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Breeding 101 / Re: Signs of a Pregnant Chin
« on: December 18, 2006, 11:27:15 PM »
Is another sign sleeping more??
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Where in Utah are you located and what are you looking for? Standard ,mutation? one that can be bred,pet only?I am located in Utah County also I am looking for a standard female I only want one for a companion to my other female which is about 8 months old.
If you make one of metal, it could not be out of aluminum ... they will chew and eat it. Galvanized steel will rust. And the metal will tend to lower the body temperature due to the fact metal absorbs heat.
Plastic is a no-no, they will eat it also.
Pine wood is the best, it must be seasoned and NOT TREATED. They will chew and eat it, but it will take longer to distroy it than it did the cardboard box. Please use screws, not nails ... they will chew and expose the screws or nails ... it is much easier to move/remove the screws, but not as easy on the nails. Check out the hut here: http://www.luvnchins.com/LuvNChinsChinchillaBooklet.html About 1/5 the way down it shows a hut and gives you a list of supplies you need. Some people will drill holes and use dowels instead of screws or nails to secure the back and sides of the hut. The hut shown is attached to the side of the cage to keep it from falling down levels of floors and injuring the chin.
Keep some sand paper handy to smooth any rough edges. Male extra ones!
Jo Ann
Congrats! You have a beautiful chin! If I were you I would get him into the new cage ASAP - I don't like the floor bottom because he could get his leg(s) caught and that would spell trouble! (I am speaking from experience!) I am sure his coat is awesome and a dust bath would make a huge difference!It is actually a female and yeah I do want to get it out of this cage into a the new one but UPS is only so fast. Monday will be the day I do have most of covered in 12x12 marble tile I work at a tile store . Anyways thanks for the kind words. I have given her 2 dust baths already.
Enjoy him and have fun!
Paul