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Q & A / Re: Time outside of cage?

« on: June 05, 2017, 10:38:16 AM »

I'd say never take them outside, depending where your located it would be too hot as it is, over 75 degrees Fahrenheit is bad they like temps around 60-70. They will chew on things, that's a given, best advice would to make a room designated for play where there is no wires, plastic, certain woods are bad as well. Paper is ok, mine are bad for not wanting to be picked up or come to me when I put them back. So I have learned to keep a smaller cage in the play room and have them enter that to take them to the real cage(house). Do not chase them either that's not good for them. How long have you had your chinchilla? Have you spent time with him in the play room? I read that's one way to gain trust to be able to pick them up. 

Hope this helps.

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Q & A / Re: Help! Am I doing this wrong??

« on: May 31, 2017, 07:05:30 PM »

Does he bank at you, nibble or just run away? I'm currently working on bonding with some rescued chins, one is ok with being picked up the other has her days she will Great me and sniff but I can't touch her at times. Other days she ok with it and doesn't bark at me. I find playing the great game is working, where you let them sniff a treat then before they get it move to another location on the cage, it's apparently a fun game for them let them get the tray eventually. Good luck with your chin.

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Q & A / Re: Trying to get 4 chins to play and get along

« on: May 29, 2017, 04:32:18 PM »

So I tried this cage idea, Ginger seems to want at Rosie and ignores Mika while they were in her cage. I did this while cleaning Mika and Rosie's cage. After an hour the fight my died down, Floki was never seen involved. I put Mika and Rosie back in their cage. Put Ginger in the carrier Rosie was in and Floki in the carrier Mika was in and placed them in Mika and Rosie's cage. Rosie started things with Floki then Mika challenged Rosie. That died off and they went away from Floki and Ginger to sleeping spots. Since Floki and Mika do not seem to be aggressive towards one another I let them have play time together with Ginger and Rosie in their cages. Things were ok for awhile then Floki got chased and hair pulled out so I put Floki away, let Rosie out with Mika and it seemed as if they were hunting. I'm beginning to think this will never work out. They are in same room for summer temp reasons and don't show signs of aggression towards one another while in cages. Thay are separated by several feet though.

If anyone has any more input please feel free to respond.

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Q & A / Re: How to introduce a new chinchilla

« on: May 25, 2017, 10:41:58 AM »

That's good to hear, I got to find me a small cage that will be suitable for this. So far the two pairs have. Onproblems as long as the others don't come near them. It's a long process.

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Q & A / Re: Trying to get 4 chins to play and get along

« on: May 25, 2017, 10:38:51 AM »

I have read about those, our small cage has big openings where they can get at one another, so I'm not sure if they mean to have one where toes and teeth can't fit but the smell. Also it has been an issue where the angry chins will attack their cage mate when the one not attacking comes to see the others. I welcome your input, I have been researching behavior for them and found a video where they have chins fighting pulling hair and chasing then a few mins later they are cuddling. I'll see what my girl friend wants to do. I'm thinking it's because the two standard greys look alike but smell different is why Rosie dislikes Ginger, as stated Floki and Rosie had no issues till Ginger was seen.

Thank you

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Q & A / Re: How to introduce a new chinchilla

« on: May 24, 2017, 08:11:20 PM »

I have read this is a way to introduce them they say over night but keep an eye on them. One way I have found that works, is a very long car ride, where they are in separate but close small cages, my rescued chins supposedly hated one another and a well bonded from the road trip home. I wish you luck with the bonding.

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Q & A / Re: Chinnie chew suggestions

« on: May 24, 2017, 08:04:33 PM »

My girls love their loofas, well at least two of them do they don't last the night.

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Q & A / Trying to get 4 chins to play and get along

« on: May 24, 2017, 08:02:29 PM »

Hi,

Joined the forum with some issues with new chins. My girl friend has two chins a standard grey(Mika) and A tan (Rosie) she moved them in with me and I've have bonded with them. I like them so much I researched them and found various colors one in which I liked pink white and mosaic white. I happened to come upon two unloved chins for sale off face book a pink white(renamed, Floki) and a standard grey(Ginger). I've had them for over two months now. They quickly bonded with me after a few weeks had the vet checked them out and are healthy. We moved them in same room as Mika and Rosie, I let Floki and Ginger run around the room to get to know the new location. This make Rosie jealous, my girl friend decided to let her out and hold her(that didn't last long), she met Floki which they seemed to be ok with, Ginger on the other hand not so much got chased and several hairs pulled. Since then we do not let them play together. We have moved the cages near one another and Rosie and Ginger try attacking through the cages and pee. So I attempted to bond all four of them with a long drive through back roads. All seemed ok once they got home. About a half hour later they are at it again but Mika joined in the taunting of Ginger. Floki has no part of this.

This has been a problem since introducing the new chins, floki is afraid of the other two Ginger try's to fight Rosie . Is there any other ways of making play time safe for all four at once? Or am I stuck with four chins that will hate one another for their life's?

I'm hoping this forum is active and can help. We have tried to section off a hall way split with old cage parts, and sit with our sets of chins, things went ok for about ten mins then Ginger got injured, she is ok. They are currently not close to one another's cage, and I let them play one group at a time. A ramp is going to each cage and Ginger has found Mika and Rosie's ramp, today, this caused a fight within the cage and with my two out of the cage playing. It seems to me the two dominant girls dislike one another and when upset attack the weaker ones that are near by. Do you think separateing the cages from the room would be a good idea for now? Also how can a friend of mine have a family of chins and not have this issue?

Thanks, Matthew