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A little history first. Recently my husband was diagnosed w/ stage 4 colon cancer( no longer able to work) and I lost my job last week! The only money we have coming in is his SSI check. He gets cold very easy now and we cannot afford to keep the house cold enough for our chins(1 girl, 1 boy in...

Not sure if I am posting this in the right place. Lucy had her baby on May 26th. when can I give her her dust bath? I couldnt find any threads on this, maybe I didnt look in the right places. Mom and baby are doing fine sofar. Can I still give mom her treats? I normally give them some oats, goji...

I purchase Lucy on March 2,2014, (two months ago) they said she was approximatly 9 months old. This morning 8:17 am I heard a squeak, looked and sure enough there is 1 baby with her. The baby still looked wet. We lowered all the shelves and removed the wheel. My question is right now I am...

I am seriously thinking about rescuing a breeding pair off of craigslist, but I am a newbie, (I've had Annie now for 3 months). The pair on cl already bred and she is pregnant. I want to rescue but I am scared to death that if I get them something may go wrong. Should I seperate the dad right...

I've had miss annie for a couple of months now and I am still doing my research on chinchilla everything! So I have been reading about malo. They tell you to watch for signs, and weeping or wet eyes is one of them but if you are a new chin parent how can you tell if they are weeping or wet...

I want to make miss Annie(chinnie) some treats but I can't find any backstrap molasses. So my question is can I use sorghum molasses? The ingredients: sorghum cane, citric acid to prevent crystalization. Its not any major brand, its made loaclly.:hmm:

Ok I have been doing some thinking (which may be dangerous). I save all my metal coffee cans, and today i thought maybe I could use a coffee can instead of the pvc pipe. If I make sure the sides are smooth and I cover it with a fleece liner and then secure it to the cage. That should work...

Can anybody tell me if you can use plush. I have some plush throws that I bought on clearance, and I was wondering if I could use that in my chinnies cage? I don't know the difference between the two other than plush is thicker. They are both 100% polyester. I have looked through some of these...

Hello everybody newbi here to forum and chinnie mom. I have been on this site quite a few times before I registered and I wanted to thank everyone for all the info that is on this site! I have learned a lot and I continue to learn everytime I get on. Thank you so much for all the work great...