At first he was grunting a lot as soon as I came anywhere near him but that has stopped, I've started letting him out a lot (his cage is rather small compared to the other one we have, just trouble getting it transported over as it is rather big). But he's still quite jumpy. He doesn't seem to be popcorning (I think that's the right phrase) a lot.
My question is what can I do to make the little guy happy? I've got a flying saucer wheel on the way and will hopefully be able to get him a lot of treats and the proper food he needs tomorrow.
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Sounds like you've made quite a lot of progress in a short amount of time, actually!
Every chin has some personality quirks and stuff... sounds to me like the two of you are quite compatible with each other, I'd say just keep on doing what you're doing... and just use a little "instinct" for minor minor daily adjustments...
At the end of the day, forummers can give every piece of advice by the book... and it might turn out that a new owner has beginners luck and just clicks well with his chin. For popsicle and me, EVERYONE says not to chase you chin around cause of their prey instincts trigerring, but my little guy LOVES playing tag with me and hide and seek, and even takes turns chasing me sometimes... .... mind you, Gray Rodent and gang are very knowledgeable and give good advice. Just saying that, for instance, if you already let your chin out to play on the first day you got him, and he is happy and playful, then keep letting him out and ignore the 5 day/ 2 week waiting period. However, if you let a chin out on the 1st day you get him, and he acts weird, then you will know that it is because you should observe the waiting period in that case!!! (again, Popsicle was atypical, and wanted out of cage by day 2, and was playing tag with me by the end of the 1st week)
