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    Need help keeping Chinchilla cool

    I bought a "room cooler" from target about four months ago, and it keeps the room at a constant 62 degrees F. It was about $200 but it was worth the buy. Try moving him to a basement if possible. Also you can go to a home depot and get a slab of granite for free or very little expense, you can...
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    Rescued Chinchilla, Have fur and skin Q's.

    Hi everyone, today my roommate rescued a chinchilla who is about two years old and we have a couple concerns. First off, his fur feels very damp, and looks greasy. also there are areas where the fur parts and you can see his skin very easily. Secondly, his ears are extremely dry. Almost scab...
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    Got my chinchilla a new cage and his behavior changed!

    Thank you so much for warning me! I asked the people at the pet store and they said it would be fine! Guess they were just trying to make a sale!
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    Got my chinchilla a new cage and his behavior changed!

    My chinchilla used to live in a one level cage, with pellet bedding, a cardboard box, cooling granite and cardboard ledges. I recently moved into a new building with a larger room and decided to get a new cage for Chinchi. It's a similar LxW to the old cage but it was a two level cage with...
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    Chinchilla Habit Question

    Okay that makes me feel a whole lot better! I'm not sure how to post pictures on here but I'm trying to figure it out!
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    Chinchilla Habit Question

    He might be sleeping then, should I be concerned that he holds cardboard in his mouth?
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    Chinchilla Habit Question

    His eating habits are the same, he's grown since I first got him, he may be a little chubby in fact, but everything else seems normal, including his poo. I believe he was 3 months when I got him so he's around 7 months old I believe? It's something that I just started noticing recently.
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    Chinchilla Habit Question

    So I'm new here. Not sure how this works but yeah. Anyway, I've had a chinchilla for about 4 months now, and he warmed up to me fairly quickly. I made sure to do my research so the temperature is always low, I give him appropriate amounts of time to run around freely and I watch his diet with a...
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