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I know this is SUPER long, so thank you so much in advance for slogging through it! Max and I both appreciate it. I have a bit of a puzzling situation with Max, and I hope you can help me out. Before reading, keep in mind that there have been no environmental changes for him, and he is on a...

Hi guys, Giggy here! Not sure if you remember me. The human NEVER posts pictures of my handsome self, and I've let her know that this is not acceptable. Things are great with me. I eat, I sleep, I poop, I play. I've been in my QC Townhome for several months now, and I love it! I have my very...

Here's the situation: I can't remember exactly when the last time I weighed my boy Max was, but the absolute earliest it was, was November 2011, because it was after I got my new boy Giggy. Max weighed 898 grams. Last night we were playing and I was giving him scritches, and I noticed that I...

So, I've really been trying to eat healthier, and not eat out as much. It's better for my waistline AND my wallet. My wallet is important to me these days, since my job situation is shaky, and I may be laid off at the end of July. I live by myself, so I generally don't cook a lot of meat...

My dearest little Romeo, Where do I begin? You've been gone two days now and I still can't believe it. I know you're free from pain now, but I still miss you so much. I never thought that I wouldn't see you again when I dropped you off for your filing. I wish I had held you one last time...

BACKGROUND: I noticed that Romeo had stopped eating his hay, so I took him to the vet this past Saturday, and he had x-rays done. They showed that one of his back teeth is curving backwards, so they scheduled him for a dental filing tomorrow (Tuesday). They are going to give me his x-rays on...

This morning, Giggy nearly scared me to death. I went down, and there was no sign of him in his cage. I could see that he had burrowed under his fleece liner, much further under than he usually does. I called his name, and there was no movement. I opened the cage, still nothing (this is when...

I'm putting this in "housing and Supplies" rather than "Chin Chat" since it really has more to do with their environment. My chins live in my unfinished basement, where I have fluorescent lighting. This weekend, I had to replace the two fixtures that were nearest the chin cages, as the bulbs...

Many of you know that for several months now I've been planning and waiting for the arrival of my third chinchilla, named Giggy (pronounced "jiggy"). Yesterday, he finally came home! I want to say a big big thank you to all of you who helped with the railroad: Peggy, Sandi, Brittany, and Mish...

If you guys could keep myself and my family in your thoughts and prayers, I would so appreciate it. Within the past 2 weeks, I was in a car accident, my brother was hospitalized, and my boyfriend was in a car accident. I am fine, my brother has been released, and my boyfriend is also ok, but...

So I just baked my very first cake. Period, my very first cake. From scratch! I've never even made one from a box before. It is too delicious looking to not share with you all. As the thread title says, I wish I could post a smell, because this thing smells RIDICULOUSLY good. My...

Earlier this week marked one whole year that Romeo has been with me! We had a nice little celebration involving some scritches, a bath, and some nommy nommy CC! I am so glad I have a friend that reads her local newspaper, and read an article about a local rescue that had taken in a group of 26...

Ok, please don't tell Max I told you guys that I call him "Popsie Wopsie".... There was much excitement today, because Max got his new fleece items from Tanya! This was very special for Max, as all he had in the past were hand me downs from my first chinnies, Gregory and Ralph. For those of...

Romeo has expressed to me that he is very upset that I have not posted pictures of him in so long (sometimes he browses the forum with me). This first set of pictures was taken at the end of the stint I had handfeeding him. We went from me crying and begging him to "pleeeeease pleeeeease just...

So I'm sitting here at my desk, and this guy that works in another department comes by who I haven't seen in awhile. He's always asked lots of questions about the chins, and today was no exception (I have pics of them in my cubicle). To make a long story short, we got onto the topic of...

I am thinking about getting another chinchilla, and in true to me fashion, am carefully considering all aspects of this decision. I'm making a list of all the supplies I'll need to get, so that if I do decide on another chinnie, I can slowly buy the supplies over a few months, and not have my...

Romeo went to the vet yesterday for what turned out to be a sinus infection (he had a watery eye....I can't tell you how glad I am that it wasn't dental issues!) Anyway, he was prescribed oral Baytril (.25 mL twice per day). He did eat last night, but I gave him some CC this morning just to be...

Has anyone had any experience with their chin getting stung by a bee? I am asking because about a month ago, I noticed dead bees in my basement. I also saw where they were getting in from through the outside of the house (I saw them going in through a small hole where the siding meets the...

My new little guy came home from the rescue yesterday! He seems to be settling in well. He is very friendly and lets me give him scritches. I really am so excited to be his forever home!

I didn't think I would get another chin for a few years, but one of my friends told me about a local rescue that had just taken in 26 chinchillas, and after thinking about it for a little bit, I decided I really wanted to give one of the little guys a good loving home. There were two I was...