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Chinchillas => General Chat => Topic started by: alliesox on June 09, 2006, 12:20:46 AM
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I`m just curious where everybody lives on here? And the ages of their chinchillas....
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hi...I live in southeastern USA..
I have 9 chinchillas....
Toby and Nibbles (tan and ebony)..brothers - 1 1/2 yrs.
Cheeta and Phoebe (beige)..mother and daughter - 2 and 3 yrs.
Jerry and Cinsi (standard) - 1 1/2 yrs.
Debbie (black velvet) - 1 yr.
Snowflake (white mosaic) - 1 yr.
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My New Baby.....
Tippy (son of Snowflake and Jerry)..- 8 weeks I think he will be a white mosaic. Right now he is a beautiful silver with a white tip on his tail.
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I live on the west coast of the US. :)
I have 3 chinchillas
Squirrelbuny (Standard male 2 years)
Monkeybuny (Black Velvet female 2 years)
Mystique (Violet male 2 years)
I am planning to get a female or 2 for Mystique and begin my herd. ::silly::
I also own 2 sugar gliders, 1 rabbit, and 1 kitty. :D
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I live in Newfoundland Canada, a far east in Canada as you can go.The coldest too I think.
I have 28 chins from new borns to 12 years old, though I bought my first one 8 years ago.
I rescued a few that are older then my first.
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WOW! Mine seem so old! I have 3, CHICO (approx 17yr old), CHRISSY (approx 13yr old) and their little girl BEBE (3 yr old). All standard grey. I live in VANCOUVER BC CANADA. I can trace CHICO back to 1989 with the previous owners he had...but I don`t know past that...who knows how old he could be! And CHRISSY was bought at a pet store in 1993, so again, I don`t know how far back she could go either. How do you post pictures here? I clicked on 'insert picture' and don`t know what to do then...usually something comes up to let me browse my pictures...but nothing...
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::silly:: Hi!
::wave:: My name is Jo Ann McCraw (use to be Bernstein). We live in Vinton, Virginia (near Roanoke, VA).
We have 200+ chinchillas, so the ages range from new born up. ::nod::
::chinhappy:: My web site is www.luvnchins.com/ .
I've never seen an ugly or mean chinchilla ...
just a few that needed some extra understanding ... :hugs:
::wave::
Jo Ann [/i]
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I live in Mass. I'm getting my first chinchilla in about three wks. He's a violet.
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I live in Walterboro, South Carolina and I have a herd of 110 chinchillas. My oldest chinchilla is 14 and my yongest chinchilla is 2 days old. ::wub::
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;)Hi All, I am finally back!
My name is Joyce (formerly known to some as WML2002 on the Forums) and I live in Virginia with my husband of 21 years and our 2 teen offspring. We own 25 chinchillas, the youngest is about 4 months old. Not exactly sure how old the oldest is because I have rescued most of them over the years. I am not a breeder, but I am proud to announce that we do have our very first pregnant female and she is due next month! I am so excited and will keep you posted.
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::hither::Joyce, nice to see you back.
Can't wait to see your new babies either. ::wave::
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Awwwwwww thanks Debbie, it's nice to be back and see you as well. I cannot wait to see the baby(s) either! This is my very first litter and as excited as I am, there is some nervousness too! Mia is about 2 years old, she is a large dark standard grey from Ralph Shoots Ranch. I got her last year. She is paired up with a huge light hetero-beige boy! He is the love of her life, and she his! What a sweet pair. I'd post a picture if I could ever figure out how. We really believe it will be multiple kits at this point based on her size right now and terrific weight gain so quickly. But time will tell. RIght now she is 1,000 grams and looks ready to pop. She is doing very well. A real sweetheart!
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My name is Andrea and my Chin Harvey I believe is only six months old. He is a standard and the reason I do not know his age is my mom found him at a pet store and we are always rescuing animals from pet shops because we feel bad for them :)
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::silly::Joyce ... tell every one about the stethiscope and what you did! I'm green with envy!!! ::nod::
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Jo Ann
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Hi Jo Ann, you are so funny!!!
Hi All, Jo Ann is just fascinated with this whole thing. I love you Jo Ann.
