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Really, fur slip on the tail? I never knew they could. Well glad to know it was mostly "slipped" rather than mostly "pulled" off. Poor chin. I've used the Blu Kote with horses before, pretty sure. Thanks, I feel much more at ease now! This incident has put urgency towards finding the chinnies a...

Tail does not appear to have damage to the bones of any kind. My 4 year old somehow got a hold of his tail, and now there is a large patch of fur completely missing. It looks like if a human were to fall and scrape a knee. There's no dripping blood or blood anywhere around the cage, but skin...

One of my two chins, about 30 minutes ago, exhibited some really odd behavior. At current I have him lightly wrapped in a towel in my hand. This is also odd behavior for him. I heard the cage rattling and looked over to see what I can only describe as a seizure (but googling chinchilla...

Ok, thanks. I'll work on in-cage bonding for a while. Even that is hard for them. One will run when my hand comes in the cage, the other sits there, lets me pet him, but puts his ears back in what I take to be a "I don't like this". Any definite suggestions for in-cage bonding?

My chinchillas hate me or they are just total grumples. They don't like being picked up, don't like being pet in the cage. They don't often take food toys or treats offered from my hand. They won't play with most toys, don't like their hammock, they just like to sit and stare at me or sleep. I...

Hi, I'm new here! I have a large metal cage, it is four levels tall. I have two male chins. I have struggled to find interesting items to put in the cage. They often seem bored and are definitely not getting adequate exercise because we no longer have a wheel. (I received these chins from an...