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My chinny Bear has taken a dislike over the past few months for dust baths. I have tried both dust houses and open pans, he just never wants to play and roll and obsess like my others. I literally have come to taking pinches of dust, putting it on him in random places and rubbing it in lightly...

I just decided to get a tower air purifier for my bedroom, which is where my chins are located. I didn't have too many choices in its location and decided to try it out near the doorway which happens to be about 20 inches away from two of my chins cage. As soon as I turned it on they ran down to...

I just wanted some opinions/advice...I have a male chinchilla who is going on 13 years old. He is still pretty active (esp. given his age..) still runs on his saucer, bounces off walls, and runs around. I have noticed over the past year his fur has been becoming a bit thinner (if I blow on his...

I have been told many different things about one of my chins color. Just wanted to get the opinions of people on here. :) Sorry about his scruffy coat, I took this right before he got his dust bath, and before he woke up. Thanks :)

I just finished up my current bag of guinea pig food without realizing I didn't have a spare unopened bag. I gave him a little bowl of my chinchilla's PANR food instead. I was wondering if anyone who feeds their chinchillas PANR also feeds it to guinea pigs without issue?

...an adult fur chewer. I have read a bit about this habit, besides the physical looks of the habit, is there any other special needs of possibly taking in this type of chinchilla? Any advice/suggestions w ould be welcome. Still in the deciding phase, I wanted originally to get a young baby chin...

I've heard two different colors from various people. Either a standard or a black valvet.... he is a bit darker then appears in the photo thanks to the flash. what do you guys think his color is (the one on the right of course)??

on how to safely and securely hold an 11 week old squirmy chin? my little baby i think either scratched his toe or caught his nail on the fleece liner last night and it bled a little but i couldn't figure out how to hold him still enough to truly examine his toe. I tried the burrito method I...

i got my first chin 5ish years ago, mr chinny. got him from a small exotic pet store as a replacement for the first one i purchased their who died from a bacteria infection. after a couple years, i felt he was lonely, so I special ordered another chin, bear, to where i work. he was young...

I don't see a vet for my area - so I decided to list mine :) Dr. Christine Fellacher - she works for boca greens vca and is the most amazing vet. I love her to death. She is one of those vets who actually...loves and cares for all animals. She goes way above and beyond to get answers if she...

I feed my two chinchillas (2 yrs + 7 yrs male) now a variety of three different pellets. Oxbow, Kaytee's Timothy Complete and Carefresh Complete. The last two brands - I rarely see any feed back on the forum about. Here's the stats on them....any opinions? Kaytee Timothy Complete Chinchilla...