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We got chins again, after not having them for 3 years. We have fleece on the bottom of their cage and a litter pan with pine shavings. I have seen them pee in the litter pan, but definitely not all the time. There's obvious pee stains on the fleece. I cleaned their cage last night and it already...

My new chin has a messy looking bum. Like she had diarrhea, yet there is no diarrhea to be found. In fact, I know her poop is normal because she pooped all over me last night and it was just her normal, dry little poops. Does their bum fur just get stained sometimes from pee? I have fleece on...

I got a new chin tonight and so far she is super friendly! She is not afraid of us at all and just loves to play. I expected to have to let her get used to her new home for a while and she is totally ready to be friends :) Anyways, I noticed she was making a weird sound with her teeth which I...

I experienced my first chin bite today. We went to a person's house to possibly buy a chin. She was a baby black velvet - SO beautiful. I believe she was around 10 weeks old. The owner kinda had to chase her around the cage a bit to get her out. She was kacking at him a bit too. He finally...

This is the first time I've been on the site in years. We had 2 beautiful chins about 3 years ago and gave them up because we lived in a small apartment and had just had a baby. We really regret re-homing them. We miss them so much!!! We're looking into getting new chins, but I feel like they...

When I first registered to chins n hedgies, there was a "breaking in" period where I wasn't allowed to post? I think? It was years ago so I can't really remember. I was wondering if anyone could remind me of what the rules were on new accounts? I am asking because I recently got a ferret and...

This is really really sad for me to say. My husband and I have had our chins for over a year, and they have been our favorite pets ever. We've had or first baby, who is now 6 weeks old, and it's gotten really hard to take care of them. We have them set up in a two story critter nation with...

Hey! I am thinking about switching to a tiled floor for my Critter Nation because I've been using fleece liners for almost a year now, and they just get way too stinky way too fast for me. I've never actually seen a tiled cage, so I am wondering how to go about it. What do you glue the tiles on...

So last night, I heard some scuffling and kecking coming from the cage. I looked over to see Buddha and Moose standing on their hind legs facing one another a few inches apart. This was something I have never seen them do and it kind of scared me. Usually they just keck at eachother if they are...

Hey guys, I need some advice on cage flooring. Right now we use a fleece liner with a litter pan for the bottom of our critter nation, but lately, it's become a little too stinky for us. We live in a basement, so there's not much air flow, and it smells like urine after just the second day...

Ok so I have 2 chins (sharing a cage) and 2 water bottles that are identical besides the color. The white water bottle has always been in Buddha's cage, and the purple bottle was in Moose's cage. Then when I introduced them, I put both water bottles in their cage so there wouldn't be fighting...

Buddha and Moose have become best buddies! They have only been housed together for about a week, and I often find them cuddled up like in this picture (: It makes me so happy because I was so nervous about introducing them. I'm really glad it worked out! They seem so happy together!

Okay, so today was the first time that Buddha and Moose have actually been caged together. They have had their cages side by side for 2 weeks, and today, we cleaned Buddha's CN really well with water and vinegar. There's 2 of everything, so they don't seem to be fighting over objects. They are...

Today, during bathroom play time, my chin Moose decided he was thirsty and wanted to drink from the faucet! I had the water on a pretty low trickle, while I was brushing my teeth, so he stretched out to reach the water and get a drink! I thought it was pretty funny (: Here's a video of it...

Hello! I have a question about chin sleeping schedules. My first chin, Buddha usually wakes up and is ready to play around 8 or 9 PM, and then goes back to sleep pretty early in the morning. I have to get up early if I want to be able to play with him in the mornings. Our new chin Moose on the...

Our new chin Moose likes to sit on the ground, but lay his head in his tube and sleep. He will sleep like this for hours! I think it's hysterical. Has anyone ever seen their chin do this? (:

So, I have the opportunity to get a new male chin, who is almost the exact same age as my current chin, Buddha. I have another cage ready if they don't get along, but I am really wanting to only have one cage, and for them to be housed together (if possible). I am just really nervous about...

Is "Pearl Grey" a real chin color? I came across a classifieds ad for a "pearl" grey chin, really close to me. She says it is a cross between a beige and a violet. And is this a fair price for him? Hopefully this link works...

What types of chin colors look similar to standards? Are there any? My chin looks like a standard but his back is pretty dark (seems to get darker every day) and he has a dark stripe between his ears that goes down his face. Then the hair on his tail has turned white at the tips. All of that has...

I'm sorry if this has already been talked about. I just switched over to fleece liners this week when we got him a new cage, and I am using a glass pan with shavings in it as a litter pan. Instead of putting new shavings in it, I put his used shavings from his other cage so that hopefully he...