My husband & I listened to our "kit(s) to be" heartbeat(s) a few nights ago. Dr. Mike is a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist and we are really big on listening to all of the hearts in our chinnie herd. He uses a special stethoscope designed for preemies/newborns.
So, the other night "Mia, my soon to be momma" came out to visit me and sat quietly on my lap. I gave her some loose alfalfa hay to munch as a distraction. I had actually already put the end of the stethoscope in the palm of my hand between my forefinger & middle finger facing upward. I kind of just let her come over it and sit belly down on my palm. Mike found the kit(s) heartbeat(s) right away, then I listened. It was totally amazing to be able to hear these little, very quick heartbeat(s) inside of their momma. The beats are very soft & really quick, not nearly as strong or loud as mommas, so it is hard to tell how many kits are actually in there at this point! We'll find out soon enough!
Now keep this in mind.....Mia is a very calm chinchilla and is used to coming out willingly and being handled. She is very attached to me and trusts me! So this whole thing works well with her. She is also familiar with a stethoscope. But, some pregnant mommas may not be so complient. So, if you ever decide to listen to the baby heartbeats inside of momma, make sure you begin very early on to get mom used to a stethoscope. Do not want to stress her out. Be extremely gentle and let her belly gently rest on your palm with the head of the stethoscope between your fingers face up and level with the palm of your hand...not sticking up and poking her.. Never poke or probe the belly. Never chase her around the cage trying to catch her! Any stress can cause her to abort the babies. I have a female or two I would never even attempt this with if they were pregnant!!!
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Jo Ann & Jamie,
Think we should relocate these last 2 posts from Jo Ann & I and begin a new thread?
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Now that's way cool Joyce.
I couldn't warrent purchasing a stethoscope for the chins, but I may have reason to purchase now.to hear hear my daughters baby's heart beat. She just found out she is pregnant. :::grins::
Would a regular stethiscope work ya think?
Yes Andrea many of us feel bad for pet shop chins/animals.
It's a fight sometimes not to take them all home.
The thing is when you buy pet shop animals they will replace them with new ones, and we can't buy them all.
I'm of the mind now if I leave them there they won't buy another.
The longer they are there the harder it gets to sell them, and maybe they will not bring in another as they don't sell. ::nod::
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Hey there Debbie, "CONGRATULATIONS"!!!!!!!!!!!! Now that is very exciting!!!!!
Yes, Mike said you would be able to hear a human fetus heartbeat through mom's belly with a regular stethoscope! But not until a while into her pregnancy. She can ask her obstetrician when you can hear it with a stethoscope through mom's belly. Mike thinks it is not until the second trimester. Maybe end of trimester 2. That would be very cool to hear, bet it'll bring tears of joy to your eyes! It would mine! Let us know how it goes and give us updates on your daughter.
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Thanks Joyce,
I've been biting my tongue, but all seems well, at 7 weeks. :blush2:
We've been trying to get her pregnant for a year.
I say we because I would even call the last couple of months, just to remind them of her ovulation :D We've had a ball, and will with the pregnancy.The baby will be the bestest, me a Granny.
She emailed me her positive preg test, well they heard me in town I'm sure. ::silly::
I get teared up now every time I see her.
I had a stethoscope for listening to my kids heart beats.
I have even tried to listen to the chins bellies when pregnant. :D with my ear to her side.
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::silly:: OK Folks ... Done ... the breeding part (the listening to kit's heart beats) is now on Breeding 101 at: http://www.chinchillaclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=95.new#new
Back to the topic: Where do you live?
Let's get more members signing in and see how many countries are represented and (for the locals) how many state in the United States. ;D
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Jo Ann
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I live with Chinnygirl (and Cheerio the Chin) in Plymouth Meeting, PA!
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I'm in Pittsburgh
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I'm in Southern California and I have one chin, Maggie Mae and boy is she a handful.
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I'm in South Carolina and I have 2 chins.
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Where are all the Canadians ;)
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Oh Canada!
I'm here! In Winnipeg, Manitoba :D
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I live in Ct in the Usa, My chins are step-sisters Daisy is an 8 month chin and Strawberry Shortcake is a year old.
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I live in Pittsburgh too. GOOOOOOOO Steelers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ::silly::
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:::grins:: Hi FluffBall, What part of the Burg do you live? I was born and raised there!
