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I've recently begun trying to find an appropriate home for the chinchilla I took in from my local animal shelter. Her and Tifa just will NOT get along and they can't even exist in a room together (yes, opposite sides, corners whatever). Two months of spraying and kekking and not eating aren't...

Sorry, the title is more a joke than anything. :) I have ended Nova's quarantine and she has been moved into the chinchilla (Tifa's) room now. Tifa spent an entire day sitting on the bottom level staring... no, GLARING... at Nova. HOW DARE WE ALLOW THIS INTRUDER TO ENTER THE TERRITORY. Tifa is...

I swear chinchillas will be the death of me. Friday night we had Tifa out for some playtime. The neighbors were doing some early 4th celebrating and shooting off some bottle rockets. Tifa was obviously nervous about the noise and would pause every time one went off. I kept telling her very...

I just received a call from my vet that the local shelter had a chinchilla turned in today. They thought of me since I just lost Izzy and I'm the only chinchilla owner they know of in the area. The vet can't take it - they don't have a place to keep it and supplies for it. The shelter didn't...

Are there any treats out there for chins that resemble a dog biscuit or a large pellet? Something a bit bigger for them to hold and gnaw on? Otherwise, does anyone have a recipe?

:cry2: Sweet Tifa is acting strange with Izzy gone. It was very sudden, so I know it bothered her. She has also never been the "lone chin" her entire life. I feel horrible for her. She hasn't been eating much and has even taken to tossing her dish all over the place. She scattered some hay but...

My 2 yr old chin Izzy was nabbed by the cat Sunday night. I have a block for the space under the door and the cat manage to move this (a 2x4 block the length of the door) and got her paw under the door... Izzy was curious. Ugh, so terrible. Izzy has a wound that ripped all the skin/fur from...

I was cleaning out the cage and everyone seemed fine. I was putting in a new liner and then Tifa started running around the room like mad, banging into the walls and just completely out of normal. She ran back into her cage and began flopping around and falling and then finally was laying on her...

How do you know when they are in season? I know I feel like crap on those days, so I would like to make sure she's a little more comfortable and coddled and I don't stress her as much those days. lol

I gave Izzy her first ever whole rose hip tonight whil she was out for play. She grabbed it and ate with gusto. About halfway through it, she made almost a choking/gagging motion. I know there are seeds and fiber or some sort, so I was worried she had inhaled something! She did this motion a few...

Hello all! My boyfriend and I are newly owned by a gorgeous beige chinchilla named Izzy. She is our freckled princess and we are spoiling her rotten. It's so wonderful to have access to experienced pet owners. I've found that Atlanta isn't much of a chin mecca and having all of you to answer...