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Thanks for all the replies. Now I feel assured. Just weighed him and he's 402grams at slightly more than 4 months old. Is that overweight or fine?

I provide apple sticks for my chin as a chew toy. He seems to eat some parts of it. (Both the exterior of the stickand the stick itself) Is that okay?

What do you want to do with the leaves? You want to use it as food?

Is she eating, pooping, urinating and drinking properly? If nothing has changed except this new behaviour, she probably just found her comfortable spot and is lazing there. I bought my chin a cooling plate as well but she didn't like it at all. I guess it's just a chin-by-chin basis whether or...

Hi Valkyrie, I'll just reply here. Your posts will be up immediately after more post counts. So just interact more in the forum :) As for the info you've given me, he's 6 and you've had him for 3 weeks. Is him comfortable with you already or still approaches you cautiously? If it's a small...

How long have you had your chin for?

I had the intention of getting my second chin as a companion for my first seeing that chins can live for ten or more years. So is it true that chins do not need companions and are relatively independent creatures?

You could get fleece that is big enough to wrap around the wired bottom. Then just slide the fleece-wrapped wired bottom back onto the bottom. That's what I did for my own cage.

I think you could give your chin some space now and let him calm down after the entire incident. When he seems settled down again, then you could try and start bonding with him again.

Sorry for your lost, I recently lost a chin as well and she was barely two years old. Back to your concerns, how has his brother been acting ever since? Has he been eating less, behaving differently or is everything as per normal for him? Also, may I know how there could be cardboard stuck in...

Probably nothing to worry about as chinchillas are curious animals and love to explore anything new.

Your beige looks like Rudolf! Heh :)

Thank you! :) Anyone interested in posting photos of their hamsters' cages as well?

Hi, so I've read from this thread that chinchillas can smile. Just curious as to how they will look like when they smile. So anyone with photos could you please post it up?

I'm glad everything went well for Shadow! :) Can I ask how did you manage to have her sleep on you? I have never been able to do that.

It depends on the chin whether they will like/not like a cuddle buddy right?

Be sure to separate the father from the kit and its mum so that the mum can recuperate. Weigh the kit and keep track of its weight to see if it's increasing for the next few weeks. If it isn't, it might not be feeding on the mum and you'll have to hand feed it.

Congrats on your new baby! :) He is really cute!

I use a mix of oxbow and mazuri. Pure mazuri makes my chin poop too soft for my liking. The current balance seems like the perfect mix for his diet. Following the recommendations from the earlier posts, you should also weigh the chin to see if there's an increase in weight as fur coat of the...

First of all, I don't think you should be feeding him any raisins. Antibiotics have been known to cause some to lose their appetite. My local vet says to stop antibiotics medication if there's any signs of a lost in appetite. Since he's off medication, I'm sure he will get back his appetite...