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Oh interesting, I've noticed Mr. B's heels getting kind of pink looking, so I'm going to try to get him some round perches to sit on!

Okay so I finally got my hands on a thermometer/hygrometer, and it says the humidity is between 40-45% by Mr. B's cage, which I read is good for chinchillas. I have no idea why the local humidity in Portland read so high when inside my apt it's not even close to that? Oh well, looks like...

Oh phew, I'm just a new chin mom overreacting to things as usual haha 😅 Thanks for the advice everyone!

I was playing with Mr. B today and he pee'd on one of his cardboard play boxes. After the urine dried up I noticed there was a white residue leftover. After doing a bit of research, there was a past thread where a member said it's calcium being excreted, which is normalish but sometimes...

A vet I visited said that's where their scent gland is on their tails (so I guess males swish their tails around in a mating dance to waft their scent, not sure if females have scent glands in the same way?), and sometimes it's just kind of bald-ish like that. Can't confirm if that's 100% true...

Oh no! I'm so sorry for your loss... :cry: It did sound like her situation was really bad, and you tried your best. Chins are in a super precarious situation when they aren't eating/pooping, stasis is no joke! And to add bronchitis on top of that.. Thank you for trying to save her! I hope...

I'm a new chin owner and had to force feed critical care after having had my chin, Mr. B, for a month. Talk about a real crash course! :p Mr. B didn't like his critical care either but he had to eat or he'd be one sad/dead chin. :( My advice: I first tried it on a table, like how the vet tech...

Yeah I've seen photos of bad malo... poor little chins. :( I'm hoping Mr. B's teeth aren't TOO bad, but I have no idea if he's had to have molar spurs removed before my adoption, or if this is something that's happening as he's getting older. I kind of figure I'll bring him in for a check up...

Yeah, I don't know what Mr. B's genetics are like! But I've seen his incisors at his last check up, they are an orange color, but not a dark orange, so I'm wondering if I should try giving him a bit more calcium in his diet via alfalfa or a tiny bit of calcium powder. Also I thought alfalfa...

Aw I'm so glad a chin with such an unhappy start at life found a great new owner and opened up her little heart to you! Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. ^_^

I'm a new chin owner but have been scouring the internets for information about malo (my chin, Mr. B, had molar spurs). I stumbled upon this article on this informative chin care site: https://www.chincare.com/HealthLifestyle/Dental.htm It says moderate calcium supplementation can help with...

Mr. B's past and genetics are a mystery, but I'm pretty sure he's just a regular ol' chin tho, nothin fancy! You culled the ones in your herd who had malo/prone to bad teeth in their genetics? I wonder if Mr. B just has bad teeth. :/ I'm going to keep monitoring his teeth, we have another...

Thanks for the advice! I'm just gonna keep monitoring him to make sure he's eating his pellets and hay in general. If he's losing weight or his teeth aren't getting worn down I'll tinker with what he's eating. At the moment he's holding pretty steady at 506ish grams for the last few days...

I haven't had any x-rays done, and the vet didn't suggest that they be done. Before I found out he had molar spurs he was mostly eating pellets, so his diet more pellets and less hay. I've also only had him for 2 months, so it's hard to say what his diet was like before that (at the chin...

Aaw yes I love it when my chin jumps on my shoulders too! He also like's to cram himself underneath my legs sometimes.

Mr. B has been great at chewing his apple sticks in general (other than that he's pretty picky), before and after molar spur removal. But he was starting to get tiny molar spurs again after just 2 weeks of getting them removed (wow their teeth grow like hair!), but I got him a new brand of hay...

It's such a nice feeling when your chin chooses YOU~ ☺

Hmm I've been considering giving Sherwood a try. For those that have tried it is there a real difference in the chin's pee as they claim on the website?

Hmm my general understanding is still air = more humidity/moldiness, so moving the air around helps reduce humidity. But I have a window unit so it should be fine! I think I can get away with using a smallish dehumidifier that will hopefully produce less heat.

You're just gonna have to grab him and turn him over in a small enclosed play space on the floor... I've had a chin for about 2 months now and was in the same boat - didn't wanna catch/hold him because he didn't seem to like it at all! Of course, once I HAD to pick him up (force feeding after...