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[foxy]

hope this in the right place.

i am getting new chinchilla as a baby, i have never had one before and i have been looking up lots on them to make my new friend happy. even though i have looked lot i am asking for advise in can i have missed any thing and even more advice would be great. he only 2 weeks old so i have lot time to find out more info so i can give the correct care and health he will need. 

[mb30]

Hello...I've never had a baby chinchilla but definitely make sure you read about playtime. Youre not supposed to let them run outside the cage until they reach a certain age or they can have seizures...at least from what i have read myself.

[foxy]

ok thank you will look that up in to more detail not found bout that

[GrayRodent]

Congrats on your new pet. I wish I could have got mine as a reserved chin. The earlier you get them there is more potential for them to be super tame.
From what I've understood it's best to socialize a chinchilla even before it is weaned (within reason). Letting them out before then can be dangerous since kits are less likely to land gracefully if they fall. Even the cage must be constructed to prevent them from climbing to the bars and falling to their death so their environment has to be carefully prepared. They can also get into places adults cannot. As far as seizures I'm not so sure. I think those are generally caused by brain trauma, genetic conditions or nutrient deficiencies.

That is a very interesting photograph. The kit looks incredibly tiny.

[foxy]

ty all so much this brill info. He is  only baby so got while to i get him, it is going to be so slow lol

[Debbie.nl.ca]

awwww some sweet, congrats. I am sure questions will come once you get him home.

[Jo Ann]

   How precious!  Beautiful little kit!  They grow quickly.

I have lots of information for new chin owners on my website. 

There are videos of little ones from day one to adults. 

I set my site up for newbies because of the trouble I had finding good information on the internet when I started out many years ago. 

My site is a large one, but it's 20+ years of research and breeding and raising chinchillas.  It's at www.luvnchins.com/

Here's one link to one of the short videos that is working properly: http://www.luvnchins.com/VideoChinchillaAntics.html

I just noticed a couple of my other links are not working ... I will repair a.s.a.p.  because the one to "Giget & Her Quads" is a special one to see ... it is several videos over 3 pages of a momma chin and her quads during the the first two weeks of the kit's lives.  I'll post the url to that one as soon as I get it fixed.

You have lots to learn and a short time to do it!  You want to make sure everything is set up and ready for your little one when it is time to bring him home!

  Jo Ann

URL: http://www.luvnchins.com/GigetKitsDay1.html  There are 3 pages ... go all the way to the bottom of each page to reach the next page. 

[Faken]

Hi Jo Ann,

I actually get a quicktime error when I visit your main page, are you trying to load a quicktime plugin or video on the main page?  If you would like my suggestion, I would recommend that for any videos you ned to host, simply create yourself a Youtube account and embed all your videos.  It's all free plus you know that Youtube vids will work on all platforms and on all mobile devices as the player is HTML 5.  If you ever need any help with your site or whatnot, don't be shy...

[Jo Ann]

   Thanks Faken!  You probably tried when we were making the corrections to the site.  I kept a tech on the line for over 2 hours .... you should be able to get to the site now.     All connections to all links should be working at this time.  If you ever see one that is not or if you have trouble getting to it, please let me know!  Thanks!

Jo Ann
www.luvnchins.com/
and the URL to the first of 3 pages about Gidget and her quads are here: http://www.luvnchins.com/GigetKitsDay1.html  Go to the very bottom of the page to get to page 2 and the same for page 3.  I think you'll like the videos. 

[Faken]

Hi Jo Ann,

I'll send you a private message, don't want to hijack this thread

[foxy]

sorry for not being on had to move all is ready for him and sorted just waiting for my little man now but more info will still be great x ty jo for all your info x