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No I haven't seen that, normally people remove the male sortly before birth (assuming they are intentionally breeding) so he doesn't breed the female again right away, but I have heard they will care for the kits. I also know some people do put the kits in the male's cage so he can watch them...

I guess they might if you keep it a lot colder in the winter then you do in the summer, like say keep it only about 10C in your house the winter but 20C in the summer or something. Personally I keep the temp in the room about the same year round so no there is not really any difference in the...

I would say not really, they do bond in a way, so they got along they will miss their cage mate if seperated but the would be the same if it was a male or female, their brother/sister, or parent. If you still have the female near by it could simply be she is in heat and he wants to get to her...

I don't know but would say just keep an eye on it, see if it gets worse over the next few days, but if you are leaving in a couple days you might want to see if you can get her into the vet, depending on how long you will be gone. If you are only going away for like a week it might be ok to...

I think it's still like having company a bit, it's kind of like having next door neighbors. Even if they can't be caged together or have playtime together, they can still chat to each other, smell each other so they know they aren't the only chins in the world, and if you are able to put the...

14 is the bare minium and really only an ok size for smaller chins in the 600g range, most find that larger chins need at least 15-16" wheels. When running on the wheel they should be able to run with their back straight not bending backwards to run at all or it can cause injury to their spine...

If she is otherwise healthy and the vet thinks there is a good chance she will recover, and you trust your vet, I would go for it now rather then waiting. However I would want to know if it's cancerous or not first, chins are not prone to cancer like a lot of other rodents, but it can still...

I would cut the oat hay out as well, just like oats it can be gassy for some chins. Rolled oats if given should just be a few oats a week. Timothy and orchard hay is fine daily but oat is considered more a treat hay then an everyday hay. With the rose hips it could be that it's just something...

Ok first the dosage for gas drops is 20mg of simethicone, so for the infacol that should be 0.3 ml (I think that is a whole dropper full) every 8-12 hours. You can't really over dose on it since all it does is break up any gas bubbles that are there and excess is just peed out. It's good you...

Did the chinchilla notebook person say why new growth is not good? The only reason I could see to saying no to new growth is it's going to have the highest sugar content, so may need to boil it a couple times. Some people thing the boiling part is just to get rid of germs and bacteria, but it...

Mine actually enjoys heavy metal music, lol. He will get up and sit by the side of the cage ears perked up to listen when I play things like Megadeth and Metallica. He does not like Marilyn Manson though, he freaks out and alarm calls when I play that. It's probably like humans though they have...

I don't have any kids so I can't specifically comment on that, but for the most part chins get use to the noise and activity of where they live. My chin is right by my computer desk where I spend the day. I watch movies and shows on my computer, play video games, etc, as well as I listen to...

Alfalfa is a legume not a grass, so it's going to be leafy with chopped up bits of stems, it's not long strands like grass. The Oxbow timothy was just like any other bag of timothy I've bought, the only time I got shorter chopped timothy is when I bought the compressed hay stacks. One thing with...

I know you already said you are bringing him to the vet, but in case you are wanting another thought on what happened, it sounds like he was choking. Chins can't throw up, so the yellow liquid would be just spit mixed with either pellets or hay. I would make sure he is able to eat and drink ok...

I know those bottles, I had them in the past when I was a kid, but unfortunately I have no idea where we got them. Maybe try Shoots Chinchilla Ranch OHIO Chinchilla Breeder , I think they at least used to sell them or something similar. Other then that I don't know.

I don't currently have any females to compare to, but my male eats over 50% of the hay I am giving right now, I would say waste is only about 25-50%. Maybe he just really likes the hay I give him? :unsure: (it's local hay I got at a livestock feed store) It does depend on the hay though, some...

I'm not really sure how those wheels are attached, but I know some people use long wood boards or metal bars with holes to stabilize the wheel against the frame of the cage so it doesn't rattle the cage so much or break the bars. I'm not sure if that helps but here is some pics.

For Oxbow only the Essentials formula is recommended, Garden Select (and the Simple Harvest) is really not recommended since it's not as good. The garden select isn't as bad as it use to be (use to have peas and tomatoes in it) but still not great. It's lower in protein, timothy based rather...

The ingredients are slightly different between the two, but I think the biggest difference might just be between the companies. Mazuri is a huge company (they are actually now owned by Purina now) they make foods for almost every exotic animal, not just domestic animals but zoo animals too, All...

The flowers for sure, I'm not sure about the leaves.