Is it Evil?

[Spoof]

I made this video for someone here who wanted to know how to groom a feisty chin.

You can see the comments, what do you think?

For actual show grooming I'm way faster, normally have a better setup - several combs that can actually go through the fur, a saw blade & tons of rollers. Oh, and jeans/a towel for leg protection.

 

[Sasha]

All I gotta say is watch your fingers!!!

 

[addictedtochins]

For actual show grooming I'm way faster, normally have a saw blade

What's the saw blade for? Sawing her off your kneecap? You look like Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter handling a deadly snake.

 

[Easterpiggy]

I also would like to know what the saw blade is for?? I agree with addictedtochins that really does remind me of something Steve would do. I dont know what chin grooming is supposed to look like but that was hilarious!!

 

[SunshineChins]

You were alot more careful that I have seen other people groom at shows. I remember when I first saw someone grab em by the ears to hold them still at Empress Nationals. That was sort of an eye opener. lol

I don't use a hack saw blade but I know someone who grooms with one. She uses it at the end to get all the rest of the loose fur out (if I remember correctly).

 

[ticklechin]

I have seen the hack saw blade used, it removes the loose hair at the end I think. I saw way worse, at least the chin is on the ground rather than in the air hanging by the tail, that looks bad.

 

[starleomach]

You are clearly evil LOL (kidding) I have seen way worse. Grooming cranky chinchillas is tough. I have gotten bit more than once during grooming

 

[tunes]

Is what you did evil? No.

Are you evil? Um.........................

 

[EnslavedByNinjas]

That is possibly the cutest protest/struggle I have ever seen. I voted "Never seen before" but I would vote not evil if I could vote twice. I can only imagine trying to do that to Nibbler. He'd be kicking up off the floor constantly. Honestly I'd probably have to hold him by his tail. I have to carry him like that most the time for fear of injury to his tail by him kicking off while I'm holding him by the tail and supporting him. Little bugger.

 

[Spoof]

Are you evil? Um.........................

I gave my friend crabs for his wedding gift yesterday.


The saw blade is a hacksaw blade, it's used like the rollers to pick up loose hair. Easy to wipe off on your pants, so is useful for those that didn't get a pre-groom.

 

[addictedtochins]

Has anyone tried using this instead of a hacksaw blade?
http://www.horse.com/Shedding-Blade-BJH10.html

 

[3CsMommy]

I don't comb my guys out since they're not 'worth' showing, but the tail hold is the only way I can get Crash out of his cage for anything! He *really* doesn't like to be manhandled, which makes hairring checks *so* much fun.

Really want to tweak the PETArds noses? Post a proper hair ring check vid! :rofl:

 

[Carol~Anne]

Nothing about that grooming video seemed out of the ordinary to me except for when you held his ear; that kinda upset me. Is that really necessary?

 

[AZChins]

It's okay...holding them by an ear isn't their favorite thing but I don't think it hurts. The first time I saw someone grab a chin by the ears I turned bright red...so I understand.

 

[Spoof]

Has anyone tried using this instead of a hacksaw blade?
http://www.horse.com/Shedding-Blade-BJH10.html

Teeth are too far apart, you need something very narrow and 'sticky' to pull the loose fur.

except for when you held his ear; that kinda upset me. Is that really necessary?

It was for both our safety - I didn't want to get bit, and the combs are very sharp. They're a bunch of needles stuck in wood.

 

[Carol~Anne]

I don't know, I've just recently started to feel really comfortable holding on to the base of my chins' tails and tending to them and they seem fine with it and I feel in control.

The whole grabbing on to their ears kinda disturbs me b/c I really don't have any need to grab on to their ears. If I need to secure them to examine them then I have ways of containing them but I've never grabbed on to their ears, and to do this just to comb them does seem rather harsh. I wouldn't advocate restraining a chinchilla by their ears.

 

[Carol~Anne]

Missed my edit time, but what kind of damage can be done by improperly holding on to and restraining chinchillas by their ears? People seem to hold on to rabbits by their ears but I've heard that's really not a good thing either.

 

[alli713]

I really don't think she's out here advocating pet owners pick up their chins by their ears. Seems to me that if you don't know what you're doing, you could do more harm than good doing that.

But when showing a chin, you can't touch their fur after you've combed it out. So many times, to get them in the show cage, you pick them up by the tail and the ear and put them in the cage.

I know just because I've been to chin shows and seen people pick up their chin by the tail and ear, doesn't mean I'm going to pick up my girls that way..

 

[Jenn]

I've never seen a chin being groomed before, so this was great for me to see how it is done. I had heard about holding a chin by it's tail, but it is great to see how to properly do so without hurting the chin. I've only tried to groom my chin once and she barked at me and tried to bite at the comb. Now I have a good idea of how to do it should I try to do so again. At least I know that my chin isn't the only one that hates to be groomed!

 

[Carol~Anne]

I know that showing chins is different than having pet chins but I still wonder if it's necessary to contain them by their ears. Like I said, I'm just now starting to feel comfortable with securing them by their tails.

If grabbing on to their ears doesn't hurt them then maybe I can adopt this practice too with my pet chins. I'm just asking. Heck, their ears are huge, can I just grab on to them and hold them for whatever I need to do to them without doing damage? That's all I'm asking.

Their ears do seem rather delicate to me, so I've never thought of grabbing on to them and restraining them.