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Thought I'd share a pic or two. Not sure how to embed the pics in the message area so they are attached.

Stitch has an on going case of bumblefoot I keep an eye on which the vet said probably won't get any better than it is. It's not bleeding or infected, but he does have wide dry calouses around his heals. I found a cream and supliment a while back and had been meaning to ask my vet about it and...

Do Chins get them? Day before yesterday Stitch was eating on the second level of his FN 142 and made a loud honking sound. It wasn't a kack. I listened to the chin sounds to find a similar one and the closest one was one of anoyance. He hadn't been out of his cage for a couple days as I had a...

This covers a couple different forum topics, so I thought I'd put it here. I've been looking at carriers lately as my finace, and I are planning a possible trip home (across country), and we'll have to take Stitch with us. I've been eyeing metal pans for Stitch's FN142 to replace the plastic...

Anyone have any good made from scratch recipes? Whatever flavors are your fav. I'm craving cream cheese frosting...

When I took Stitch to the vet last time she looked at his teeth by pulling his gum back to see how long his front teeth were. Then she had me hold him and stuck a scope in his mouth to look at his back teeth. He didn't like that one bit. Squirmed and tried to scratch to get a way then wouldn't...

Maybe this should go under chat, but I thought I'd put it here because I only recently connected symptoms to feeding time. I know alergies have been talked about before when new people come on asking about chins. I went to the dr last Friday after having put up with what I thought might have...

Hey guys! It's been a while, but I've found my way back to the forum. :) I finally got my surger running. I want to make my Stitch a fleece doughnut bed to cuddle, but I can't seem to find the instructions I stumbled uppon almost a year ago. Usually I try to save these things on my hard drive...

Anyone have a problem with squeeky springs on the FN142 doors? The bottom left door on mine kinda sticks a little and the springs make an awful noise when compressed. Think I could oil them a bit to help the noise and sticking? What type of oil could I use that's chinny safe?

What size bolts do you all use to attach tubes and shelves and ledges to your cages? I got 5/16 x 3/4" Hex cap screws to put up my tubes. Might be a little over kill. I'm only using one washer and wing nut on the exterior of the cage to attach it. I'm working with a FN cage. Have you guys found...

I've been thinking about contacting the pet shop that the previous owners of my chin got him from to see if they know his birthday. I don't know what kind of information if any they would have though especially since it was over a year ago I got him, and his previous owners said he was purchased...

A couple weeks ago I picked up a free vanity mirror from a neighbors garbage pile, they were moving.. I cleaned it up, and propped it up on the floor in front of our entertainment center. With it there Stitch can't get to the fireplace during play time. I gate the rest of the living room off and...

I've been buying Kaytee brand Timothy hay. I'm looking into buying a bale of Timothy next go round locally though. The couple of feed stores that had hay was all dry and yellow-grey looking and some of it had pigeons sitting on it... Is baled Timothy supposed to be green? And what is the...

We're a long way from it, but my fiancé and I are talking about moving home. We're in Vegas now, but plan to move back to the Northwest. But, even before that my fiancé might get a job that requires him to go overseas for 6 months. If he does get that job, I'll go back home to be with family...

Yeah I know it's, hay. Anybody thought of growing their own hay for their chinny? I have no grass in the front yard, just rocks. Just a thought about sustainable lawns :) Think it's doable? Anybody done it?

Anyone ever thought of going on BLM land to wild harvest woods for your chins? I've been thinking about going to find some manzanita, cottonwood, or aspen.

I've been thinking about building a bigger cage for my chin. And I like the idea of using shelving components like you did. But, what did you use to hold the shelves together? I couldn't remember what the title of your post was where you posted the picture, but I found it by searching for what...

Hi guys. I was cleaning Stitch's cage today and noticed another whisker on his saucer tonight. It's been a few weeks since I saw a fallen whisker in his cage. He doesn't appear to be scratching or biting. No fur loss anywhere on him. Just wondering how often you all notice lost whiskers? Should...

Can anyone recomend any good books, or articles on chinchillas? What do you use as refference guides?

I'm not sure how to make a poll and there could be many options, so I'll just ask, and you can answer. I got a 2' lenght of 6" PVC to make ledges for my Stitch. What size tubes do you use, lenght and diameter?