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Hey everyone. So just recently my chin has been biting at the hinges on the cage trying to escape. I let her out for a little then put her back in the cage. She has been knawing at the cage for 3 days now. Does anybody know what she wants? By the way, her favorite spot when out of the cage is...

Question about shredded wheat for treats. I'm using post brand shredded wheat cereal as a treat. I give my chin a raisin sized portion of the whole wheat itself. How often am I allowed to feed her these portions? I figure one size each time but how many days of the week can I do so?

This is Mya . She is supposedly 1 year of age. I've had her since Monday night and I saved her from the smallest cage ever at petsmart. I'm so happy to say she is starting to let me rub under her chin! Mya is still jumpy when I go to touch her sides though. I'm so glad she came into my life she...

My chin has ALOT of plastic in her cage. She doesn't seem to be chewing any of it. I am worried about it now though. I wanted to purchase a wire cage but I didn't know what to cover the wire platforms with. I didn't want my chins feet to get stuck in the wires. Can anyone help? I will try to...

I know chins are nocturnal, but how long do they sleep? I work from 7am-3pm and so far my chin has been awake when I left and awake when I have returned home. She does look tired (in the eyes) when I return home. I'm wondering do chins have a straight sleep or do they just power nap?

Hello everyone! Pleasure to be here. I just bought a chinchilla Monday night and have been doing research ever since. I was directed to this forum by google. I've looked at some threads and have found them very helpful. I like having numerous opinions at hand. My chins name is Mya (my-ah). She...