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General Chat / Re: Important Bedding question
« on: January 22, 2015, 04:29:40 PM »
This website looks great, but sadly, it only ships in the uk, not to america. thanks for the info though ! 
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General Chat / Re: Important Bedding question
« on: January 21, 2015, 03:54:38 PM »
Can you please elaborate on how to do bungee cords? It sounds like a cheap and easy idea!
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General Chat / Re: Important Bedding question
« on: January 20, 2015, 07:40:40 PM »
I have paper bedding since I thought it was safe to ingest. Boy was I wrong. I will be switching to fleece. there's no room to put bricks at the edges, and the day I sew is the day sherlock comes back on air. Is there a way to hold it down and the edges w/o sewing?
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General Chat / Important Bedding question
« on: January 19, 2015, 01:30:04 PM »
So, I'm planning on switching bedding to fleece blankets(for easier cleaning). My cage is just a pan and a frame, but I want to make sure I can use one safely. Is there any important info I should know?
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General Chat / How to clean your chin's cage(for smaller cages)
« on: January 19, 2015, 12:58:39 PM »
If this is your first time cleaning a chin cage, or are just clueless 
on how to do it, here is a simple, easy to comprehend, guide JUST FOR YOU!
Step 1: gather materials
- Large trash bag
- Mix of 50% vinegar(organic apple is preferred) and 50% water
- Broom
- Truckload of paper towels
- Towel
Step 2: Put your chin in a chinproofed bathroom, one that you would be comfortable leaving him in for an hour or so. Breakup and scatter pellets all over the floor for food and entertainment (Pepper loves hunting for food)
Step 3: Take off the top metal frame of the cage, and place it on newspaper.
Step 4: Take off all toys from the bottom pan
Step 5: Either fit the trash bag around the pan and empty it(if you use litter, or shake the poop off of your fleece/liner into the bag, and toss it into the wash
Step 6: Spray the pan with the cleaning mixture and wipe thoroughly
Step 7: Refill about one inch of litter, or put the fleece back on to the pan
Step 8: Check on your chinchilla, and give them a little hug and a treat for being good
Step 9: Remove all ramps, ledges, food + water holders, etc from the top frame, now is a good time to put the food bowl and water bottle in to the dish washer
Step 10: Spray it and wipe the frame THOROUGHLY(your chin will get sick if he/she/however they identify chews on the bars and there are still droplets!
Step 11: spray and wipe all toys, ramps, ledges,etc... especially wood items, since they will get yucky fast. Do not use those rainbow wood toys since the dye leaks
Step 12: Reattach everything and put the frame back on to the pan, and put the cage back in place
Step 13: Refill hay, pellets, and water(only use filtered water for your chin!)
Step 14: Sweep clean the hay and poop that has fallen on the floor
Step 15: Vacuum the area
Step 16: Go get your chin form the play room, and give them a treat forbeing so adorable like omg being so good during the clean up
Step 17: Put your chin back in their cage, and observe them for 5-10 minutes tosee how cute and fluffy yass make sure they're happy
Step 18: Pat yourself on the back
Step 19: Cry as you watch your chin poop everywhere and spill hay and pellets everywhere
Step 20: Cry yourself to sleep as you softly whisper "neexxt weeeeeek"
Tips + Warnings
- Change it up! Chins are happy to explore new toys and setups, they will get bored if it's the same cage every single time
- This is more spot cleaning, if you have a messy chin(like me) you might have to do this every week, but if your chin is neat, only 1-2 times a month
- It helps if you put something on Netflix to watch while cleaning
- Don't handle your chin until you've thoroughly washed your hands!
