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She is probably quilling but watch for overly dry, flaky skin and patches that have lost quills without new ones coming in. That could mean it's mites instead. All types of bedding can contribute to dry skin which is one benefit of using fleece but the quills generally won't fall out if it's...

Just happened to us lol We converted an aviary, 30x20x48", previously used as a sugar glider cage in to a temp chinchilla cage. Forgot it has spring loaded swing open side doors instead of the usual heavy slide up doors. Hachiro figured this out night 2 of being separated from her kits. My...

Fruit should not be fed. Try plain old fashioned oatmeal, rosehips, dried herb and flower mixes from chinchilla sites, and twigs of various wood. Keep her quiet and she should be back to normal soon. They seem to forgive accidents and stressful events pretty easily once they are back in a...

You won't even have time to stand up toward them before they go from running around to done mating.

It works on animals but not for the reasons people think. The animal still hates to be handled. It's just given up fighting and accepted it's fate because it has no choice. Given a choice it will immediately revert back to refusing to be touched and possibly even get aggressive. When you are...

They fit FNs perfectly and I was told are 1" off on CNs but it's not noticeable.

My house is usually 68-72F except the hedgehog room which has a space heater to keep them at 78-80F. With the cold weather we keep joking we're going to go sleep with the hedgehogs. The bedroom was 64 this morning and the livingroom was probably a bit cooler. Chins are quite happy and active...

Damp is a sign that they aren't kiln dried. They still contain a high amount of the oils. Sometimes it works to just dump a bag in a large plastic storage container and leave the lid off for a couple weeks. It's not as ideal as getting kiln dried but many people who only live close to a tiny...

I would just pull the plastic shelves and put in wood or hammocks. They don't need ramps. It won't take much effort and you can put the items in any future cage you get. You can order shelves of various woods with the hardware already installed from vendors in the classified section if you...

Well Jiga says the all plastic ware flying saucers work fine aside from getting shoved in to things occasionally due to being so light. If he wasn't so insistent about liner diving (there's 3 bricks in his cage now and he's still doing it) that probably wouldn't be as big of problem. Not sure...

I don't really have anything to compare poop consistency to. All mine are on the same diet right now and the nearest breeder is 2hrs. The stuff on the fleece is little pieces or slightly smashed and crunches off. The stuff that ends up off the fleece due to liner diving looks about like dried...

Sometimes spraying the wheels with water while scrubbing with a stiff bristle brush and then the rough side of a sponge doesn't even get them clean. There are often rock hard little bumps that will not come off. I scrape at them with the plastic edge of the brush to try to break them loose...

When the wingnut is on the pvc side it is stopped from turning. When it's on the wheel side it turns with the wheel causing it to tighten or loosen. We are testing a ware plastic flying saucer but it may be too light. Jiga has already shoved it from the middle of the cage in to a brick...

Changing around the hardware does not work. First the small wheel is still attached and can't get wet. The second problem is as the wheel turns it can unscrew the wingnut.

Lack of food, water, housing, or vet care is animal neglect and they can remove the animal from the home. How strict they are about the details per animal depends on how knowledgeable authorities in your area are.

Simply Chintastic makes a set of stairs that match the FN and CN cages. Could probably do custom height ones if that's not what you have for a cage.

We have carolina storm wheels. They are extremely hard to clean. Tons of scrubbing with a brush and sponge to get the caked on poop off every day and it can't be soaked or held under running water because of the bearings rusting. Spending 15-30mins on 11 wheels every day just isn't working.

Hay and pellets do not spoil. They can go years without growing any mold or anything. The nutrients do break down though. After 4-5 months the fat soluble vitamins in hay break down but they are added to pellets. After 1 year the fiber in hay starts to break down. It's best not to use hay...

Loki has gotten huge. I haven't weighed him this month but his sides hang out over his feet and my hands. He was already the biggest hedgehog the vet had ever seen when he was still young and skinny. Part of the problem may be a wheel issue. Neither of us have the time or back strength to...

You can just pull the ramps rather than cover them. Chins don't need them and some have said they have a higher chance of chins messing up their running and jumps on them causing leg injuries. I was just talking with someone on the international forum who's chin took a face dive off the top of...