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I think maybe I will just build my own cage, doing it like this http://www.chinchillasource.com/buildacage.html

So, I am getting another chinchilla soon, he isn't able to go home until the 4th of July. I've had my chinchilla for a year now, and he is so lonely so I decided to get him a friend. I have a temporary cage to put him in until I can introduce both of them to each other but when I put them...

Wow thank you very much! :D

So, there was a bell I accidently left on his cage, he couldn't have it because it's all plastic and such and he found it was was desperately trying to get it. Yes, I know his hammock is broken (He broke it during one of his tantrums when I was out and I have to fix it) and yes he has toys but...

Does anyone else get tantrums from their chinchillas? I have one for the first time and I've had him for a couple of months but I noticed that if he wants my attention, I have this metal thing that you can put wood on, and he'll grab it with his mouth and smack it around so it makes the loudest...

Thank you Thank you, I will be taking him to the vet. Though, roughly how much would that cost? I know it'll depend on the vet but, how much did it cost for yours? >o<

Today, my chinchilla did this about twice, he was not eating before hand or even chewing on anything. He seemed perfectly fine though otherwise and hasn't done it again since. He ran up to me, tried to jump out of his cage, ran all over me. I felt his throat and applied a little pressure and...

Just got my chin I haven't had him long, but so far, the only weirdest place I have found his poop is in the crevice of a picture frame :S Some of those stories are hilarious though, I may check everything for chin poop now just in case ._.

I'm so happy, he's young and only 5 months old, but he has quite the attitude! I made him a fleece hammock and I'm so happy he LOVES it! I was scared he'd try to tear it to shreds. He also doesn't seem to want to chew on wood unless I'm sitting next to his cage or he just eats the bark off...

Thank you, Yes, he actually stops nibbling me, at first he nibbled me all the time, now he's not nibbling at all. I think part of the reason as well was that was extremely bored, after getting the necessities and cage and chinchilla, I was too broke to really get much else, so this weekend I...

It was about 68 degrees upstairs (I checked the thermometer) when I took him to the bathroom. It was 20 minutes (I only intended on 10-15 minutes) but when I brought him downstairs (it's much cooler downstairs) after 5 minutes of looking at him because he was just sitting there, I saw his ears...

Yes I saw that when I looked it up, does the cuddle buddy have to be a particular shape? Or can it be a heart or star? I am going to get him a bunch of toys on Saturday too (: thank you.

Thank you very much! I think I will get some fleece this weekend and make him a cuddle buddy first and see how he fairs with that. (: Thanks for being so helpful. May I also add, I love the quote on your signature. ;)

I just got him on Sunday and he is only 5 months old, and he wants to eat EVERYTHING. I know this is typical, he even tried to eat the shirt off my body. He's not tasting, he's tearing and trying to eat. I worry, will he try to eat the fleece? If so, is there a way I can get him to stop eating...

I know I've been posting a lot lately, sorry >o< Anyways, sometimes when my chinchilla is really hyper he'll bite me pretty hard. He doesn't appear to look nervous or threatened but maybe I just don't notice well. Like, just tonight, I gave him a dust bath and he got super hyper, jumping...

So, I have only had my chinchilla for 2 days. So, it's hard to establish what his behaviour is for me, and since he is getting much more comfortable, I'm starting to see more of his personality come out. So, he will dig his paws onto my hand or arm and nibble at me and then he started grinding...

Thank you for your answers. (: I do have ledges, and the wire spacing is small. I am relieved. I still plan on maybe putting down some safe wood down on the floor just in case. I would put fleece but he was to eat everything and gets especially agressive with any kind of fabric. He tried to eat...

So, if you have a light on in the room the chinchilla is in, will it think it's day time and try to go back to sleep? Because, i just got him and I would like to bond with him, and since they're nocturnal, I'd have to wait to basically night time because I don't want to bother him while he's...

I just recieved my chinchilla today but the cage floor is metal and I am so concerned for my chinchilla's feet. I don't have safe wood to put on the floor at the moment. Please help. I am so worried. Is there any kind of material or something that I can place on the bottom for now that is safe...