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Thank you both!

I keep my house at 68 F in the winter and 70 F in the summer. My chin could probably do lower, but he's just fine with these temps. I've seen chins in the wild in Peru and the temperatures in the mountains vary widely -- mostly it depends on if the sun is out. When I was wearing my fleece, the...

My 5 year old male chin, Chubbs, has been shedding more than usual lately. It is summer here, but it's consistently 69 F here in my house. Last night he was enjoying a pat, not at all distressed, and lost a fair chunk of fur. It didn't leave a bald spot so I feel it is more normal shedding than...

A little background: My chin, Chubbs, is around 5 years old. I adopted him about 5 months ago and we get along great. In fact, he trusts me a lot more than my fiancee. He barks at him fairly often and has even bit him a few times, but he's never been aggressive towards me at all. Over the past...

About a week ago, I switched my chin's bedding from shredded pine to a fleece lining. He's adjusted to it pretty well, but I just noticed him licking and chewing it, but in a few select spots. The spots he licked were damp to the touch, so it was more than a quick tasting. Is this something I...

Oh, right, yeah. I didn't mean as a replacement for timothy hay, just as a treat to nibble on. And not cut, but growing in a pot.

I know that oats are a safe treat for chins, but what about fresh oat grass? Or what about wheat or barley grass?

Thank you both for your information. If my roommate does get a dog, I will keep Chubbs in another room that the dog does not have access to.

Well, like I said before, he's very aggressive with other chins. If not for that, I'd love to get another. He spent his whole life with cats and dogs, and now he suddenly is the only animal in the house. That's my only concern.

Edit: In addition to more confident sounding barks, which I assume are normal, his responses to the sound clips were a bit more whiney or whimpery.

Hey, I'm Jenna and I'm from Wisconsin. I've just adopted a five year old male chin named Chubbs and I've joined this messaging board because you seem like quite a knowledgeable bunch. Hope you're all having a lovely day ��

About a month ago, I adopted a five year old male chinchilla named Chubbs. He had been with his previous owner since he was a baby. His previous owner said that he was very aggressive with other chinchillas, but he got along very well with her three cats and two black labs. She never picked him...