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Title: Hello from Maine
Post by: Merebel on April 01, 2014, 06:45:45 PM

Hello,
My family and I have a new family member. A female chin. We named her Effie. She came from pet smart and seems pretty energetic. We have also picked up a used fn 142 double cage also.
We are happy to have her and trying to make the best home for her :-)

Keith and family

Title: Re: Hello from Maine
Post by: GrayRodent on April 02, 2014, 06:28:16 AM

That's awesome. Congrats on your new pet. Be very gentle with her for the first week and after the first week make an assessment. Chinchillas are easily stressed when they are relocated. Make sure she regularly comes to you when you put her hand in the cage before attempting to take her out and do not let her roam outside of the cage for the first week.

Title: Re: Hello from Maine
Post by: Merebel on April 02, 2014, 06:45:51 AM

yea she will come over to us at the bars of the cage to check us out and nibble on fingers. and she has taken food and a raisin from my wife last night.
she is a jumpy so we are taking it slow with her 

Title: Re: Hello from Maine
Post by: andatodoran on April 11, 2014, 02:35:03 PM

Hello there and welcome :) Glad to hear about Effie! Hope everything's going well with her accomodation :)