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This goes on every night in my apartment... (video) http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/elvede/?action=view&current=Jealous.mp4

So I had a terrible night sleep, so the first thing I did was go down and check on my critters, and I see the worst possible thing- JACK was missing! The cage door was all the way open. Thankfully, all the bathroom doors were CLOSED. Unfortunately, the other equally terrible room in the house...

Normally my two guys consume water at about the same rate (they're seperated, don't share a waterbottle). However, last night I noticed one was chugging away (I don't catch them drinking that often) and thought nothing of it. Then, I saw today's water level, and yeah, he's consumed around 2oz...

I've entered one of my pictures in a local newspaper's photo contest, I won the "Photo of the Day" on March 2nd (It was my Dad's b'day!) Right now, voting is going on for the "Photo of the Month". The pictures that win this round get put into the "photo of the year" competition where I could...

I'm going to be picking up hay today and I have a choice between 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Since there is NO WAY I will be going through an entire bale on my own for a long time, I'm going to offer up the rest here for sale. So the question is, which cutting should I chose? (I.e., which cutting should...

Last weekend I picked up chinnie number two! I've decided to call him 'Newton' since he enjoys to ricochet off the walls and try to defy gravity (silly little chinnie). He's a 2mo tan bred by Dee (chinsNdobermans, MHAC). Pics below! Action shot: Spider chin:

I need to get some more hay soon and i've been using the (expensive) oxbow hay. I did some price checking (I live in a very horse-y area). Timothy + Orchard grass hay bales are $2.50! :banana: (Why the heck was I paying $10 at petsmart for 40OZ?! :banghead:) Now, the thing is, what bahjeezus...

I'm supposed to pick up a chin this weekend from Dee (chinsNdobermans) and I haven't heard any thing from her... is she okay? I'm starting to worry that something may be wrong! (Yes, I'm a major worrywart)

Right now I can't sleep, but Jack has surely managed to catch some ZZZs before me! Why he likes to sleep in his wheel, I have no idea.

From http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s1400592.shtml Now what?!

I'm officially boycotting Petsmart. Today I went to one of their stores to pick up turtle and chinchilla food only to find both the turtle AND chins kept in deplorable conditions! (Chins had NO pelleted food available or hay, just SHREDDED CARROTS!! ARRGGHHH!!) What is even worse was that no...

So I will (hopefully!) be bringing home a new addition next month and I'm in the process of establishing a game plan (i.e. quarantine, chinros... the whole process). It seems that the rule of thumb for the quarantine period is 30 days. Now, since I come from a science background (biology, and I...

Okay, so Jack was creative and chewed all the edges of his wooden house so that the edges couldn't slide and lock. Is there a better brand that perhaps is metal or....something else? I don't think he ever used the house as a sleeping/hiding spot, just a place to chew. Perhaps I'm better off...

To be frank, the search function for this forum is something to be desired for. What is so great about this place is the amount of information that is hidden with all these threads. Has anyone thought of compiling these into a easy-to-read, update, wiki? There are plenty of examples out there...

Seems like my chin will bark (warning call?) every day at 2-230pm. The house is constantly quiet, and traffic isn't loud, so I have no idea what is prompting this behavior. He just barks, and doesn't move (usually snuggled up in a corner). Perhaps he's day-dreaming? Its crazy how it happens...

Ok, so I've been looking into adopting a young chin (between 2-3mo) and one person described the kit as the following: "The black ones I guess I would call ebony with some white in the fur, and white on the bottom of the chinchillas." and the parents as "beige and mosaic with some black. ". In...

Is it just me or is it freaking ridiculous that people feel totally OK with selling chinchillas for an extraordinary price and the only reason is because they've been "well handled" and have "great color genes". No mention of show/quality evaluation on the parents behalf! Gah, the NERVE of some...

Some pictures of my Jack! (sorry for the huge pics)

Some people who collect their own rosehips for their tea, has anyone here tried collecting and drying them for their chins? If so, are there any suggestions to how to do this? (The rosehips here are almost ripe!!) Thanks

Okay, so someone local has had kits and they are REALLLLYYY cute. I'm quite tempted to get one. I already have a chin (Jack) who is 1 1/2 years... I got him as "Cole" from Smiley1 last April because he was attacking his cage mates. So obviously, I'm torn because of course I'd keep the young...