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South East USA / soo.. Who will be at the show???!

« on: September 13, 2007, 07:53:18 PM »

I know Jamie and Jo Ann both have asked but I wanted to try again since only a few people replied.

Who is planning on being at the October 20th Show??

Just to get an idea of how many people are coming and who will be there to meet 

Please let everyone know,  even if you aren't 100% sure! 

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General Chat / uh- oh :(

« on: September 11, 2007, 06:45:51 AM »

I'm pretty upset this morning. Last night I had one of my girls (Isabella- in my avatar) out to weigh her and she wasn't very happy sitting in the scale and jumped out so I just let her hop around. I sat on the floor and she wasn't doing much then my fiance came in. He asked if I needed help catching her and I said no. He layed on the floor which had her cornered and I kept telling him to leave her alone, she was fine but now he was scaring her. He didn't listen and tried to catch her, got her and had her tail next to her body- but she was holding on to the ground for dear life screaming and fur started flying everywhere. I was so mad because she was fine just being out and he scared her so bad he gave her to me and she sat with her head tucked under my arm for almost 40 minutes. I finally calmed her down and got her to climb on me a little, helped get fur off her then put her in her cage and talked to her for a while.
This morning I checked on her and by her tail theres this dime size spot where some fur came out that looks thinner then the rest of her coat. I was going to show her.. so what is that going to do to her show outcome? I'm furious with my fiance right now- there was no need for it and I told him to leave her alone over and over again.

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Breeding 101 / why does my female...

« on: September 08, 2007, 06:03:17 PM »

why does a female chinchilla have discharge? Is that normal with them in general? or does that mean something?

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General Breeder Chat / "Whelping" cage question

« on: September 08, 2007, 07:44:41 AM »

Hey everyone 

I have been looking for a good 'whelping' size cage for when my mamas are late in their pregnancy and for the babies when they are weaned. I have traditional breeding runs and  a custom cage that is not baby safe. I wanted seperate cages for the babies without the runs. I'm having a hard time finding what I'm looking for over the internet. I don't want mesh floor- I want a pull out tray the chins are in directly to save their feet and legs from injury.

Any suggestions? 

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Other Pets / Pets and Chins sharing the love?

« on: September 06, 2007, 07:38:41 PM »

Does anybody here have any non-chin pets who get along well with your chins? Or any non-chin pets who don't?

We have a boxer mix that is a year old this month and she is way too silly to even be let near my chins. I have the chinchilla room blocked off with a baby gate that also allows the door to close without removing it. When I am in there and she hears me sweet talking to the chinchillas she will rest her head on the top of the gate or sit by the door and whine. She never stops wagging her tail, though. But you can tell she doesn't like to share the love  she wants it all to herself. The chins probably feel the same way.

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General Chat / Just back from Exotic pet show and...

« on: September 01, 2007, 03:33:50 PM »

... there was only one man selling ferrets, bunnies, chinchillas and such. The only other chinchilla I saw was from what I believe was a zoo type exibit and it was talking about chins in the wild- not as pets. I was surprised there were chinchillas at all. I had thought about setting a booth up but not bringing my animals- just pictures, care packets, products and things and my cards. The man was the first booth as you walked in and a lot of little kids were hitting and opening the cage and grabing at them and my heart sank for the chins. There was no ac so they were hot and in piles on eachother. There had to be about 20 at least in one of those rabbit cages with the plastic bottoms they sell at pet stores. All standard (didn't ask if they were male or female) and their fur was shaggy looking because of the heat and handling, among other things. A young girl bought one and had it sitting outside in the heat letting people who walked by play with it and I just had to keep walking.

It bothered me because I feel like the people weren't being properly educated and it wasn't the best setting for the chins to be for two days. Children were hitting the cages and grabbing them thinking they were cute and wanting to buy take them home. There was a vendor talking to me about how that is just the way it goes at shows like this. TONS of people were set up to SELL their animals- not really caring to who or telling them specifics to keep them alive and healthy. (There were more reptiles then anything else- but he was talking about most of the people there in general)

I'm all about doing lots of research and learning as much as I can to educate people and let them know what it takes and about the animal in general. I feel like its a duty for a good breeder to do that. To worry about the outcome of the animal.

I just needed to kind of vent.. and I wanted to know everyone's opinion about shows like that and those situations.

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General Chat / For those of you who have showed your chins....

« on: August 27, 2007, 03:53:05 PM »

When you travel to different places to shows and you have to stay in a hotel, do you take anything more then a carrying cage? It seems they would need more room then that overnight so I was wondering what other people in that situation have done in the past to make sure the chins were happy. Better yet- what do you normally take in general to shows, other then your own chinchillas?

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Guestbook / Hey, everyone!

« on: August 26, 2007, 08:40:37 AM »

My name is Megan. I am new to the board and still figuring out how everything works.

I am the owner of Bright Eyed Chinchillas located in central North Carolina. I'm small right now, and I am looking to stay that way and learn as much as I can and hopefully slowly expand in the future.

Right now I have 5 chins: A standard male (Oswald) paired with a white mosaic female (Isabella), A dark ebony female (Miss Riley) paired with a white mosaic male (Sterling).. and another white mosaic male (Frank) I won't be breeding.

I am looking to get one more pair- thinking about a beige female with an ebony male. I am looking for other breeders close to me to get my next pair from. 

All of you here seem very nice and helpful. I am so glad there is a club, forum, and organization you have come up with. I wasn't aware of this until recently when the breeder I'd been working with told me to look into it, and I'm glad I did.

I just wanted to say hey and introduce myself. BTW- I have a 5 year old son, Austin, and I'm going to be getting married soon to my fiance ,Brandon, I have been with for 3 years now 

Hope everyone is doing well!