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General Chat / Re: Chinchilla Dreams??

« on: January 30, 2008, 10:32:39 AM »

Regardless of whether I keep the chins I'm sitting, their original guardian will always be emotionally attached to them. So when I dream about them, it's always some horribly stressful one about them escaping!  Then again, I dream about my cats escaping, my frogs escaping, my cats eating my fish... I don't sleep well. (Just kidding).

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Q & A / Re: Chin Fighting

« on: January 30, 2008, 10:26:43 AM »

The chinnies have a pretty big cage, and several little houses to duck into.  They've been cuddlin' lately. I do think it might be a dominance issue between them. I don't have an extra cage, though. I'm not even sure if I'd have room for one.  I know if it becomes a serious problem, the person I'm sitting for will run right out and get me one, though... probably just as huge as the one they're in now!

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Q & A / Re: Chin Fighting

« on: January 28, 2008, 02:02:18 PM »

Thanks, guys. I have inspected them, and there's not so much as a bald spot despite the tufts of hair found here and there about the cage. Last night they were cuddling, so I think they're ok. Just a couple little spats. I'll continue to monitor them, of course. I hope they stay pals!

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Chit Chat / Re: Counting down the days until my next tattoo!

« on: January 27, 2008, 08:11:57 AM »

I know this is kinda old, but I just wanted to say I'm a tattoo fan. I have my cat BoBo's pawprint tattooed on my back (so does my husband), and we added to them when he passed away. My husband put wings on his pawprint, and I put BoBo's full name and 2 asphodels on mine.

Kira is beautiful! I have a friend who has pretty much every animal she's ever had immortalized in tattoos!

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Q & A / Chin Fighting

« on: January 27, 2008, 08:06:27 AM »

Hi everyone. The two chinnies I'm babysitting (who are 3 year-old brothers, I may have mentioned elsewhere) fight sometimes. I've had them almost a month now, and they've spent 2 days fighting (not consecutively), as far as I know. One seems to be the aggressor in both cases, and the other one goes into his purple house and pouts afterwards. Any thoughts on this?

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Q & A / Re: Behavior Change

« on: January 27, 2008, 07:54:40 AM »

I just wanted to chime in and say I think I'll benefit from the advice as well. And I can't believe someone would abandon a chin; as if they can survive on their own!  She's so lucky you (Righteousrose) came along!

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Q & A / Re: New to Chins/ Moving Question

« on: January 27, 2008, 07:48:04 AM »

Thanks a lot Jenova. The chins live in my living room. I vacuum around the cage 2-3 times a week. Their poop isn't flying too far out of the cage. 

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Q & A / Re: New to Chins/ Moving Question

« on: January 25, 2008, 12:02:52 PM »

I'm just glad no one's reporting their chins got sick from stress. I feel so responsible for anything that happens to my animals. I even beat myself up when one of my little fish dies.

I imagine we'll get some kind of sedatives for the cats and we'll probably drive straight through to where ever we go. And I'm still thinking about whether I'm going to permanently adopt the chins. I love having them around! They're a lot of work, and I'm hoping to get into law school. I need to make sure I'll have the time to give them and that my husband can pick up the slack with cleaning duties. I have plenty of time to ponder all this, though!  In the back of my mind, I've already made my decision. But I need to discuss it with the front of my mind!

Thanks for the advice, everyone. If anyone has anything to add, that'd be great!

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Q & A / Re: New to Chins/ Moving Question

« on: January 24, 2008, 09:02:33 AM »

Thanks Jenova and kneesaa! This is exactly the type of input I need to hear! 

I plan to drive because I don't feel comfortable putting any of my animals in the baggage part of a plane! (If anyone has some side advice about moving car sick cats, that'd be appreciated as well!) It would probably be in late summer, a couple years from now.

Kneesaa, did you stay in hotel rooms during your trip, or did you just drive straight through?

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Q & A / New to Chins/ Moving Question

« on: January 23, 2008, 07:25:49 AM »

Hi, everyone.  I'm currently the temporary guardian of 2 chinnies (3 yr. old brothers), considering permanently adopting them. My only misgiving is that in about 2 years I plan to move from my home in Nebraska to Oregon, at the furthest. I'm worried about the stress it'll put on the chinnies. I read a short, older thread that advised reusing the bedding to save the chinnies' scent, and that's all well and good; but first and foremost I'm worried about the physical effects of stress. Has anyone actually moved chins considerable distances?

I have some behavior questions, too, but I'll save those for later.