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General Chat / Re: Rescue Chinchilla in Need!

« on: November 01, 2011, 07:54:48 AM »

How can people treat animals so terribly.  Its an absolute heart breaker to see this, So very glad he got the surgery he needed and hope he has a great forever home/life.

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North East USA / Re: Charlie the Chin for Adoption w/ Chin Spin-Agawam, MA

« on: October 26, 2011, 12:22:46 PM »

Why get rid of him, now is the time he is going to need you more than ever. 

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General Chat / Re: A bit sad :/

« on: October 25, 2011, 09:07:04 AM »

Go get the poor little guy.  I find it cruel to take him back, you probably broke his little heart.  When we got our chins one developed an eye infection 3 days after getting from a breeder, i contacted them and she offered my money back, i declined as the only reason i called was to find out a good vet in the area.  I could never give an animal back unless its a life/death matter, a small stomach issue is nothing of the such.  I know you had the best intentions at heart, but the constant moving isnt going to help.  Think long and hard if you want the commitment that a chin needs before you bring him back home. 

I hope the best for you and the little one.  I would go get him and finish giving the medicine myself to make sure hes in a happy location with the most love possible, as we know petstores are not those.

P.S.- My first 2 chins were from petstores, I know where your coming from on this.

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Q & A / Re: Whiskers

« on: October 06, 2011, 10:57:09 AM »

Yes they will grow back, Typically its a dominance thing.  Nothing to worry about.

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Health / Re: what could be wrong with fluffy?

« on: September 27, 2011, 11:13:24 AM »

Best of luck!

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Q & A / Re: Peeing on seagrass mats.

« on: September 23, 2011, 08:47:35 AM »

Chins can destroy anything.  But fleece you should be good with, no small fibers, etc..  Give those a go and just keep a supply to rewash while the others are back in the cage.

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Breeding 101 / Re: New kits

« on: September 23, 2011, 08:42:10 AM »

Leave the female kit with the mother, company for both then.

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Q & A / Re: Kits are chasing each other

« on: September 22, 2011, 09:18:30 AM »

Playing/Dominance/Being siblings.

Mine did the same, as long as they arent being overly agressive and putting one away from food you should be all set.

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General Chat / Re: Breeding, Buying, and Indecision

« on: September 19, 2011, 07:23:39 AM »

I would advise against breeding, if you dont have the time now, you surely will not have the time when babies are born and they require a TON of time.  Breeding is not something to take lightly, there are many happy moments and there are also the unhappy moments, if you are not attentive to the situation, more of the latter can happen.  Continue trying to pair up your females, it is not the flip of a switch, it took a couple months for us to get our first 2 paired. 

As for the young male and older female, just because they are opposite sex does not mean they will be freinds, she could bully him, hurt him or kill him if she wanted, or vise versa.  please think long and hard before you make a choice as your there to protect them.

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Health / Re: New born kit is a premie =o

« on: September 16, 2011, 08:36:02 AM »

Good, glad everything went well!  Get used to the practice if you ever have to deal with an eye infection, they are not keen on eye drops!

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Q & A / Re: Dusting and weighing

« on: September 16, 2011, 08:33:55 AM »

I got my digi scale at JCPenny, they had a nice martha stewart cooking scale that read in grams up to the equivalent of 11 pounds.  cost me like 30 bucks, you can also get a good one at bed bath and beyond or any copy/fax store (kinkos, fedex, etc.)

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Q & A / Re: Dusting and weighing

« on: September 15, 2011, 01:06:10 PM »

They learn by example.  Most learn quick, some take longer.  Just like humans.  One of my kits would put his head in it and plow the dust, it was hillarious.  Took him 2 months to learn, now hes the most crazy duster you will see.

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Q & A / Re: Question about kits.

« on: September 15, 2011, 01:03:46 PM »

Swquirrel_Butt-

I had 3 different litters of kits, a triplet, a twin, and a single (passed away from other complications as we got the mom and baby boy from a person who knew nothing about them and we adopted them trying to give them both the best, we so miss Lucky) but the point is I have free fed all the kits while with mom and on their own.  Mine have been completely fine and they are all 1 year+ now.  They are all hand friendly, healthy, fat, good chinchillas.  They do not over eat or gorge.  Free feeding is the best way as what happens if you get stuck out or something like an emergency happens, you want them to have food all the time. 

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Q & A / Re: Question about kits.

« on: September 13, 2011, 08:29:43 AM »

I have 9 chins in my house, 5 of which were raised from birth, they have free fed their entire lives, they may be fat little fluff balls, but they are all healthy and have been to the Vet and checked.  I keep hay and food on hand and fresh h20.

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Other Pets / Re: dog eating cat poop

« on: August 10, 2011, 01:50:23 PM »

Our Husky does it, its a very odd odd thing but they seem to all do it.