Recent content by RichInGB

I said goodbye to my girl Alexis. She was 18 years old. I had her for 16+ years. She was breathing kinda odd. Me and Brenda, my best friend and great caretaker of my babies, were on our way to the emergency vet. She died in my arms around 8:20pm, on our way there. I'm thankful that I got...

My white Zoe' will do this from time to time, laying on the shelf with her feet on the cage top, but just for a few seconds.

My chins only roam free when they get away. Very temporary. I made a wire pen for them to run in. Probably 5x5 or so. Sometimes I'll take them one at a time and let them run around on my bed with me too for 10 minutes or so.

Pine for me. Fleet Farm has 5.5 cubic feet, expanded, for under $5 bucks.

I don't think Oxbow sells directly to consumer's anymore. My vet has to order mine for me.

I think the he/she is probably eating some of the hay, even though you haven't witnessed it. It's there, and he/she probably tried it and hopefully likes it. As for bedding, use kiln dried pine. Timothy hay, chinchilla pellets, and water should be available all the time.

I would definitely only feed chinchilla specific pellets, with no treats mixed in. As for treats, I've always just given a half a cube of unsweetened shredded wheat. Also, if he's feeding Timothy hay, which I do, maybe get some alfalfa blocks too. Just to offer something different now and then.

Hmm...you're not sanding them at all are you?

Sorry for your loss! :( NEVER an easy decision to make.

:( Sorry for your loss!

Sorry for your loss. I wish pet stores didn't sell animals at all. Rich

I get all my wood I use for shelves from Home Depot. I get the untreated pine and cut it to the lengths I want. Rich

Got tons-o-pictures! :) I'll start putting some up this weekend!

Name's Rich. I live in Green Bay, WI. Long time member of Chins-n-Quills(for those of you that have been around long enough to remember) and then Chins-n-Hedgies. Lost touch for quite a while but now I'm back. I currently have 8 chinchillas. 2 boys and 8 girls, youngest being around 6 and a...