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I now own two chinchillas that I got from a co-worker, they're a bonded pair named Bongo (male) and Chilly (female) and they about 6 years old. I think I'm going to re-name them, but I'm not sure what yet. Bongo is really sweet, but he's got a huge section of fur missing now from where I've...

I have two new chinchillas in my possession (long story), one of which has a fairly decent amount of matting in his fur. I don't think it can be brushed out or cleaned out. Can I cut the matting out so that it doesn't get any worse, or is there a better solution for this?

Is this a quirk of my chin or some weird natural behavior? Recently, Radar has taking to playing dead when he's scolded or looking for attention. For example, when he's out... if he escapes his little play areas and starts to jump on/nibble on/etc something that he's not supposed to I'll yell...

I'm such a dork... I made Radar a Facebook account. One of my tenants showed me the one she made for her cat and I decided, "Hey, if a cat can have one, so can a chinchilla!" And here we are: http://www.facebook.com/fuzzrat You're more than welcome to add him. I'm basically just using the...

So, Radar lives at my fiance's house and he's taking his time warming up. Understandable, it took a month and a half for Radar to be as warm and loving to me as he is now, but my fiance is a little disheartened by the fuzzball that barks, kacks and nips at him. I try to be reassuring and tell...

Finally got the last of the money I needed and I brought Radar home! Begging for treats already lol Tasting the carpet after escaping into an un-chin proofed room "Excuse me, no flash photography when I'm eating, thanks." "I've been unjustly incarcerated!" And my favorite photo, even...

I don't know, maybe it's supposed to be like this, but just in case... I noticed that my Chin's ears are dry and cracked looking, much like the skin on my hands thanks to the lovely change in weather. I've never owned or been up close in personal with any other Chin before, so I don't know if...

One more reason I love my "soon to be mine" Chin: Two teenage girls came into my store last night and proceeded to go about smacking on every tank to "wake up" the sleeping animals to see them, picking up and knocking items off our shelves and bothering other customers who had animals with...

I was running through some of the stock at work today and was wondering if any of the following was acceptable for a Chinchilla to have (the products were listed as for Hamsters, Gerbils, Chinchillas, Ferrets, Guinea Pigs and Rats. The long list of different species made me wonder if it really...

I work in a pet store where we have a chinchilla that was returned twice for aggressive behavior and is currently under quarantine and ineligible for sale (we quarantine all returned animals until they're cleared by a vet). I take care of the chinchilla, which has subsequently semi-bonded with...

This is Radar. He lives at the pet store I work at and he comes home with me in December! He's been returned to our store twice, so I can't wait to give him a permanent home. The returns are starting to make him edgy with people. :( He knocked his wheel over on himself, heh.

I have been looking at some of the Chinchilla specific cages and some of the large & extra large small animal cages at work and in other animal stores and I now have a question about the flooring in cages. Wire flooring or solid flooring? I read that wire flooring can cause a tremendous amount...

Hi All, My name is Sevvy and I'm from Northern NJ (right outside NYC). Sadly, I own neither Chins nor Hedgies, but am hoping to change that in a few months as I've fallen in love with the Chin that is in the pet store I work at. So far, I've bought all the Chinchilla care books and magazines...