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General Chat / Re: Bedding

« on: June 15, 2011, 09:58:32 PM »

thanks for sharing that only fleece is safe. i was just about to make them a hammock with cotton or flannel on the outside and fleece inside. glad i didnt start making it. i used to make them like that for my rats.

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General Chat / Re: Show off your Chin homes! 2011

« on: June 15, 2011, 09:55:16 PM »

great cage enna..i got my chinchillas a new cage so i will have to get pictures soon. well not brand new but new to them

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General Chat / Re: Bedding???

« on: June 15, 2011, 09:45:16 PM »

i dont use newspaper for my chins but i do use it for my birds as its nice and easy to change. i found that when i tried newspaper with my chinchillas they tried to eat it so i went with aspen bedding. my first chinchilla was allergic to it so i used paper pellets instead. there are so many bedding options these days when i was a kid it was either printed newspaper or pine. so glad research was done to find out what is safe and stuff.

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Guestbook / Re: New, just got first chinchilla :)

« on: June 04, 2011, 11:14:32 AM »

welcome to the greatest chinchilla forum around! the people on here are so nice and ever so helpful. i would love to see pictures of all of you pets. i have rabbits also both are lops one is a mini and the other a holland. i have 2 dogs and 10 birds as well as my 4 amazing chinchillas. my mom says i have a zoo but i tell her i dont because a zoo doesnt rescue animals . i would love to hear stories about ireland and see pictures as i bet its beautiful there.

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Guestbook / Re: Hello from California!

« on: May 24, 2011, 04:28:23 AM »

welcome! enjoy the forum lots to learn new friends to make. congrats on your new family member

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Guestbook / Re: New chinny owner!

« on: May 24, 2011, 04:26:29 AM »

  welcome! hope you find the information you need this site is great so take a look around and ask questions if you ever need to! congrats on joining the chin world

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General Chat / my four chinchilla kids...

« on: May 20, 2011, 02:45:21 PM »

isis was the baby i decided to keep born 3-22-11 opal is her cage mate she was born 10-11-10
she is a mosiac out of a white mosaic and a standard grey.
sage is the father of isis he is a standard grey and onyx is a dark ebony.sage was born 2-25-08 and onyx was born december 08

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General Chat / Re: Show off your Chin homes! 2011

« on: May 20, 2011, 02:27:16 PM »

here is a picture of my girl chins cage right after i set it up.

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New Births / Re: New babies in the house

« on: May 20, 2011, 11:35:08 AM »

they are all so adorable but i to love the mosiac the best.. have a soft spot in my heart for them congrats on the new little family cherish it while they are young. are you planning on keeping all 3?

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New Births / Re: IRIS AND SAGE HAD FIRST LITTER OF BABIES!

« on: April 25, 2011, 01:49:04 AM »

well news on baby chins.. they will be 5 weeks old tomorrow its hard to believe.. they were weighed friday night.. isis 151grams,apple dumpling 142 grams,sagris 118grams. they are growing and it will be sad when they go. oh and for the baby bunnies.. we lost the small one the mom laid on it and by the time i realized what she had done it was to late. the one remaining baby was weighed last night and weighed 96 grams. the way that baby is growing it will be heavier then my chinchillas in no time. i am also sad to say i cant post pictures until i can re upload every single one again. i got a virus on my computer and had to restore it and i guess i didnt back it up right so i have to start over.. this weekend was terrible. hope everybody had a good easter and a good weekend. i will try and get some pictures on here again in the next day or so.

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Guestbook / Re: Hey from Kansas!

« on: April 18, 2011, 02:28:17 AM »

welcome.. this is a great place lots of stuff to read that will help when bringing home the new"kids"

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New Births / Re: IRIS AND SAGE HAD FIRST LITTER OF BABIES!

« on: April 18, 2011, 02:23:12 AM »

ok sorry i havent updated lately.. sagris(little boy) is 105 grams today,isis(was the smallest baby) is 126 grams,and apple dumpling(was always the biggest and is the dark beige) is 115 grams. they will be 4 weeks on tuesday. its so hard to believe they are so big and grown up. they dont hang out with mom much anymore only 2 times a day to nurse and isis is a pushy little girl she will fight mom for the last piece of hay or fight about who goes in the bath house first silly baby. i still havent decided if i am keeping isis or sagris. isis has stayed a silvery beige color has always been much lighter then apple dumpling. i will have to get new photos if i can get them to hold still long enough. oh and just a few hrs ago my rescue rabbit had a surprise litter of bunnies. she had 2 large and one tiny. the large one died right after birth. mom is a black holland lop and dad?. i have talked to my mother in law as she had said she wanted a bunny so she may take one of the babies IF they survive... i dont know if mom will take care of them i will be checking on them several times a day and will step in and hand raise them if i have to as i have had to do that before with rabbits i had when i was a kid. friday night i tried to introduce dad and the babies.. he was fine with sagris but he tried to mount the girls. mom was out and about at the same time she just went about her business and acted like she didnt know the male. i plan to keep trying to get mom and dad reintroduced and see how it goes if dad will accept the little boy as well. you have all been so great at helping me with my million and one questions. i am sure i will have more in the coming weeks

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New Births / Re: IRIS AND SAGE HAD FIRST LITTER OF BABIES!

« on: April 04, 2011, 04:21:55 PM »

i cant believe how fast they grow! i have another question..how will you know if they are fully weaned from their mother? is there a set wean time or is it different for each baby? here are some pictures of them from yesterday..
  isis grabed my spoon i was using to eat my soup little stinker
we call him squirt
we call her apple dumpling(she is already spoken for has been since she was 2 days old)


isis at a week old
apple dumpling at a week old

  camera shows they have red eyes but isis's are actually really black


i will try and get more pictures this week they will be 2 weeks old tomorrow

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New Births / Re: IRIS AND SAGE HAD FIRST LITTER OF BABIES!

« on: April 04, 2011, 03:23:51 AM »

thanks for the tips.. i should have stated that the fruits and veggies are dried. i gave some to mom on top of her pellets and i didnt know that the babies would be munching on the food already. is dried stuff ok? i dehydrate the stuff here at home and i give it to my chins and my birds to. the babies weigh in at -boy 71 grams,big female 80 grams and isis(i am keeping the middle baby) 76 grams.this is the 12 day old weights. i weigh them once a day i have been weighing them at night about 10 its when they are the most active and after i weigh them i play with them for about 10 minutes. i am also very attached to the little boy but i know i can old keep one and i had decided i wanted to keep isis from the day they were born. i will be updating with photos real soon i promise.

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New Births / Re: IRIS AND SAGE HAD FIRST LITTER OF BABIES!

« on: April 01, 2011, 10:26:27 PM »

my babies are so funny.. they were nibbling on hay and they sit in mamas food dish and nibble on pellets and the fruits and veggies. they are weighing in now at 64 grams boy,71 grams smaller female and 76 grams big female they are 10 days old today. when is it ok to let mama have a dust bath again? i forgot