Recent content by jaykay79

First of all I am no expert but the one thing everyone has missed here is that if she really was scared of you she wouldn't jump on your hand to get out of cage. Ive had 100s of them and the ones I adopt who were often abused would just stay in corner and bark. The fact your chin uses your...

Can anyone please tell me what breed this female is. Red eyes. Pink ears. Dark grey top n white belly. ..see pic

thank you Ok you have convinced me of what my gut was saying which is to not breed her

thank you I have 5 other breeding pairs but love a hopeless case. I've personally nursed 3 chins back to health that vets said couldn't be saved but I think on this occasion she'll make just a beautiful pet instead

Hi im currently looking at at buying a trio of of bonded chins. But ive been told the female doesn't carry to term and has been pregnant twice. She apparently lays on her side and gives up buy bu time kits are born they are dead. I know it may be be possible to assist in delivery but was...

final update Chin got put to sleep tonight rip. Her reflexes deteriorated so that they were just reflexes ie brain wasn't registering. According to vet this meant spinal chord was damaged and chance of recovery was zero. She had also stopped eating drinking and her bowl had become impacted...

update Thanks for the input so far I was hoping for more constructive advice. Please understand that in uk there aren't as as many exotic pet vets and the closest emergency one available over weekend was hundreds of of miles away. I didn't want to chance driving her that far. She has been...

... Oh I forgot to add. When I first found her. Her left eye was wide open and she couldn't close it. The white of eyes was red. Now she can close her eye like normal but eye is still red

thanks Thanks of course I would love to but there is no local emergency vet near me with chin experience so im having to do my best in making her comfortable. Im curious if anyone can tell me if she could move tail if had broken her back

Hi. I found my 2yr old female chinchilla at bottom of cage yesterday who was moving her head but her back lega are completely still. I will get her to vet on Monday. She is still happily eating but ive had to put her on floor with piles of food ie pellets raisins and hay in front and she is...