Please Help Me. Im Hopeless and Lossing Hope =(

[starleomach]

Ash is right poor noon went through a lot. A stressful situation can make even the friendliest chinchillas take a step back. Just moving 20 minutes into my husbands house when I married him and I had to start all over with several of my chinchillas. Give her some time. I also second the no treats before 6 months and if you are just learning about chinchillas how do you know the treats are ok? just because it says chinchilla does not mean it is good for them

 

[HeatherAngelica814]

Thankss soo Much !!
I dont really chase her around. But i Did find out she Likes Cherrios.
I was sitting by her cage eatting a few and low n behold She came right to me and i gave her one. and Now its like the best thing. I only let her have 3. Till someone can let me know if they are okay. They are no frosted..
But it was sooo cute. They way we have her cage . are living room is open. but we have like a open walk off room where the computer is. its dark in there and its cooler has No heat runs. soo not as hot as the rest of the house this time of year. its about 63 degrees. and just was sitting by her on the laptop and she ran to the door when i opened the box of them. ever since she makes theses weird sounds. lol.

The Pellets i feed her. I cant give you the Name Since I dont remeber it. I got it from the Breeder . Its a very good One. =) But i think i found a little hope with conection =) !!
Thanks for the HELP !!!

 

[mrbojangles13]

after a while she will recognize the sounds of the bag crinkleing hah. well chylli does any way. and yeah cherios are alright, but limit them. im not sure on a number, but i do know that at that age their bellies should have food and hay in them, not treats

 

[VolunteerChin22]

three is too many in one day - she is still very small at almost 9 weeks. I wouldn't give her any at all until she is 6mo

 

[JennyBug]

I was able to bond with my chins simply by sitting on the floor of their safe room and reading a book while they ran around. I just sat very still, and inevitably one of my girls would hop into my lap to see what I was reading

Just give her time. One of my girls still hates to be held, but she loves when you talk to her. Another loves pets and scratches, but won't be held to save her life.

Hold off on the treats until she's older. I give mine cheerios as well, but they are each 1+ years old and they only get one every other day or so.

 

[TheNobleFight]

People just stop... Either she will take the expert advice being given, or she will continue to ignore it and skirt around simple questions like "WHAT BRAND OF PELLETS ARE YOU FEEDING HER".


Heather you remind me of the girl in the Hedgie forum, the one that left her "WET" Hedge Hog on the couch for 8hrs so she could hit up the mall.
Return that baby chin before you kill it! You are not mature enough to care for an exotic pet properly.

 

[JennyBug]

A degree of maturity is shown simply by asking for help. I asked tons of questions after getting my chins, and yes I made some mistakes.

Being rude only discourages people who need the information found on this forum from using it.

 

[AZChins]

I'd watch it with the treats. These need to be extremely bland with a baby chin.

Give her some time. Sometimes it will take a week or two for a baby chin to get acclimated to her new surroundings. Don't push her too hard...let her come to you. There's very few chins that actually do not like people. I have had a few that hate me and like everyone else - but those are few and far between. With a baby you get a clean slate...they tend to bond with anyone, who has the patience for them and shows them kindness.

 

[Lynn & The Chins]

People just stop... Either she will take the expert advice being given, or she will continue to ignore it and skirt around simple questions like "WHAT BRAND OF PELLETS ARE YOU FEEDING HER".


Heather you remind me of the girl in the Hedgie forum, the one that left her "WET" Hedge Hog on the couch for 8hrs so she could hit up the mall.
Return that baby chin before you kill it! You are not mature enough to care for an exotic pet properly.

We usually leave the policing to the Admins...they frown on us doing it ourselves... :thumbsup:

 

[Chinmama]

People just stop... Either she will take the expert advice being given, or she will continue to ignore it and skirt around simple questions like "WHAT BRAND OF PELLETS ARE YOU FEEDING HER".


Heather you remind me of the girl in the Hedgie forum, the one that left her "WET" Hedge Hog on the couch for 8hrs so she could hit up the mall.
Return that baby chin before you kill it! You are not mature enough to care for an exotic pet properly.

Maybe I've misread the thread, but I'm not sure I see where your frustration is coming from. She has been given good advice, and it is up to her as to whether she takes that advice or not. We all started out as newbies at one point, and most of us had no clue what we were doing - even though we thought we did.

Please refrain from self-policing in the future.

 

[Jazicat]

I am a beginner too but am lucky that Edgar warmed up to us quickly.

At first we talked to him and let him smell our hands if he wasn't afraid to let him smell us. At first he would nip rather hard but we would gently pull our hand away and say no. Once he was unafraid of hands we would put both in front of him so he could walk onto them with all feet supported. This is now how he comes out of the cage. Also remember that nibbling is a chinchillas way of exploring to see what is edible and what can be destroyed. They also groom each other so it can also be affection.

Instead of holding Edgar I fold my arms and let him sit on me. If he starts to fall I just catch him. We take a walk at least once a day so Edgar gets used to just being on us. Edgar is getting to be very curious so this is getting harder as he's started trying to jump off if he gets bored so I keep them short so they are a positive experience.

