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i tried taking a picture but the quality is useless. thanks for clearing up the confusion about chins laying on their side, and im glad to know that calloused pads are normal, although I may still pick up some of that balm just incase. thanks again!!

I previously had a wire ramped and floored cage for my mom and baby chin. I recently installed wood shelves and they seem much more comfortable. I noticed before I put the shelving in that after I let the chins out for free time, the mom would lay down on her side (I've read this is sometimes...

the night i was worried i noticed she was nursing later on, almost as if the mom gave up on ignoring her. they both seem to have both energy now, but if she was beginning to wean the baby, is there special care i should take to make sure the baby is ok? i am unsure how much the baby weighs, i...

my 8week old chin started making a loud squealing noise today, while running really quickly around the cage, jumping off things and screaming the whole time. it was sort of amusing for about a second, i thought maybe she was hyper... she did it a few more times, screaming for bursts of about 10...

I finally got a new flying saucer wheel in the mail today. soo excited. i have a mom and baby chin ( about 7 weeks old. ) i installed the saucer and waited and watched. the baby tried a few times, jumping on and off, then he just sort of sat on it while it swayed back adn forth a while. the...

since i got out of work today about 7 hours ago, my mama chin has been acting very odd. -her ears are extremely light, white almost (she is beige). I know it is bad when they are red because it means overheating but they are normally light pink -i noticed she has been itching her...

alright thanks, i hadnt read anything about changing the dust but it seemed like an important step

thanks for the info. i heard that i should put the powder in daily or 2-3 times a week, but it would make sense to me that it has to be a fresh powder and clean bath every time they bathe while they have the infection.. right? otherwise they will just keep infecting themselves in the used (yet...

thanks everyone, i agree. she is a lighter creamier color with bright red eyes, so im assuming she is a beige, possibly a homo beige.

what is the suggested antifungal powder to be placed in a chin dust bath?

i looked at a few more sites, im thinking the mom is a Hetero Beige?

I have been trying to determine what kind of chinchilla I have been given, she is a light tan color, with red/pink eyes, and she has light ears that have little dark spots or freckles all over them. Her baby is 7 weeks old and he is a gray color. any ideas? these are the best pictures i have...

thanks thanks so much, i was actually kind of foolish and scoured the internet, heard a lot of complaints about topical creams not working, and put a little diluted bleach on the spot after reading a million times that it worked (and hurt) haha. it actually seems better but im going to go ahead...

well, a few weeks ago i discovered a raised dry patch on my side, the size of a nickel. it turned into an itchy ring, and i googled to discover it looks/feels/sounds like ringworm. i also read that it is a fungal infection of the skin, which can be contracted from animals. i read that...

I have already posted once regarding this, but I have more questions so i'll continue here.. I recently got 2 chinchillas, a mother that is about 2 years old and her baby. the baby was one week old when i got them, and its been about 5 weeks since then. I know they should be seperated if they...

I recently got a martins townhouse cage. I do not have the means to get shelves put in the cage, so for the last/next week or two i still have the metal flooring and ramps in place. I have 2 chinchillas. I had the chinchillas in an even smaller cage when i first got them, and i never noticed any...

thanks everyone sooo much. great info, fast. !

i have one more question regarding food. do most people tend to feed their chins a set amount once a day? or do they leave a small dish to let them eat whenever they prefer. for a mother and baby chin, is timothy or alfalfa hay best? whats the best "toy" on the market for chins to file their...

i think i need some serious guidance. i am **** bent on taking care of these animals the right way, i love them a lot already. so i got the cage, what does everyone mean about it being difficult to clean? it has a pull out tray on the bottom.. and other than that i can just wipe down the...

about a month and a half ago, i was given a mother chin and her 1 week old baby. they have a decent sized two floor cage (1 ramp), a wheel, and the original owner had told me to use hay as their bedding. i researched when i first got them and decided hay as bedding was not good, since they eat...