Recent content by Ragtop

Well, we just had to say goodbye to Sunny. He was almost 12 years old, and was suffering from malocclusion issues. He recently stopped eating and drinking, so it was time to let him go. We originally bought him as our young son's pet - but he became "my" full time pet when our son went off to...

In my opinion, rescuing and buying from a pet store are more or less the same thing. As EMS Chins said, you need to buy from a reputable breeder if you want to breed/show high quality animals. But if you want a pet, and aren't particular about a specific color, pedigree, etc. - then help out...

Just a follow-up note to let you know Baxter's doing great. He's got a lot more energy now that he's been on an appropriate diet for a while. My other chin is an old man with a bum leg, so I almost forgot how high a young healthy chin can jump :laughitup:

Well, I think the mother was concerned to the extent she was keeping an eye on the chin (Baxter) to make sure he was being cared for. But she wasn't willing to take over caring for him herself. When the son left for the week she realized that the chin was going to be in trouble and she took...

First time posting here - although I used to post now & then at the old CnQ forum. Just had to share a recent story. A while back the neighbor was complaining about the chinchilla her adult live-at-home son brought home. She was concerned that he wasn't going to take care of it. I told her...