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General Chat / Re: They're Here!!!!

« on: May 12, 2012, 11:27:31 AM »

They do once they are out of their cage, its catching them that can be a problem, they are all happy to be petted and to nibble on you. but once you try to grab them they want none of it, till you have them out and resting on you. lol

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General Chat / Re: They're Here!!!!

« on: May 11, 2012, 07:04:35 AM »

I Agree on it being a Mess, and here are some more pictures and yes that would be me







And I must figure out why my camera is being so blurry, it usually takes better pics than it has been...

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Q & A / Why dry over fresh?

« on: May 11, 2012, 06:07:26 AM »

So I was reading online for treats I can give to my chins, i want to use them mostly for bonding purposes and make it easier to get them back in the cage after free time lol.

Everything I found says fresh fruits are bad but dried is better. but why? dried fruits have a higher sugar content and isn't sugar bad?

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Cages / Re: Prevue Hendryx Chinchilla Cage Question

« on: May 11, 2012, 05:30:34 AM »

I have that cage, not by choice, it came with the girls when I rescued them, it is an obnoxious cage, TO small for my two girls if you ask me. and the bottom is wire, which is not good for their little feet. and its hard to reach all parts of the cage with that little bitty door. if someone really doesn't want to come out of that cage they aren't going to! and it makes cage decorating so much harder!
just my two cents

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General Chat / Re: They're Here!!!!

« on: May 10, 2012, 09:32:42 AM »

I thought ebonys had to be pure black, not dark grey with a grey tummy? or can they be lighter in color? either way, i did end up with some amazing chins <3

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Cages / Re: This cage won't work right?

« on: May 10, 2012, 06:07:58 AM »

That's right. This cage is too small! I had one like that when I first got my little guy. He was just a baby so it worked for a couple of months or less. It's way too small for 2 chins. Also, the ramps are mesh and if I'm remembering correctly, so are the shelves. Wire flooring/ramps can result in bumble foot (not good), and some wire ramps will allow their little feet to get caught and could end in an amputated foot! The five foot high ferret nation cage isn't that costly and the ramps come with covers. You just need to wrap the two, half shelves with felt so they don't chew the edges. Felt makes am awesome bedding for the chins. they don't chew or ravel it and it cleans Jo so easily

The ramps and shelfs are actually solid metal, and as soon as I can I am going to upgrade these guys

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General Chat / Re: They're Here!!!!

« on: May 10, 2012, 05:33:28 AM »

The dark one's belly is grey yes

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General Chat / Re: They're Here!!!!

« on: May 09, 2012, 09:29:34 AM »

PICTURES!!! The little dark gray one that im questioning the color on is so fast i only got one good pic of her. and im still trying to pick names

Mosaic:




Dark Grey one:
And yes, I realize the spray bottle is in there, I moved it as soon as I noticed it out. they didn't get near it no worries

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General Chat / Re: They're Here!!!!

« on: May 09, 2012, 03:49:49 AM »

thanks guys

They have been given Timothy hay, at least they came with an open bag so I assume they have, and I shall transition slowly and watch for anything bad. Mazuri is a good chin food yes?

Im just going to donate the shavings bag to my local rescue farm, they are always in need of it for the horses and stuff. then I shall be off to find a nice bedding option for hopefully not to to much. I drained my college text book savings to save them. shhh don't tell any one  

I shall take some more pictures today and post them for you guys and maybe you can help me figure out what color it is. They are suppose to both be girls and as far as I can tell via looking up sexing pictures they should be, but in any case, both their bits look the same so at least there won't be procreating.

Supposedly they are a sister pair gotten from a pet shop that breeds their own.... and supposedly they are only 4 months old. Im taking everything they told me with caution. tho their feet seem a little disproportionate to their bodies so im assuming they are still on the younger side in any case. not wildly so, but they are more pronounced then any any older chin I have ever seen

They are very docile from what I am use to dealing with chinchillas in the past. so at least someone has handled them enough so they don't freak out.

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General Chat / They're Here!!!!

« on: May 08, 2012, 03:03:15 PM »

So the two chins I was talking about in my thread about if a cage would work or not are here One is a mosaic and one is a standard i believe, he looks to dark to be a standard but is to light to be a ebony? i think thats the one im thinking of... so I think she is just a darker colored standard.

its kinda sad they came with hardly anything. No hammocks, no toys, one chew block and a wooden house...
crap for food, and chin dust but no dust house.... good thing im crafty with the sewing machine to at least get some comfy hammocks and cubes in there for them
Also a hudge bag of pine shavings....   now if they are anything like hamster/rats/mice then pine is bad for them.... so off to get new food and bedding i go...

Here is a pic.



Also how long would a 25lb bag of food last with 2 chins? for some reason out by me they only sell the good chin foods in bulk bags.... and could I keep the food fresh for how ever long it would last? if so how?

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Cages / This cage won't work right?

« on: May 06, 2012, 10:36:20 AM »

So im getting 2 chins from someone on craigslist who was threatening to set them loose if no one came to get them. Because her daughter doesn't take care of them, So im going to be taking them in, earlier than I planned on getting chins but oh well they need me and it only moves up my plans by a month or so....

Anyways they are coming with what looks to be this cage: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4191242&lmdn=Small+Pet

at least when she sent me pics thats what it looked like.... This is not suitable for to chins is it? I mean it will have to work for now, because she wanted some money to recupe her costs so i don't have the money to make or buy the cage I want with the cost of getting them from her.

Im hoping to have a new cage set up in a month or so I have awesome DIY plans. I want to make a DIY cage  out of this: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202067995/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=ur-185WGB&storeId=10051#BVRRWidgetID

but will that cage do till I can do that?

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North East USA / Looking for Double Critter Nation In CT

« on: May 05, 2012, 12:09:10 PM »

Hi,

Im looking for a double Critter Nation Cage in CT, I want to use it for my future chinchillas thanks:)

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Q & A / Re: Newbie Questions please answer :)

« on: April 06, 2012, 01:08:02 PM »

thanks guys and I actually work at petsmart so I will be getting most of my stuff from them, I will be getting the chins elsewhere to help assure healthy lines but im hoping to find all the stuff there so i can use my discount lol 

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Q & A / Newbie Questions please answer :)

« on: April 05, 2012, 10:52:00 AM »

Hi guys,

So I am going to be getting chinchillas at some point in the somewhat near future and was doing my research. I have an ideas of what my startup is going to cost me. but I was wondering if anyone could tell me what my monthly expenses might look like if I had 2 chins.

I also would like to know what I good in store food brand is for chins or what you guys feed. I was planning on using aspen or something like that for bedding.

Edit: Oh if it helps I was planning on a double critter nation cage