My husband and our two chinchillas recently moved and ever since the move Roku has been chewing his fur on his forelegs and a tiny bit on his belly. I think it's stress from the move and hopefully will settle. They actually have a bigger place for us to let them out to run around in here, we put a baby gate up in one hallway and the have the run of ( Read more... )

One of my chinnies, Dexter, has been diagnosed with tuberculosis ( Read more... )

And this time it was a suprise ( Read more... )

How long should a chinchilla be without sand baths after giving birth? I've read conflicting things. My Six gave birth on the 18th.

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So, as luck would have it I've recently moved and broke something in the process.  My bf and I plugged in the printer to find it wouldn't work.  He needed his resume for an interview and I needed to print off docs prior to starting my new job.  Frustration.  Sure, printers these days are cheap, but I'm of the mind that a simple paper jam is not ( Read more... )

I recently adopted a chinchilla who was dumped at the pet store that mys sister works at. I already have one chinchilla, Bai, so I put the new chin, who I've named Sherman, in my extra cage. I've set it up next to Bai's cage so they can see each other and get used to each other ( Read more... )

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Hey everyone,
I hope this question isn't too silly, but can it ever be too cold for a chinchilla? I mean, I live in Southern California so it doesn't get THAT cold, but it feels cold to me. It's about 50 degrees F outside right now so it's warmer inside, but I'm just wondering if I should ever heat the room she's in at night.
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Hello. I have had my chinchillas for oh.. 3-4 years now? And I've moved around with them quite a bit. Well I'm moving again, into a big house that 5 people already live in. When living with other people I usually have a witty "chinchilla FAQ" by their cage. But what I'm worried about most is that a couple who lives there has dogs. Short stubby pit ( Read more... )