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It’s unfortunately definitely not for attention but I appreciate all of the advice. We have a vet appointment Monday!

Her poop has been all over the place. Some of them are smaller than her usual tic-tac size, and are more light brown and fibrous, some of them are regular, and some of them are larger, softer, and darker than normal. None of them are diarrhea. And this is all within the same day. Normally she...

She also normally isnt ever in her hide-hut, she barely ever enters it, but ever since the barking started, she hunkers down in the hut during the day. I know that chins can resort to hiding when they are sick/not feeling well because they’re already vulnerable so this worries me as well. She...

I was also boggled by the fact that it could be her pooping but it really seems to be. She gets plenty of attention. She barks when she poops and then turns around to react like something has jumped on her back. She is also lifting her butt up high when she poops and barks as it comes out. I...

I posted in the 'Chin Emergencies' section a little while ago about my chin's barking behavior, but Im trying to get some more insight. My chinchilla has recently taken to barking in the middle of the night/ during the day out of nowhere. I've been observing her and it seems like the behavior is...

The gingivitis was possibly caused by a piece of hay or something getting stuck by her molars. She’s on the Oxbow Essentials pellet diet, and she does really well on that. I know it’s a great food too. She recovered well from the gingivitis. When she went in from her follow-up her gums were no...

Hey everyone, So my chinchilla recently was treated for gingivitis, and she was constipated for a while on meds (the antibiotic can do that to her), but we continuously kept her hydrated and fed her critical care. After successful treatment of gingivitis, she started pooping again, and she was...

Hi everyone, I have come to this site to ask a question about fur chewing. My chinchilla has been fur chewing for about a year now, and she is only 3 years old. When I researched it after she began, one of the factors that could contribute to fur chewing was stress and another was boredom. She...

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Yes, the breeder is reputable. They are a qualified breeder and they breed for showing. Yes I do have the money for an emergency c-section and I do have a baby safe cage. Also, I do know all of the other signs of pregnancy. The big one though is the nipples being shown at 90 days, and I didn't...

Hi everyone, I have both a male and a female chinchilla, the male is 5 and the female is almost 2. We have put them in a cage together because we are hoping for them to breed. We already talked to their breeder about everything we need to know, and she is helping us along the way, although I do...

Does anyone have good chinchilla treats that they feed their chinchillas? I feed mine cheerios, only one a day, because the breeder told me that cheerios were the best treats for them. I am too afraid of buying the store treat mixes, as who knows where they were in the manufacturing company. I...

My chin had an infection in his mouth and he was given many medications, one of them being metacam. The veterinarian prescribed him .12ml every 24 hours. If your vet is an exotic vet I would trust him. Because my chin had other medications, the metacam dosage was smaller, being only one of the...

Just want to thank everyone and all of the information on this site! A couple months ago Whiskers our male chin wasn't doing well. After an intense couple months of hand feeding, tummy rubs, vet appointments , meds, researching information and everyones ideas and help here….We are glad to say...

Thanks, we have been able to get 24 to 30cc in a day and he has finally started to poop the first day was alot but very inconsistent in sizes. Big to small. That lasted the first 2 days but they seem small and dry again. It sound like I should still be getting more in him?? My vet told me to...

I have never had this happen before but make sure you watch her. If she stops eating, drinking, pooping or anything abnormal occurs take her to the vet without question. There is a small chance that this could affect her if it doesn't digest right but I do not think it should hurt her. Good...

Whiskers still doesn't seem to be turning around:( All this started up about 11 days ago. We originally took him to the vet Saturday the 3rd then again Monday the 5th. Monday they said he had a tooth infection and started treating with antibiotics and a pain killer. We had him into the vet again...

Stressed about chin!!! We took him to the vet on Monday and they put him on antibiotic and metcam for pain. He supposably has a tooth infection. We have been feeding him .6 cc critical care 3 times daily he still isn't drinking any water except the couple of SMALL syringes we force him to each...

Just wondering if anyone has ideas what I can do to get my chin to eat. Its been 3 days of not eating or drinking. We were able to get a little critical care down him but not much. We took him to the vet and he took an X-ray and said it wasn't impaction. He did see a small pocket of gas. But he...

So one of our chinchillas is not eating much lately. He will accept treats (cheerios) but we only give him a couple a day. He eats some of his hay but it doesn't seem like he wants to touch his pellets. There is no stretching with his stomach yet, but his poops are small and hard. We tried...