can kind of tell they are both missing a few...

Some times when out to play my chinnies will do this twitchy thing I took a video of it tonight and was wondering if anyone else has chinnies that do this. Usually it lasts longer than in this clip and she usually hops/runs around while doing it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3CWd7FXN1M

Okay, so I personally really like the look of fleece items such as tubes and cupcakes and what not however my chinnies like to chew the fleece. I've tried different fleece items to see if they will chew on it and the majority of it they do. I have also taken stuff away and brought it back to see...

Hey all, I was a member of C&Q and am so glad that someone revived a C-n-H here. I currently have two chinnies who are so aptly named Lily and Lucy. Lily is a white mosaic and Lucy is a standard. I they have been a part of my family for about two years and they are three years of age (in...