PetSmart chinchillas.

[Chibigirl]

Hi Corley and welcome!
I'm a new owner and my Chin came from a petsmart as well here in NJ. I had that exact cage too, you will love any different one you get, I know I did. They gave me that nutriphase junk too, I've since done the switch over to Oxbow pellets and Oxbow Timothy Hay and yes you should go through the entire mixing process with the food or they will get sick. The oxbow hay they sell in petsmart and it isn't over priced here. I'm glad you could give Freddie a much better home than the pet store, he's a cutie!

 

[cindyv3737]

Guilty

I bought Shelly from Petsmart too. Don't yell at me. I love my little puff ball. The lady that helped me with Shelly was more than informative. She herself owns 2 Chins. So when it can time to buy Shelly Belly's home, food and toys I was pointed in the right direction. Yes I know I should have rescued her, but I didn't. If I decide to get Shelly a friend I will rescue one. Here is her cage. Please let me know what more I need to get her or what I should get rid of. She is not a fan of the wheel that came with her cage (nor am I), so it now resides in the trash. Also can she eat honey nut cheerios??? I thought I read about somebody giving their chin cheerios in this thread.

 

[AZChins]

Plain Cheerios in moderation are alright, I'd stay away from the honey nut flavor since that has added sugar.

 

[cindyv3737]

Plain Cheerios it is. Do you think I need to get her a larger cage?

 

[AZChins]

I think it's fine...she's obviously getting out and running. As long as she's not chewing up the plastic stuff, it should be fine.

 

[cindyv3737]

She mostly chews her toys. I let her out for 1 - 2 hours a day. Is it normarl for her to run and jump off of walls?? She seems to get a kick out of doing that.

 

[Ruby]

She mostly chews her toys. I let her out for 1 - 2 hours a day. Is it normarl for her to run and jump off of walls?? She seems to get a kick out of doing that.

Yep totally normal.

 

[Chub_Chub]

Shelly is cute, she looks a lot like my Bowie monster I think of petstore chinchillas and rescues from CL as the equivalent of adopting a mutt dog instead of a purebred. They all need love, and as long as you don't breed them then you made a good decision! My first 2 were recues from CL.

 

[cindyv3737]

Shelly is cute, she looks a lot like my Bowie monster I think of petstore chinchillas and rescues from CL as the equivalent of adopting a mutt dog instead of a purebred. They all need love, and as long as you don't breed them then you made a good decision! My first 2 were recues from CL.

thank you!!! She is a funny little girl. I'm also a mommy to a mutt. Bowie is very cute.