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Well it sounds like i will have to stop giving them to him. He loves them so much. Oh well. I will find a good healthy replacement. He was getting them only when it was time to go up. I have been using them as a training tool. If i shake the apple treat container and say "its time to go up" he...

... I thought that they should be fine considering that many people give their chins banana chips, that have more sugar then apple.

Are dried apple chips a safe treat for my adult chin?

I'm so glad to hear that you are home and doing better. You have been in my thoughts lately. I finally have access to a computer! I haven't been online forever! Take care and hope to see more updates.

My Miguel loves to groom me. He did it so well i had to go get my bangs fixed! LOL!

Thankyou!!!!! Ok, thanks so much for your reply. I doubted my self about thinking that they are his testicles, because of the location on his body. Who woulda thought they would be located around the anus. I guess i have alot to learn. This is my first chin... Can you tell? LOL!

after looking at adult male chins anatomy, i think i was just paranoid. Hes just maturing is all... I think. If im wrong, someone please set me straight? Thanks.

Tonight i noticed two swollen lumps on each side of my six month old male chinchilla's anus. They were not there yesterday, i swear. They don't appear to be inflamed but are fairly large in comparison to the size of his anus. He seems fine also, he didnt make any noised when i touched them...

My Chinnie seems to like the fan, but he used to be in my bed room and i always have a fan on in my room. so i guess he was just used to it. However a fan does come in handy if your AC isn't in he same room as your chin. I am now using a fan to pull cool air into his room. I also double ziploc...

Im not sure about the eating of it. but i put the ice in a ziploc bag and then wrap it in thin fleece. It makes an ice bed for them to snooze on. I just tried this for the first time tonight, and my little guy actually used it. :thumbsup:

I'm here for you if you need me! :handstogether:

Thanks for the advice. I have pretty much come to that conclusion as well. It looked nothing like the pics and videos i have found of seizing chins. I have instructed my boyfriend to not let him play for more than 20 min and to give him a cheerio after play time, and to make sure he drinks...

soo.... After doing some looking around its sounding like hes having blood sugar issues. Could be epilepsy, or hypoglycemia. Idk... I need to do more research, and possibly call every freakin vet in town. Thanks for all the help everyone. ;) Im still in need of detailed info on drop in blood...

hmmm... He is back to his normal bouncy, popping, happy self. I really wish i could get to that convention with him this month. The vets here dont seem to know a lot about Chinchillas. Im worried that the next time this happens i wont be able to nurse him back. Of course i will take him in if...

update... but still worried... this keeps happening! Well, i keep the room between 68-72 degrees. He is showing the same symptoms as when i took him to the vet the first time this happened, and they told me he was dehydrated. He just gets really sleepy and wobbles a little. But the first sign...