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I let my chin out for playtime today and he started making a weird squeaking sound and bringing his paws to his mouth as though he was choking on something. I examined his mouth and he seemed to be okay and started running around again. He continues repeating the behavior every now and then as...

Thanks again everyone for the advice. My chin is finally starting to warm up to me. :dance3: I have been using the dust bath to take him out and yesterday I decided to take him out by hand and he didn't try running away.I guess he finally understands that when I am trying to take him out of the...

I am a new chin owner from Northern California and have had my little guy Cooper for a little over a month. He's a sweet little guy I adopted from a breeder who had taken him in from his past owners who could no longer care for him.He is a 2 year old mosaic. I was recommended to join this forum...

plastic pan (I was weary at first because I was afraid he would start chewing the plastic and was planning on covering it with fleece, but my chin has shown absolutely no interest in chewing it at all. Luckily he focuses on his wooden shelves and chew toys instead :dance3: .) and I use aspen...

Both Mazuri and PRCS are great foods for chins I order mine from here http://www.camphorchins.com/store_food.html

Thank you both for the insight. I will continue being patient with him, its good to know I'm not necessarily doing anything wrong with him. I am going to try the dust bath technique to get him out of his cage for playtime and spend a little more time with him next to his cage without giving him...

So I've had my first chin for about a month. He always avoids me and tries to run away and hide anytime I try to take him out of his cage. When I hold him even for a few seconds he always tries to get me to put him down he even bites me sometimes. Despite my patience and gentleness his behavior...