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So this could go in breeding or anatomy or health-I couldnt pick one so it's here- I was talking with my sister who has pet rats and she ha a female with pink eyes (the look red but I guess its different) and the rat is partially blind. My sister was saying that usually red or pink eyes in rats...

So a couple things I've noticed since getting my two new boys. #1 I was spoiled by the ferret nation with my first chin and I'm not grateful enough for the critter nation the boys came with. It's a perfectly good cage but the close bar spacing is getting to be a pain in the neck for moving...

Prior info: I adopted two chins about 2 months ago now- I was told there were no prior medical issues, other than their feet dried up too much when they had a lava ledge shelf. We got through quarantine with no issues. One is 2 1/2, the other is 3. Neither boy really likes loose hay. They eat...

I traded chin goodies with Tanya (Fuzzies Kingdom) recently. Part of my goodies was a tunnel. It arrived early yesterday and Laredo tried to climb in immediately (while I was still trying to hang it up actually). I've seen him leave twice to eat, and stretch to grab stuff out of a food bowl...

I would like to find somewhere that sells Timothy hay cubes in larger amounts. I currently get them at Anderson's in the pet section and get like 15? or so cubes for $7. My two new boys love to tear these apart so I was thinking of getting them more often, but I'd like a cheaper option. I've...

Just over a month ago I got 2 boys from a home that couldn't keep them (YAY! quarantine is over!) The past couple days I've been looking at their cage and Yuki's decked out one and seeing just how much I want to do to the boy's. The immediate bad stuff was removed, but there's some time & money...

I was given the opportunity to add a bonded pair to my family, they are 2 1/2 and 3 year old standards. (I only have one single 7 year old mosaic chin right now) We're going to have all boys, I'm double checking too- I don't want any unplanned kits! I know some people have made mistakes before...

So I've been reading a lot of threads recently about pine from hardware stores, and that you just have to check that it's kiln dried and is pine. I have been leery of hardware store wood, because you don't know if that tree was sprayed with pesticides when alive. Couldn't these still be marked...

some of you may know my username- I was quite active on here and was selling sticks for a while and then got really sick. i can't express enough how much my chin helped me through everything. I got to a point where the toll of my illness exhausted me so i was basically bedridden (and getting...

I've got a few new things I wish I had money to spend on. Since you guys can be more understanding of throwing money at chin stuff than other people, I figured Id share some ideas. http://www.cagesbydesign.com/ this website is pricey as all get out, but has some HUGE cages. Any downsides...

I'm thinking of getting a 10 foot long six inch diameter PVC tube and cutting it into a few different tunnels. I wanted a few big ones for out of the cage playtime. Now that I'm all moved Yuki has a whole room to himself and I'm working on getting it all decked out into a (safe) chin paradise...

Last night I noticed Yuki was holding his right (left when veiwed) eye shut. He can open it, but seems to prefer holding that one closed. It seemed like the skin was slightly pink around that eye compared to the other which was greyer- but he is a mosaic, so I'm not sure if that's part of his...

So I went to Cabela's recently to grab some fudge, and I saw a food dehydrator on sale. It's meant for jerky but I was wondering if anyone had used a dehydrator to do sticks? I've always baked in my oven, but the house we're going to has an OLD oven. It may be 50 years old or something, so I'm a...

I'm cutting down a few Poplar trees to make perches for my chin and others. I'm new at perches, but they're turning out very well. I was wondering what typical sizes were. When I was outside cutting it up I ended up cutting 8-10 inches long and 2 1/2in diameter. Under 2 inches I figured would...

I've got a ton of grape vine I'm processing (hopefully tonight). It's all pesticide free, organic, and to be quite honest there's a bunch of unwanted vines creeping out over other plants. So I've got pretty much as much as any chin could want and way more than my little guy can chew. They're...

I'm moving in a couple months. I've got a cat carrier and it's only a half hour drive in a car with plenty of AC, so I've got a handle on transport. My questions are more about settling my chin into his new home. When I first got Yuki, his cage was his safe area and we left it as his previous...

I am a new chin owner, so i apoligize if this is miscatagorized. I wasnt sure if it should be here or in new owner. My chin has a basement room with ac, but the humidity is going to get up to 97% tonight. Ive had an ac/dehumidifyer running all day, but it's still risen to 67% humidity in the...