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    Shedding and strange behavior

    My chin is 1 1/2 years old. This is the first time I have noticed him really shedding. Hair I'm his cage and when I hold him it's like holding a cat..lots of hair after. Started about a week ago. And then since this started...he doesn't run on his wheel at night...like he has no energy....is...
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    Gotta brag a little :)

    So my guy, Gizmo, is 6 months now. I decided to get him a flying saucer wheel. I've read that some chins take a long while to figure it out. Gizmo was all over it when I was installing it on my lunch break. He is so curious so I didn't expect nothing less. When I got home from work that...
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    hay question

    I have a 16 week old chin. The breeder I got him from only feeds her chins alfalfa hay so that is what I have been giving him and he loves it of course. I also know it is good for young chins to help fatten them up. I have tried mixing in timothy hay to give variety but he either throws it on...
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    gizmo the poop machine!!

    Gizmo will be 13 weeks this weekend and he is so funny. I don't know what he does in his cage when no one is looking but he flings poop everywhere. I always clean out his cage after I get home from work at around 4. I did that yesterday then me and my husband went out to dinner. Came home and...
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    Scratching

    Got my chin, Gizmo, this weekend. He is 7 weeks old. I haven't changed his brand of food or hay since I got him. I have given him one dust bath and he hasn't quite got the hang of it. But the last couple of days when im sitting in his room with him talking to him I have noticed he is scratching...
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    Meet Gizmo!

    Meet Gizmo! Picked him up yesterday! He is 7 weeks old and perfect. He is so calm and easy going. He will hop on my hand and let me handle him already. He even started grooming my hand this morning...such a great feeling that he accepts me. He is everything I expected and more....debating on...
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    Hello from Missouri!

    I have posted a few things on here but figured I needed to introduce myself. Im from Missouri and im 28. Im going to be a new chin mom to a 7 week old dark ebony little boy on Saturday. I have done tons of research and I am super excited to start this new chapter. Think I finally come up with...
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    Chin name Suggestions.....Go!!

    Getting my first chin in a few weeks and need name ideas....he is a very dark ebony male!!
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    Need some Advice for a young chin

    I will be getting my first chin in a few weeks. He will be around 7-8 weeks old. I don't have a CN cage unfortunately, but I have a cage very similar. It has 1/2 inch bar spacing. Will he be able to escape? and if so what can I put around the cage to keep him safe? and any other advise would be...
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    Chin Supplements??

    I am new to this forum and I am finding some great information. I will be getting my new furbaby in a few weeks when he is old enough. Super excited so I am getting ready. I have read on several sites about giving you chin supplements for vitamin C and like a multi vitamin. Is there any truth to...
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