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So I got a new Chinchilla in June, he is about 10 months old now. I've noticed he"ll sit there for hours and just grind his teeth together. He has tons of different chew toys, (like thirty) available to him at all times, and I've never had this problem with my other Chin. Anyone know anything...

I have read several times before that it is impossible to potty train a chinchilla. Is this generally true? Cause I put a little plastic box with news paper in it, in his cage, and from that day on, he will not pee anywhere else. If he is out of his cage for an extended time, he will only go if...

So I got my first chin, Westly, a year ago, and I love him to death, and am really glad I got him. I would really like to get a second, but do not have room for another cage, as the one he is in now is huge and takes up a ton of space. So I would need to house them together. So my question is...

What causes them to bark or make other noises, What noises are good, and which are bad?

Is rawhide safe for chinchillas to chew?

So I have my first chinchilla. And I was wondering, are they usually skittish and afraid of new people? Mine absolutely loves everyone, including all other animals, he’s ALWAYS happy, and is scared of absolutely nothing. He climbs over everyone weather he knows them or not, even as soon as I got...

Ever since I got my chinchilla last month, he eats and eats his beading. Actully swallows it. He seems perfectly healthy. But could this do damage in the long run? I have no clue how to make him stop.