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Q & A / Re: can I make a community?

« on: September 28, 2006, 03:35:45 PM »

I have not been on in a while, my connection was wonky.  I just rad your responses.  I tried to get the girls to like each other and had their cages next to each other for a while.  I was shocked to discover one day when getting mom out to clean the cage that one of her fingers were gone and another had a cut.  It was nearly all healed when I found her.  I called the vet and got her some antibiotics she is OK.  So now I definitely know I can't have the girls together.  My pair did have a kit and she is almost 6 weeks old now.  I am hoping when she is bigger that I can put her with mom so they have companionship, but I don't want her dad to breed with her.  I am going to remove her when she is 12 weeks old that's what the book say to do.  I actually did know my first chin before I adopted her.  I worked for the store tat sold her.  We had her for 8 months before she sold.  Only 1 year later the Little girl it was for felt bad she didn't have as much time for her with all her school activities so she gave her to me.  I would have bought her before but lived in a use with no ac, and in Texas it gets hot.  Anyway I ended up putting a plexi glass wall up around the base on the outside of the cage to keep thebaby in and she is doing very good.  As for the dad I bought him from the breeder that suplied my girl to my store and am planning on buying an ebony soon.  Thank you for your help and tips.

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Q & A / Re: peeing in the food dish

« on: June 19, 2006, 03:37:15 PM »

Thank you sooo much I will use one of my parrot crocks ant attach them to the side.  I didn't think the baby wold be able to get to it but what was I tinking.  He bounced all over the place.  Thank you again, I appreciate the help.

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Q & A / Re: can I make a community?

« on: June 19, 2006, 03:34:00 PM »

Thank you for the addvice.  I have already had the Male and female together for  about 3 months and they have a lot of fun bouncing around the cage and are so cute together.  they groom each other and are almost always next to each other.  I was hoping to be able to have all 3 together but I guess that won't work.  I hadn't planned on these last two chinchillas they just fell into my lap.

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Cages / Re: cages

« on: June 18, 2006, 09:49:48 PM »

I got a cat cage for my pair.  It is one of those cages you see the adoption cats in at the pet stores.  It works great.  It has close to a 1" spacing between the vertical bars and about 4" horizontal spacing.  It has a thick plastic tray on casters that the cage slides into.  The chins can't get a old on it with their teeth.  It comes with 2 shelves and the leepin ledges fit easily all over.  It is 4ft tall x 4ft long x 2ft wide.  I made a 3rd shelf and hung a hammock at the top and will be adding a jolly ball once I get the chain to hang it.  Another great feature is the 2 doors on the front.  One is on top and the other below.  they are about 18" wide and tall and have a bar that slides in front of them to keep them closed.  When I open one it serves as a platform for my chin to sit on while I pet her.

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Q & A / Re: chew toys/ pooping

« on: June 18, 2006, 09:39:56 PM »

I am fortunate enough to own parrots as well and recycle their toys for my chins.  My bird eat all the food and shred all the rope and leave the wood pieces so I give the wood to them.   I give them the emty toilet papper rolls and but the cute abc block chews from the pet store, they last the longest. I have given up on the poop.  I bought a small shop Vac to clean in and around the cage, as they were clogging the regular vacuum.

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Q & A / Re: Shedding

« on: June 18, 2006, 09:27:15 PM »

I read in a book that you should groom your chin but it did not say with what kind of comb or brush.  I ended up buying a slicker brush made for cats.  I used on my female and she growled at me but my male chirped.  I do not know if I was doing it right.  How can I find out when and where the shows are, I would like to learn?
   Also I have one chin that sheds a lot nd the other 3 don't.  I started to feed them a food supplement for small animals called Vitality Supplement, and their fur seems softer to me.

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Q & A / peeing in the food dish

« on: June 18, 2006, 09:18:57 PM »

I have a mother and baby n the cage together so I am not sure who is doing ts.  I have a shallow heart shaped bowl, pink for the girl  and blue for the boy.  They seem to be peeing in them and I am throwing away a lot of food.  Does anyone know why they are doing this?  I keep moving it to different locations and they always pee in it.  Helpful insight wold be appreciated.

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Q & A / can I make a community?

« on: June 18, 2006, 09:10:20 PM »

     I work for a pet store and as a side effect have adopted a lot of animals that people no longer wanted.  I adopted my first chinchilla about 7 months ago, she was 2 and a half.  I bought another one about 3 months ago he was 6 months old.  I thought she needed a play mate a read that they would have to be opposite sex or 2 males to co-exist.  Well I just read today that you can introduce 2 females, which brings me to my newest adoptions.


     I got a phone call from another location that 2 chinchillas were abandoned at their store in a box.  They had no where to keep them and didn't have any chinchilla food as this was mainly a grooming location with dog and cat supply.  They knew I already had some and asked if I would take them.  It turns out it was a mother and a babby.  I will be giving the aby to his new home soon but still have mom.  I want to know if it would be possible to put her in with the other 2?  I have had them in separate cages next to each other for a month and the male is interested but the female is indifferent.  She ignores them and he reaches for them.  If my female is not being hostile toward them is it a good sign they will get along.

     The cage is more than large enough.  It is 4ft tall,by 4ft long,by 2ft deep.  It has 3 shelves going the width of the cage in a staircase fasion.  Plus it has a hammock t the top and several leaping ledges.  So given this information, do my odds look good?