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The little ebonies got their first obstacle today. New wooden houses on the way for probably next week. I paired up our youngest 2 females so they could share a double fn and Aika could go in to the other baby proof cage for our first planned litter (click for videos)

I wouldn't leave them more than 24hrs without water but they drink so little it can take a few days to tell if they are drinking out of a bottle. I figured so long as our new young chin was bouncing and eating instead of getting steadily depressed looking she was probably getting water...

I wouldn't think they'd be cold since they evolved to a climate of 50-55F but I suppose our US bred chinchillas who have to deal with warmer temps may have acclimated to being kept warmer. Most people don't keep their house below 60 and the outdoors sees at least 80s in summer. Chinchillas...

Chinchillas might get stressed too easily and be too quick to spook for leashes but rabbits do fine on harnesses. There is even rabbit hopping which is an agility competition for rabbits. We taught one of our previous rabbits to harness so we could use her as a therapy animal because she was...

I would stop trying to catch her in her cage for awhile and give treats. Treats don't have to be unhealthy. You can give little apple twigs as treats. We've won over all of ours with twigs, select pieces of hay types they don't normally get, plain wheat cereal, oatmeal, and plain cheerios...

Double units are around $150 right now. We just got one off ferret nation which is currently $160 with free shipping and 15% off.

Do you have a wheel for the playpen? We keep an extra on hand for that. Ours also have plastic cat balls (throw the foam ones in the multipacks away if you get them), 4" pvc connection tubes, toilet paper tubes (supervise in case they get stuck), and some bird toys they like to drag around and...

I suggest a spray bottle to get the cat away from the cage and put her or the cage in a separate room when gone. If a cat gets saliva or a claw on a small animal it can die of infection very easily. We had a cat grab a young rabbit and not leave a single puncture mark but it quickly developed...

2 months is also not that long for a chin to settle in. He's probably just getting comfortable and testing his boundaries. I'd keep handling him and ignore his behavior as much as possible considering the potential to get nipped. If you have to shove a treat in his month before doing stuff in...

Chins are silly creatures that chew on everything and sleep in weird positions. You get used to it. When we put in our granite chillers everyone played dead chinchilla on them. They were laying and sleeping in such weird positions we kept poking them to make sure they were alright. Lately...

We have 1 newer double stack FN, 2 old style double stack FN, an old style triple stack FN, and a double stack CN. I like the old bolt together style better than the slide together style. They are better quality and fit together easier. I suggest the FN over a CN because the bars are flimsy...

Distilled and RO can draw minerals and salts out of the body causing deficiencies. It is not suggested to be drank by human or animal. It also tastes like whatever is growing in your mouth or you last ate because it has no flavor of it's own. We use RO filtered bottled water that has salts...

Silver surfers function fine at $50, the cheapest wheel. I might get a flying saucer for Aime though because she occasionally pees in her wheel and then runs making her back all spiky with pee clumped fur.

For $50 you can get a silver surfer which has a more standard running style but they aren't the quietest wheels.

You can't keep most males and females together all the time. They'll have back to back litters as soon as she's capable. You'll ruin the health of your female. Usually only older pairs that have slowed down in breeding are left together through a litter or in run breeding setups the male is...

My husband whacked the bottom cage most of the way together last night but couldn't get everything to go in far enough to be even. He then looked up the fact that lots of people are filing down the connections to get it together. It wouldn't come back apart though. He had to wedge a...

There's probably swelling from injury or infection around the spinal cord. I've had it happen in gerbils, 1 guinea pig pup, and rabbits from falls or being grabbed over the spine by other animals. If you can keep them clean and uninjured they often recover on their own but it can take weeks or...

CNs have some minor issues. Occasionally the newest version doesn't go together right. We just spent 2 days filing and banging ours together. The bars also break or bend easy. A FN is a little better. A used old style bolt together FN is sturdier and actually easier to put together despite...

My husband was reading some of the reviews of people who got cages that wouldn't go together. Some resorted to things like hacksaws and even welding torches to make it all fit. A lot of people had to file down the pegs that slide in the holes because they are 2 different sizes on the same...

Aime pees on you if you try to hold her around sleepy time. I'm not sure if we just wake her up and she needs to pee or if she does it on purpose to send a message. We just make sure she's active and alert before taking her out of the cage instead of scooping her up when she's first waking up...