I was also wondering what people thought about not putting a new chinchilla in a huge cage right away. With birds small cages are used for quaranteen so the bird gets used to it quickly and it's new caretaker. If you could wouldn't a smaller cage make the chin feel safer in the beginning because they would feel snug and safe. Edgar went into cage about double the size of the one he had at the breeder. It had toys and a ledge placed about the same height of his at the breeders. We also added a hammock and hidey house. He adjusted to it very quickly and that is when he became more curious about us. Again I am not sure this had an effect or if we got really lucky. I just thought I would share since it could help.

I'd also love to see pictures and know what your baby's name is

 

[TheNobleFight]

You do deserve an apology HeatherAngelica...
I was taking frustration from several new owner posts and materializing it on you, that was unfair. I also missed the post that you bought your chin from a legitimate breeder. I was under the impression that you acquired the animal from an inexperienced, backyard, money breeder. I am not very fond of those people as they cost the community money, time, and credibility for nothing more than a percentage.
Jenny Bug is absolutely correct that it took a degree of maturity to come here and ask for help. I should not deflect you from a free service we all need and enjoy. For that I am sorry, and i hope you will accept my apology.
Please understand that I am Male.... We come straight out of the stork basket thinking we know everything. It is a long painful process to correct.:banghead:


Lynn- thanks for the heads up, if I had been paying attention instead of posting I could have prevented other involvement.

Chinmama- No need to flex the Admin Muscle, your observation was correct, and I have attempted to remedy the situation. I will not police.

 

[moon]

I have to agree with the great information you've been given. Some chins take a very long time to warm up, and most of them will never be cuddly. The cuddly ones are the ones that are the minority, and a rare a precious gift, but even those who aren't particularly cuddly are wonderful pets and if you just let them be themselves you will learn to love them for that! Give it some time, and take it slow.

 

[HeatherAngelica814]

That One Post Broke my heart.
Never In a Million years Would I ever want to hurt
her. Of course Im going to Listen to everything.
Im new at this and i need the help ! i rather ask then not.

I have the breeders Number on hand for everything.
Just I dont want to bother her 24.7 with a million question.

and sometimes just need more then one answer.
Shes been good since I gave her that cherrios yesterday,
She comes running to the door when i come over haha
I started when i take baths at night i put her in there. got to keep an eye on her the whole time. soo she doesnt jump in. but she loves it. I put these hay cube things in the closet or cabnits to hide them. she figured it out lol.
Im very Greatful for everyones help. even the not so nice one. sometimes need to hear those too !!

but I did Notice top of her Ears Are Cold. The Temp in the room is at 67 degrees now? Should i move her?


Thanks soo much again

 

[mishellyshel]

sorry, maybe i misread but do you take her in the bathroom when YOU take a bath? If so.......very bad idea. Chins really do not like to be wet and could easily drown.
If i misunderstood, my apologies.
i know you really want to bond with her but the worst thing to do is spoil her with too many treats and let her have free roam. She really is still in the "infancy" stage and depends on you to keep her safe, well fed and happy. she doesnt know any better. If you give her too many cheerios she will think it is ok. If she sees in you the tub she will think its ok. if she is out of the cage too much, she will think it is ok. and than bam the one split second you look away for whatever reason (knock at the door, phone, etc....) is the exact moment that she will jump in the tub or toilet, run out a door. get trapped in a place she shouldnt or eat something left out by mistake.
decorate her cage and add fun safe toys and let her get used to that environment first. then introduce her slowly to all the other things.

 

[Stackie]

sorry, maybe i misread but do you take her in the bathroom when YOU take a bath? If so.......very bad idea. Chins really

Not only that, but the bathroom gets wayyy too hot and humid when hot water is ran, and that is definitely not an environment to put a chinchilla in. She could overheat very easily.

 

[jenjenn2005]

At such as young age, all the free time she is getting is bad for her. Being so young and so small too much exercise and out of cage time can cause them to become overheated, dehydrated, etc. When I had young chins, I would usually let them out of their cage for about 30 minutes, and with such a large cage provided it has multiple levels, toys, etc. She should be ok with limited play time until she gets older. Also, I found it a lot easier for my chin to like me when I left her in her cage and she became comfortable in her cage and felt safe. Then I slow started putting my hand in the cage and either rubbing her ears or offering a pellet or piece of hay. It just takes time and patience. Good Luck with your new little one!

 

[Mystic]

but I did Notice top of her Ears Are Cold. The Temp in the room is at 67 degrees now? Should i move her?

Her ears are fine being cold and 67 is a perfect temperture for a chinchilla.

 

[HeatherAngelica814]

I Do take Her In the bath, Way my bathroom is. about 15x15 with a Huge walk in dressing room and closet. the bath it seld has about 2ft of wood around it. I put her in the dressing room part. vents are in the ceilings soo theres no steam. But I will Deff. Listen to you guy =) you know better from your expericnces !!
Thanks soo very Much !!