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well im not planning on having any more kits as im sick of doing the majority of the feeding but if the girlfriend wants more im not going to even try win that argument :P i guess ill wait till they have started eating proper food before the mum goes back in with the dad, but for the mean time...

how old do the kits have to be before i can accurately tell their genders? also when can the mum run around my room with the dad again as the dad has been moping around lately as he is lonely

ok sounds good, but guess i might have to rename Runty to Fatty at the rate she is gaining weight

yer im using fresh goats milk with baby rice mixed in but only Runty gobbles it down, the 2nd biggest one licks it for a bit and the largest doesnt do anything. i have seen them nibble on a tiny amount of pellets although i know this wont be enough for them at this age but i guess it helps

After a week and a bit of feeding the runt the full fat formula she has put on a lot of weight especially over the past day or two now she can eat a lot more, she gains more weight per day then the other two babies which is why i am wondering whether i should try get the other two onto hand...

at what age/weight can baby chinchillas take their 1st sand bath?

well i only feed Runty as she is the one that needs it the most compared to the other 2, should i try hand feed the other 2 as well (they wouldnt touch the forumla before but i guess i could spend quite a while until they start drinking it as well'

After a few days of feeding Runty the full fat formula she has gained quite a bit of weight, what i want to know is are the other 2 gaining enough weight per day to be healthy (these are the ones i do not hand feed) Day 5 - Night Chin 1 - 53.7g Chin 2 - 49.1g Chin 3 (RUNTY)...

before i fed her the undiluted goats milk with god knows how much baby rice in she weighed 38g's, 3 feeds later she weighs 45g's so it is looking good, might have to put her on a diet soon :P thanks for all the help so far i really appreciate it and so does little runty

ahh ok, atleast that gives me hope that she will gain weight now because i was getting a bit frustrated that she wasnt gaining any weight except after she had eaten and she eats quite alot. I will say tomorrow if shes gained any weight after she has had the proper stuff thankyou

It is fresh goats milk but less then 4% fat, im going to the supermarket tonight to buy some more so ill look for some with higher fat (if it even comes with more fat because i have no idea about goats milk :P) should i also put less water in (say a quarter?). she seems fine running about and...

I really dont understand this hand feeding business, after shes eaten she weighs 41/42g but 2 hours later she is back to 38g and has been doing this for the past 2 days. should i change the milk formula? the other two are fine and are gaining 2g+ per day and i havent hand fed them once. thanks

weve been feeding her every 2 hours for the past day and she hasnt really gained any weight, shes normally 38/39g before feeding and 40-42g after. how do i know when she has had enough to eat or how much should i be giving her per feeding

oky doky i will do that, but we have tried to feed the 2 largest ones and they dont even pay attention to it and try to scatter away, even after 15 minutes of attempts where as Runty charges head first at it because she knows what it is. Would you advise warming up the formula and putting it in...

the 2 heaviest babies are gaining weight slowly but steadily but Runty keeps slipping down to 37.5 during the night when I'm asleep and I don't know what to do. I am going to take the other 2 out of the cage for an hourish to let Runty feed without a disturbance, how many times a day should I do...

Runty went down to 37.4g over the night but iv hand fed him every 2 hours today and hes gone up to 41g. Im going to stay up till 4 tonight so i can hand feed them every 2 hours (isnt too much of a problem for me as im pretty much nocturnal anyway)

This is there weights since they were born yesterday Day 1 Chin 1 - 54g Chin 2 - 44.8g Chin 3 (RUNTY) - 41.2g Day 2 - Morning Chin 1 - 50.4g Chin 2 - 42.3g Chin 3 (RUNTY) - 38.3g Day 2 - Night Chin 1 - 50.7g Chin 2 - 43.7g Chin 3 (RUNTY) -...

how many times a day should i hand feed them?

we found a syringe that has a nib on the end that imitates a nipple and I made the formula, I took the smallest one out first and he starting suckling on it for about 5 minutes and then wasn't interested any more, but when I tried the next two they were not interested in it at all. My girlfriend...

My girlfriend is in town at the minute but I live in the UK and I am not sure if we will be able to find exactly what we need, would a pipette work just as well as a syringe?