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Q & A / Wood

« on: May 24, 2013, 09:54:57 PM »

I know chinchillas like to chew on sticks and such. We have only bought petstore wood blocks and sticks thus far.  My question is,  what kind of wood could I get from a hardware store that is safe?  I would assume nothing treated.  But I would think pine or birch could be safe.

I just thought this could save money and go further. 

Any thoughts?

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General Chat / Re: new to forum

« on: April 03, 2013, 07:28:24 PM »

Great news. He is drinking and there is a lot of feces in the cage today. Ironically he won't eat the raisins. But tonight I placed my hand in the cage and he sat down in it. He won't let me pick him up yet bit we are closer. He nibbled a bit but it wasn't hard. I know he can bite hard lol.

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General Chat / Re: new to forum

« on: April 02, 2013, 09:35:22 PM »

Outstanding thank you for the info. 

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General Chat / Re: new to forum

« on: April 02, 2013, 08:07:08 PM »

Thank you for the reply,

I think I might have jumped the gun. i didnt think to look at excrement. He has pooped since I last cleaned the cage (which was nearly 3 hours ago). I drew a line on the water to see if there is any missing tomorrow. We shall see.

I might have found his love. Its cool in the house and all but its no Andes Mountains LOL. I put a piece of fish that was frozen in a bad (no water leakage) in his cage. He snuggled up to it. Just a minute ago my wife was able to pet him. Then I put a blanket over his cage in order to give him a sense of security. He immediately responded to that and allowed me to pet him. He still wont take food from my hand but time will allow for that im sure.

He does seem hyper at times and I believe that should give me a sense that he is not malnourished. I would think that dehydration would cause a lack of will to live or depression. This is not the case with him. He gets quite antsy to be honest.

Lets hope my lack of education got the best of me here.

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General Chat / new to forum

« on: April 02, 2013, 05:52:41 PM »

First I would like to say hello and thank you to the creator of the page.  This is amazing source of info.

My name is Ryan. I'm a new chinchilla owner. I have done a lot of research and educated myself to a degree I feel comfortable.

Now to put it all into application might be a bit different.

I do have a few questions.

My chin is 3 months old and the pet store did not handle him properly. His name is buster. (blame my daughter on that one lol)

First thing is,  he does not appear to be eating or drinking.  His chew toys are not touched. 

He does move around his 3 tier cage. 

He does not like to be held unless forced and I refuse to do that anymore. 
Ears are not red and temp is around 72.

He did not accept raisins from my hand. 

At the moment I do not have am exercise wheel. I plan to buy one Friday. That might bring up his spirits a bit.

Any advice?

We have only had him since Saturday. 3 days ago.

Thank you again.