Alright guys everything is going great so far, I took Onyx out of her cage last night for the first time to put her in her dust bath and tomorrow I'll have had her a week. I don't want to take her out too soon but I also don't want to wait too long and have her become depressed. When should I take her out for playtime and how should I pick her up?
Taking My Chin Out
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greeneyedbaby190
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For the most part I am just going to yield for the more experianced owners, but from what I have fouind with my girls, they will trust more in the long run if you just let them come up and sniff you and then just let them crawl into your hand. I have one girl who will crawl up our arms and just perch on our shoulders. We were much more cautious with her than with our first girl and gave her more time to aclimate to us before picking her up. It seems to have made her much easier to pick up now.
side note: pics of the new baby??? please???
side note: pics of the new baby??? please???
ChinnyMom
slave to Rhino and Guss
there are a few things about your cage that need changed:
1 - the plastic shelves need to be replaced with kiln dried pine shelves. check out the DIY section here to learn how to make your own.
2 - the metal mesh ramps need to be removed. they are a hazard and can trap your chin's toes. chins don't need ramps anyway, they hop and jump from shelf to shelf in the cage.
3 - the wire grate on the cage floor could pose a toe trapping hazard, and could cause bumblefoot if your chin spends a lot of time on the grate.
4 - the plastic food dish should be changed to a ceramic one, due to the plastic being a hazard if the chin were to chew and eat it.
i'd say a week is long enough as long as your chin isn't still super nervous and you've spent time by the cage getting them used to you and your voice. make sure the area you let her out into is chin proofed (all wires put up out of the way, small crevices blocked off, and nothing she could chew on that would make her ill). the bathroom is a great play area, with the toilet lid closed and the bathtub wiped dry.
1 - the plastic shelves need to be replaced with kiln dried pine shelves. check out the DIY section here to learn how to make your own.
2 - the metal mesh ramps need to be removed. they are a hazard and can trap your chin's toes. chins don't need ramps anyway, they hop and jump from shelf to shelf in the cage.
3 - the wire grate on the cage floor could pose a toe trapping hazard, and could cause bumblefoot if your chin spends a lot of time on the grate.
4 - the plastic food dish should be changed to a ceramic one, due to the plastic being a hazard if the chin were to chew and eat it.
i'd say a week is long enough as long as your chin isn't still super nervous and you've spent time by the cage getting them used to you and your voice. make sure the area you let her out into is chin proofed (all wires put up out of the way, small crevices blocked off, and nothing she could chew on that would make her ill). the bathroom is a great play area, with the toilet lid closed and the bathtub wiped dry.