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I was born and raised here too actually i was one of the last babies born at the old st. margrets hosp. i live in plum you? :chin:
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;) Hi FluffBall........ What a small world, I cannot believe you are from Plum! Me too. Well actually the street that I grew up on used to be Plum Boro long ago, but now it is Oakmont! My family is still there. Right up by the Oakmont Country Club, good old OCC. My husband & I actually had to move back for a short period of time for his job and we lived in the Fairways.
Wow, and I am a Magee baby myself. My dad was a Doctor at St. Margarets. Any chance you went to Edinboro, Gannon or Pitt too?
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no just plum high my fiancee graduated from oakmont in 92 i grew up on anderson ave down behind st. john's that is sooo cool that we are so alike no i live in holiday park for now i am liiking to move into greensburgh or latrobe plum is getting to built up for me and also taxes are way high
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;) Well it's great to meet you! I can't believe your fiance & I went to the same high school. You & I do have some stuff in common! Like shopping at the Monroeville Mall huh? Gosh, only if you feel comfortable, PM me and tell me where your fiance grew up, what area of town and/or street, we may have even more in common! I probably know his family or something! Who knows! Small world.
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I'm not sure what pm means i don't know too much im lingo yet
He lived on 8th street for a while they actually ended up moving but he wanted to finish school so he stayed with friends for a while till he graduated when did you graduate?
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:::grins:: Oh my gosh, we had a ton of friends on 8th street! We lived up around 15th, by the park. Is that park still there? Think it was Satler Park? I graduated in '79.
Hey just curious, how is the chinchilla population around your area? Is it a popular pet, are there any really good breeders?
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::silly:: pm stands for personal message. If you click on the envelope below avatar ( the picture that appears with each post), you can send her a direct e-mail that will not be posted (shown) on the board.
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Jo Ann
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Thankx Jo Ann YOu really are great to answer all my questions
Joyce you don't have an envelope under your pic to pm you but his last name was scott
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Hi I'm from the Sierra Mountains near Fresno, CA. I live at 8000 ft elevation, pretty cool place to live for a girl who grew up near Chicago, IL. We have 16 chins (+) kits. They range in age from seven to eight years to kits.
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::silly:: Fluff Ball, take another look ... I do believe you will see a little white envelope pictured below Joyce's picture of her chin jumping in the dust bath container. :o
I bet the Sierra Mountains are beautiful! Have yall had any fires near you this year?
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Jo Ann
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Jo Ann when I look under her pic I don't see it I can see everyone elses though ::shrug::
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::shrug:: Hey FluffBall you are correct, I don't have an envelope! It has dissapeared. :o OH NO!!!!!!!! But you can send me a personal message anytime by clicking the little bubble that says IM in it.
Hmmmm, Scott.....I'll have to think about that. My brain is old!!! I knew a Brent Scott, a Beth Scott, let me think.....
I'll have to break out the yearbooks! I'll ask my parents if they know them too. Does he know anyone from my neck of the woods? This is so funny! We probably knew so many of the same people and definitely had some of the same teachers! I ran track in HS so was involved with that much of the time.
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::silly:: Hi Joyce & FluffBall,
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OK ... Something is up ... I see the white envelope. ;) It must be my settings or the fact that I am a moderator ... that I see it, but y'all don't ... or I'm futher along than I think I am ( ::outofmymind:: ) and I'm seeing things. ::fruit::
:D
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Jo Ann
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what great confusion that was he said that they moved there in 88 or 89 something like that
his Dad was Howard Scott and his step Mom was Ann Scott
they lived in that green house off of that one main road kinda like the edge of that little oakmont town I am not familiar with that area and can only picture it slightly in my head it had a small porch on it I think that it is painted a different color not sure but it useed to be that ugly army green i think well that is how i am picturing it
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:) He probably lived near Hulton Rd. or Pennsylvania Avenue. If it was the other way across town it was around Delaware Avenue.
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I AM PRETTY SURE IT WAS DELEWARE CAUSE ULTON WAS THE ONE THAT HAD THE PURPLE BRIDGE RIGHT WELL THIS IS A VERY SMALL WORLD AND NO CHINS ARE NOT VERY POPULAR YET