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I've had my chin for 10 months, and never noticed her chewing her wood this much. There's a wooden box at the bottom that she's literally been chewing to splinters the past few days. She's chewed before, but never this much... There's at least an inch of that box each day, I have to keep...

I've had my chin for about 2 months, and she's been pretty great so far. I just went on vacation for 2 weeks and had a pet-sitter take care of my chin as well as my other animals. He told me that she wouldn't take a dust bath at all, every day he left it in her cage for half an hour. She's...

I've noticed something a few times.. I'll look into my chin cage after hearing some ruckus, and I'll see an upside down chin in her hut! She does this occasionally, she just chills in an upside down position until she notices me.. It's kinda weird. xD But it's hilarious.. every happen to anyone...

Alright, so I got my first chin about a week ago. She's generally sweet, kinda quiet and I assume shy and nervous around me still. If I ever open her cage when she's not in her house, as soon as I do she'll bound up there fast as lightning. Also, if I try and pet her while she's in there, she'll...

I got a marble slab for my chinchilla to use as a cooling stone, much cheaper than a chin-chiller I must say.. But how can I get it to stick on to my shelves? It lays on the shelf fine, but my chin keeps jumping on and off of the shelf which effectively causes the darn thing to slide off onto...

I just got my first chin yesterday, her owner said to feed her at around 8 pm. I'm planning on gradually switching her to open feeding, but she didn't touch her food at all last night or this morning. It looks like she ate some hay, but all her pellets are still in her bowl. Is this just a...

How long would a ten pound bag of Mazuri chinchilla food last with one chin?

My chinchilla cage is currently located near my piano - I've heard that they enjoy listening to it, however, I've also heard that loud noises disturb them. Would playing the piano near my new chinchilla allow it to warm up to me faster or just be annoyed by the loud noise? Thanks.

I just adopted my first chin today, after about a month of researching and looking. The original owner included some food for her chin - but it's not only pellets, it's got little nick-knacks in there as well. I've heard that chinchillas will sometimes eat only this stuff and not the pellets...

I got my first chin, Maya, a few hours ago. I let her out to play, gave her a dust bath, and I think she's tired from all the traveling and stuff because as soon as she got back in her cage, she fell right asleep! I've been doing tons of research over the last month and I'm finally ready to...

The person whose chinchilla I'm adopting's cage comes with a lot of shelves in there already - made of plywood. Is this something that is dangerous for chins to chew on, or is it alright?

I'm going to be getting a chinchilla in a few days, my very first, a rescue. I just learned that she came from petsmart. [This raises red flags for me, particularly around age.] She told me that petsmart said that the chin was 1 year old. What are the chances that this is untrue? Also, could...

I'm going to be adopting my first chinchilla in a few days.. I've done all the research, and now I just would like any tips you guys have for me last minute before I get my chinchilla! [I'm adopting her from someone who can no longer take care of her, she's a 4 year-old female.] Also, anything...

I was wondering, what diameter of fleece tube is best? Which size would be the absolute smallest? Also, where do I go about buying one and how much to they generally cost?

If I put a ledge that runs the length of the cage, at its highest point in the cage it leaves about 5'' of clearance from the top. Is this enough for a chinchilla to jump up onto without the chin hitting the top of it's head on the top of the cage, or should I lower it to a spot with more...

Do chins prefer to have small, snug houses or would they prefer a house with like, a bit of room? I found a small wooden nestbox that looks like it'd be just snug enough for 1 chinchilla, but would they prefer something a bit more spacious?

I'm getting one or the other for my chin, however I do not know which will actually be used or is best for chinchillas. Any help would be great!

I plan on adding some shelves to my soon-to-be chinchilla cage.. I need some help on sizes though. [6''x6'' seems a little small to me, but I don't really know.. what do you guys think is a good size?] Also, how thick should they be?

I'm planning on making my own shelving for my chin cage, I recently found out it's not as hard as it seems.. anyway, should all the shelves in the cage be 6'' x 6''? Can I make a larger piece that accommodates the entire side of one side of my cage? Also, I've heard that ramps are bad and...

I had ordered a chinchilla cage online recently - it came today and I realized it didn't come with the levels or ramps it had promised to. -_- Anyway, I was wondering if it was possible to simply add your own wooden shelves / ramps to your cages, if it is possible, any tips would be awesome.