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Yep, he is most definitely throwing a tantrum! The behavior that you are describing, where he jumps off the walls of his cage, that is called "wall surfing". Chins do this often especially when they are out for playtime in a room. It's really cute. Just a way they like to burn off their energy...

My girls are kinda like that. They will eat a little bit of hay and then lose interest. I've bought a bunch of different brands/types and some they like better than others but always seem to lose interest. I am gonna try doing what Dawn suggested and ditch the hay rack and mix a bunch together...

How was he able to poke him in the eye? Did Stickshift have a house he could hide in? Poor little guy. I hope your nephew has matured and knows better now! No wonder he hates everyone else. Chins take a while to develop trust. My Chichi is 4 years old. When I got her three years ago, she was...

I feed Mazuri. My chins have never had any issues with loose poos, so they've been doing really well on it. I can get a 25lb bag of it at my local feed store for around $16 bucks. However, that's a little much for my chins to finish in a reasonable amount of time. I buy it from AZ chins instead :)

Twilight chinchillas has great holders too. Now that I think of it, there was a member here (Gabby88) that creates custom wooden houses and other things. She created a custom hay rack idea and sells them on her FB site. I have never tried them, but might be something to look into. She really...

I forgot about JT chins! They are very close to me!

Hi there and welcome! I am from Northeast Ohio! The closest breeder to me is Ryerson's Chinchillas and they are in Plymouth, Ohio. That's still two hours away from me though!

Cat75, a member here, made my hay racks. They work really good and I still use them. My chins do like to sit on the edge and eat their hay too. Hay still does get everywhere, but I use bedding on the bottom level of my FN. It's not a big deal to me. I don't know if you can do anything about...

I wouldn't pay more for a different color. It doesn't matter to me that much.

I would love to have hard floors in the chin room! Someday!!!

It sure does sound like popcorning. Nothing is cuter than a chinchilla popcorn ;) It means they are happy and having fun! Does it look like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8ax9SCxzSY or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmoR0BYMLJA

Yep, I agree with the post above. Your chin might be stressed/scared when being handled by strangers. They need to get comfortable with strangers and this takes time. Some really don't like to be "pet" either. Tribble kecks when you try to pet him like you would pet a cat (on the back). He likes...

oh my gosh! How cute!! She really is a princess! :)

Dawn, where exactly did that cage come from? I tried to search "Chins-to-go" and can't find it. Do they still sell them?

Whimsy sells ledges. http://www.whimsys-menagerie.com/

Hi and welcome to the board!

Hi and welcome! Gus Gus is a sweetie pie! :)

Wow, I feel so bad! Allergies must be a horrible thing to deal with! I hope Whimsy's dust helps you! Keep us informed!

Here is a thread from a few days ago with some tips including a video on how to build your own dorm air conditioner. It might help! http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39324&highlight=weather

YES! Tribble loves scritches! Tia will let me scratch her a little bit, but Chichi will kill you... lol. Your chin is very cute :) I just took two videos of me giving Tribble scritches last night.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYIQlhMwnzM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5GbOUk1QaM