- Don't give your chin a bath before putting them in their new cage or they will track dust EVERYWHERE
- Clean up all traces of cleaner
- Replace wood toys twice a year
- Don't half do it, remember, your chin lives in that cage, and too much poop and pee and crushed pellets everywhere are not healthy for them
This is a guide for new chinchilla owners, so don't tell me I'm stating the obvious. I put this up because the person who made the wikihow guide does not understand what a chinchilla is, and their only source is wikipedia. Their steps are: 1. give your chinchilla to someone to hold or put them in a box without the lid on 2. wash the cage 3 dry the cage 4 put everything back 5 put your chinchilla back and close the door 6 let your chinchilla get used to the clean cage. They suggested one use windex, and I feared for the reader's chin's lives. Their intro was directly from wikipedia, so I felt the need to put up an easy, informative guide. Please let me know if I missed anything(I'm not writing about dustbaths, so don't pester me about that)
on how to do it, here is a simple, easy to comprehend, guide JUST FOR YOU!Step 1: gather materials
- Large trash bag
- Mix of 50% vinegar(organic apple is preferred) and 50% water
- Broom
- Truckload of paper towels
- Towel
Step 2: Put your chin in a chinproofed bathroom, one that you would be comfortable leaving him in for an hour or so. Breakup and scatter pellets all over the floor for food and entertainment (Pepper loves hunting for food)
Step 3: Take off the top metal frame of the cage, and place it on newspaper.
Step 4: Take off all toys from the bottom pan
Step 5: Either fit the trash bag around the pan and empty it(if you use litter, or shake the poop off of your fleece/liner into the bag, and toss it into the wash
Step 6: Spray the pan with the cleaning mixture and wipe thoroughly
Step 7: Refill about one inch of litter, or put the fleece back on to the pan
Step 8: Check on your chinchilla, and give them a little hug and a treat for being good
Step 9: Remove all ramps, ledges, food + water holders, etc from the top frame, now is a good time to put the food bowl and water bottle in to the dish washer
Step 10: Spray it and wipe the frame THOROUGHLY(your chin will get sick if he/she/however they identify chews on the bars and there are still droplets!
Step 11: spray and wipe all toys, ramps, ledges,etc... especially wood items, since they will get yucky fast. Do not use those rainbow wood toys since the dye leaks
Step 12: Reattach everything and put the frame back on to the pan, and put the cage back in place
Step 13: Refill hay, pellets, and water(only use filtered water for your chin!)
Step 14: Sweep clean the hay and poop that has fallen on the floor
Step 15: Vacuum the area
Step 16: Go get your chin form the play room, and give them a treat for
Step 17: Put your chin back in their cage, and observe them for 5-10 minutes to
Step 18: Pat yourself on the back
Step 19: Cry as you watch your chin poop everywhere and spill hay and pellets everywhere
Step 20: Cry yourself to sleep as you softly whisper "neexxt weeeeeek"
Tips + Warnings
- Change it up! Chins are happy to explore new toys and setups, they will get bored if it's the same cage every single time
- This is more spot cleaning, if you have a messy chin(like me) you might have to do this every week, but if your chin is neat, only 1-2 times a month
- It helps if you put something on Netflix to watch while cleaning
- Don't handle your chin until you've thoroughly washed your hands!
- Don't give your chin a bath before putting them in their new cage or they will track dust EVERYWHERE
- Clean up all traces of cleaner
- Replace wood toys twice a year
- Don't half do it, remember, your chin lives in that cage, and too much poop and pee and crushed pellets everywhere are not healthy for them
This is a guide for new chinchilla owners, so don't tell me I'm stating the obvious. I put this up because the person who made the wikihow guide does not understand what a chinchilla is, and their only source is wikipedia. Their steps are: 1. give your chinchilla to someone to hold or put them in a box without the lid on 2. wash the cage 3 dry the cage 4 put everything back 5 put your chinchilla back and close the door 6 let your chinchilla get used to the clean cage. They suggested one use windex, and I feared for the reader's chin's lives. Their intro was directly from wikipedia, so I felt the need to put up an easy, informative guide. Please let me know if I missed anything(I'm not writing about dustbaths, so don't pester me about that)
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General Chat / Re: Cage Questions
« on: January 19, 2015, 12:22:23 PM »
So me and my dad worked out a system to earn the money(I could get the cage by mid march!) here is a pic of pepper's cage post-weekly clean
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General Chat / Re: Cage Questions
« on: January 18, 2015, 09:30:05 AM »
It's ok, I found a very good one for $125 on Amazon, but my dad is just a not nice person (I don't even plan on talking to my parents after I'm done with college) so it will take me a while to get it
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General Chat / Wet fur? Matted!
« on: January 17, 2015, 04:41:17 PM »
So Pepper is on medication for his diarrhea (which I can say is working well), and he acted like a 5 year old when I first tried to give it to him(now he is great about it and allows me to keeps the syringe in his mouth without chewing it) some meds accidentally dribbled down his chin. I cleaned up most of it, but the bottom of his chin is still spiky+matted. He keeps rubbing it as well. Also, his nose is a bit redder(probably from all of the rubbing). How do I clean the matted fur?
