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So, I have two boys in one cage, and they insist on peeing in their own spots. ChickaChickah in one corner, Charley right in front of the lower door. How do I place a litter pan so it's not too much in the way, but so that they'll still use it instead? They're driving me crazy!!! :hair:

Oxbow... I naively had my boys on some crap food, then switched them to Oxbow, and the grew A LOT super fast. It was amazing what a good diet can do. Never tried Mazuri, but I know (for me at least) that Oxbow is much more readily available. Although I did see Mazuri at the Petsmart the last...

I'm glad I found this thread! I'm going up to my dad's place for the weekend plus a few days, and I need to bring the boys with me because there's nobody around that I trust enough to watch them for me. :rolleyes: I'm a worried mommy...

The biggest problem with these balls is that they market them for chinchillas in the first place... I also had one when we first got chins... And the mess was unbelievable. It now sits unused. I like Tunes' idea, though... I may need to try that when I get my FN. ;)

She said she'd accept $100!!! Good enough for me!!! :dance3:

Hey! Great idea!!! ^ :D

I found a used FN on Craigslist for $130, but it's 100 miles away. Is this a good deal/idea? Or should I just abandon ship and wait patiently for another chance to crop up a little closer to home? :hmm:

I. Am. Jealous.

I give mine 1/4 wafer a day, and they're doing great. The serving size for humans, if I remember correctly, is 2 wafers per day, and there's only 2 g sugar per serving. That means that for each wafer, there's only 1 g and for each chin-sized serving, there's only 1/4 g. I don't think that's...

The first time my boyfriend saw one of our boys do that, we were laying on the bed watching a movie. The chin was standing all stilty just before the act and my boyfriend went, "Oh, look what he's doing, that's so cute!" His face quickly turned to horror as he buried his face in the pillow and...

What about those made in Italy?

I'd like to add another question onto this one: Can you use rose hips from wild roses as well? My grandma has no cultivated roses, but she does have wild ones around her house.

So I read on another forum that it is safe to dye wood for toy use with Kool-Aid. I'm feeling skeptical, though it makes some sense... Thoughts? Here's the link... http://www.chinformation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14

They love their apple sticks...but only the bark. I'm gonna have to find an organic orchard to get clipping from soon...they have an expensive habit! Also, rosehips, crushed because I couldn't find whole at my local co-op.

Okay, thanks. :thumbsup: That was a bit of confusion for me.

I'm still a little confused about the recessive/dominant traits and breeding for said traits...there are just so many colors!!! So, first off, can anyone suggest any article/paper/book on chinchilla genetic selection? Now, to the real question: I have two standard males. Their mother is...

The other day I saw Charley sitting on ChickaChikah (my 3-month old twin chins), holding him down, grooming his face. It looked kind of like one brother holding the other down giving him a wet willie or something. It was a little worrisome, especially when ChickaChickah made some peeps...he...

So, a few questions for those of you that make your own toys... Where do you get the toy supplies (peeled and unpeeled willow balls, little wooden animals, cholla wood, loofa, etc.)? Also, what do you use to dye and flavor them? Can you use food coloring for the dye? I know that the...

As for hawks and other flying predators, they would be in the top part of their cage...which has a "lid". So unless the predator was able to pick up the cage and then go after a chinchilla...they wouldn't have much luck. Also, I would be out there right next to the cage...predators tend to...

Okay, thanks for your opinions :)