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[kyleroger]

I've been feeding my 2 chins twice a day at a regular time. I feed them about a handful of hay and a tablespoon of pellets, and fresh water every day. I am unsure if I should feed them more because one of them keeps eating and looks like he's still hungry afterwards while the other is content. I know that the content one isn't eating all of the other one's food because they don't fight over it. I also am concerned I may be overfeeding them because lately they have so many droppings. I have to clean out their cage way more often than usual, once, sometimes twice a day. I don't give them much more, treats usually every few days. Any advice would be appreciated!

[ABC Chinchillas]

Chinchillas should have food in their cage at all times 1 tablespoon or 2 tablespoons a day is not enough at all. They should be free fed, they will not over eat. As for a lot of poop that is what they do eat, chew and poop

[kyleroger]

Chinchillas should have food in their cage at all times 1 tablespoon or 2 tablespoons a day is not enough at all. They should be free fed, they will not over eat. As for a lot of poop that is what they do eat, chew and poop

Thanks, that answers my question about how much I should be feeding them. The 2 tablespoons is just of the pellets (not including hay) should they still be getting more?

What about the increase in the amount of their droppings?

[kyleroger]

ok I am becoming concerned again with the overfeeding. i put hay in their food dish and i refill it everytime they empty it. Now they've almost gone through half of a 16oz bag of hay.

[chinclub]

Mine get a heaping handful of hay everyday as well as a bowl full of feed.

[Debbie.nl.ca]

I just fill once a day, but make sure there are enough pellets to last.
I stuff a tube with hay and if they eat it all great.
Make sure they have other things to chew on as well.

[ABC Chinchillas]

Mine get a bowl full of pellets, I feed at night and if anyone is empty in the morning I fill the bowl up again

[jmdebb]

don't worry about the hay.. its all fiber... you dont want to keep them from eating, and then have other issues arise [not that i'm saying they will, but i would be worried about that..].. like star said, they won't over eat.. my dishes are always full, sometimes they empty them and sometimes they don't...

and my chinchin well he's my little porker.. lt me tell you if he's out of cage playing and i refill their dishes, he goes back in to eat hay... hahaha... and he's not overweight.. i call him my porker cuz he's my biggest chin..a bout 850, but not overweight.. he loves his hay!!!!
  lets see free time or food...hmmmmm 
j

[Courtney]

I keep fresh food and water in their cage at all times. They will stop when they are full. And chins poo a lot, I mean a lot! So I would always have food in their food bowl.

[jmdebb]

OMG IF WE CAN JUST SELL THEIR POOP.. WE'D ALL BE RICH

[flynhawaiian]

I wonder if it would be good as fertilizer?   

[Courtney]

Yes, it is good fertilizer.  Seriously!