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General Chat / Re: New member with some new additions
« on: January 17, 2015, 04:37:48 PM »
How different is Chilly's behavior? He will take longer to bond, considering he was abused, but look for signs of not eating, or agressive behavior. Be sure to have a vet throughly check him out as well
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General Chat / Cage Questions
« on: January 17, 2015, 04:35:44 PM »
So, I was on Youtube, browsing through chin +guinea pig videos, and then, it hit me. 
Pepper lives in a very inadequate cage. He has an All living things TM cage, which is (according to the petsmart website) 25.5"L x 17.125"W x 22.25"H. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what will. Pepper is still small (He's a few months maybe 4-5 months, not quite sure, I shopped not adopted I'm turribly sorry 
) so it's not impacting his health quite a lot, but I want to make sure he lives in a comfy cage. I'm not one of those owners with a closet full of fleeces and tubs of hay and grids, but I want him to have a decently sized(but not overpriced, I'm still in middle school, so I don't want to give my mom an aneurysm.) cage. I checked out a few websites and this cage: http://www.petsmart.com/small-pet/cages-habitats-hutches/all-living-things-small-animal-home-zid36-20362/cat-36-catid-600011?var_id=36-20362&_t=pfm%3Dcategory%26pfmvalue%3Dfaceted seemed nice, but it was $50-$60 dollars above what I would even CONSIDER showing to my mom. I don't have time to build one, so if you could send me links of nice cages $100 and below I would really appreciate it, thanks. Also, should I put a fleece in his cage, or is that not necessary?
videos, and then, it hit me. Pepper lives in a very inadequate cage. He has an All living things TM cage, which is (according to the petsmart website) 25.5"L x 17.125"W x 22.25"H. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what will. Pepper is still small (He's a few months maybe 4-5 months, not quite sure, I shopped not adopted I'm turribly sorry ) so it's not impacting his health quite a lot, but I want to make sure he lives in a comfy cage. I'm not one of those owners with a closet full of fleeces and tubs of hay and grids, but I want him to have a decently sized(but not overpriced, I'm still in middle school, so I don't want to give my mom an aneurysm.) cage. I checked out a few websites and this cage: http://www.petsmart.com/small-pet/cages-habitats-hutches/all-living-things-small-animal-home-zid36-20362/cat-36-catid-600011?var_id=36-20362&_t=pfm%3Dcategory%26pfmvalue%3Dfaceted seemed nice, but it was $50-$60 dollars above what I would even CONSIDER showing to my mom. I don't have time to build one, so if you could send me links of nice cages $100 and below I would really appreciate it, thanks. Also, should I put a fleece in his cage, or is that not necessary?
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General Chat / Re: My Chinchilla is Sick and I dont know what to do :(
« on: January 14, 2015, 03:53:46 PM »
Hi, I'm so sorry that you are faced with this. Losing a pet is very hard , and dealing with loss can seem impossible. If you feel that you want someone to talk to, email me at radhika.mohan2@gmail.com
, and dealing with loss can seem impossible. If you feel that you want someone to talk to, email me at radhika.mohan2@gmail.com
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General Chat / Question about naps
« on: January 14, 2015, 03:50:47 PM » ::silly::Pepper thinks I'm a bed apparently, so I just wanted to get everyone else's opinions, since I know chins aren't lap pets
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General Chat / Re: How are is do playtime why help
« on: January 14, 2015, 03:44:10 PM »
Thanks! Pepper is only a few months old, so I won't let him use a wheel until March. I have chinproofed my very tiny bathroom so he can romp.
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General Chat / Re: How are is do playtime why help
« on: January 12, 2015, 04:20:44 PM »
Thanks, but I don't have enough space in his cage to let him run around in it with an exercise wheel in it as well, also I'm looking for more out of cage tips, as the second he is in his cage, he becomes more withdrawn
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General Chat / Re: Chinchilla restless
« on: January 12, 2015, 03:55:57 PM »
try petting her where she likes to be petted the best. For Pepper it's on the upper right side of his neck. They sit still, and close their eyes, and it looks so cute.
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