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Oh no! No exercise wheel really??? Ugh my 5-month old has been running on it for 3 weeks. Is it really bad? :(

Thanks for confirming everyone. Yea I didn't think that was fungus. She does have a lot of toys - wood cube, hanging toys, toss toys, twiglets, hay cube, loose hay... I guess she's just a chewer which I don't really mind. Does anyone know anything about sulfur? I wonder if the smell will...

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My chin Chynchi has always chewed her fur. About a month ago I called the breeder and they told me that she MIGHT have fungus. So then they mailed me a small pack of sulfur and told me to put on her skin and in her dust bath. They told me that it would not hurt her even if she did not have...

I'm really glad that you guys are willing to help. I really appreciate it! I actually had already found someone to chin-sit her before I even posted the other thread asking if it was okay to bring her to travel. I knew I shouldn't take her with me. Anyway, thanks guys!!

Thanks for everyone's comments. Yeah I know I shouldn't take her. :( I'll leave her here. :cry3::cry3::cry3:

I have to travel to Hong Kong for a month early March. Deep down my heart I know I shouldn't bring my chin with me, but I also want to know everyone's opinion so as to "convince" myself more that I shouldn't bring her. It'll be a 15-hour flight to go there. Is it a big no-no? If I do bring...

Awesome! I was gonna ask this question myself since my 4-month old is doing the same thing - she has 1-2 twiglets a day. Are there any woods that are safe for chins but are sweet though? If so, will too much of those sweet woods be bad for chins? Thanks!

Oh I didn't know the center could be taken out!! Hm...both QC and FN look good. I guess I'll go with FN if it's easier to clean. Plus, I might be able to pick one up right away in petco or petsmart. Thanks for everyone's comment~~ :)

Thanks everyone! In terms of the space to jump, will QC be better because a chin can jump directly from the bottom to the top (not sure if they will do that, but at least QC allows that?) but the FN is split into two levels? Or do they not jump that high anyway? Also, my chin is only 4 months...

I guess my chin really hates her not-so-big cage because she refuses going back in when she accidentally comes out when I'm fixing her stuff. I've almost decided to buy this one from qualitycage.com...

I'm guessing Menagerie meant this one? http://www.petco.com/product/113679/WARE-Clean-Living-Small-Animal-Playpen.aspx?CoreCat=SBB

Yeah I will. Thanks for the advice. I just got my chin a couple of months ago with that cage as well (didn't realize it wasn't too big). I don't want to waste the 100 sth bucks but I know she's better off with more room, so decided to add a playpen.

The cage is 30" X 24" X 15", but the door is just 8 X 11.5 so... :nah:

My cage isn't big enough to fit a standard exercise wheel. Anyone knows if any playpen is sturdy enough to mount a chin spin or a flying saucer to it so at least my chin can exercise a bit? Thanks!

I have to travel in March for a few weeks (honestly it's killing me to have to leave my chin here :cry3:) and I don't have anyone that's knowledgeable enough to take care of my chin. I live in San Francisco. Does anyone know of any places nearby for boarding and the cost associated with it...

Thank you Menagerie for posting my question into this separate thread. It is very interesting and I know much more information now. Thank you everyone. I really appreciate it. For those of you that have fur-chewing chinchillas, do they need any supplement/other food since they have so much...

Thanks everyone for their comments and advice! Menagerie - yea I'm glad that I didn't get the wheel there. Does she need a wheel now? The only exercise wheel that fits into the cage is the small flying saucer from here: http://www.flyingsaucerwheels.com/wheelinformation.html. But the website...

Yes she and the cage were from Valley View. Should I change the cage? The floor is less of a problem now since there are tiles, but will the sides cause a problem too? Thanks for the advice!!

Hi everyone - I recently got my chin and I'm loving her soooo much. She's almost 4 months now. I got her from a breeder and also got a cage from there, which at that time thought it was a pretty decent size (second largest cage from that breeder), but now I've seen you guys' cages and felt...