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General Chat / Re: important question about hay quality

« on: September 18, 2014, 02:53:06 PM »

other great quality hay brands you can get are:

Afalfa King and APD [american pet diner]. right now the tim oxbow has a lot of brown in it.

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Conformation and Quality / Re: Unusual coloration

« on: September 18, 2014, 02:51:25 PM »

looks like a beige to me. but i'm no pro

.. beiges do come in all different shades tho.

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General Chat / Re: Need help having problems with my mounted wheel

« on: September 18, 2014, 02:50:27 PM »

fyi.. to everyone actually..

i was on the phone i with Quality Cage yesterday, all their prices are going up. So if you want a chin spin [worth every penny], its best to order it now, according to Pam the prices will be raised next week [on everything]

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Health / Re: Are peas and tomato juice dangerous for chins?

« on: September 18, 2014, 02:48:39 PM »

in response to:

I hardly have free time, but I'll try to make a vet appointment tomorrow I guess? ... though, by tomorrow, everything would have already gone through his digestive system already, so if no problems come up by tomorrow it's likely that I had a narrow escape?

if something is wrong, i would suggest you make time. i'm not saying this to be mean, but when chins get bad diareeah, or gas, it can go downhill every quickly.

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General Chat / Re: Help Please!

« on: September 12, 2014, 02:30:31 PM »

you'll probably notice, that there are days they will drink more than other days. also one thing you can do if you want to know for sure how much he is drinking, just mark the water bottle

just fyi...

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General Chat / Re: Yet another bonding question

« on: September 12, 2014, 02:29:29 PM »

you can try catching her with the dust bath. once she jumps in, pick up the bath house and place it in her cage, or near a shelf so she can jump out

.. if she'll get in, its a win for everyone

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General Chat / Re: Play Time

« on: September 12, 2014, 02:27:19 PM »

because of a time issue, i try to do at least half hour, but i will also go up to an hour. i hear a lot of people say they try to keep them out for about an hour.

jean

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General Chat / facebook

« on: August 31, 2014, 09:57:54 AM »

hi there,

i normally don't do this, but since i there was a problem with someone else, my fb page got shut down so i had to create a new one, along with a new group, so i just wanted to say if you were on my old friends list and wanted to be on my new one, here is the link to my personal wall. sorry about that, but there's always a vender out there causing some type of trouble for me.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005933987445

jean

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Cages / Re: chewing fleece?

« on: August 31, 2014, 09:53:32 AM »

does she have a lot toys in her cage, in different places??? maybe try that.. but agreed, if she is chewing the fleece, it should be taken out

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Cages / Re: All Living Things Cage--anyone have one?

« on: August 31, 2014, 09:51:39 AM »

you can keep the plastic pan in the bottom in and cover it with fleece. the cage looks like one of the pruvue cages, and they are decent cages but in the future you might want to upgrade to something bigger.

i have some houses on my site, it says out of stock, but we are working on some at the moment and will have some in stock shortly.

jean

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Q & A / Re: Is Talcum Powder safe for Chins?

« on: August 27, 2014, 05:13:36 PM »

just to add a bit more for FYI, if a chin does get an upper respiratory problem, they can go downhill very quickly.. not fun. want to play with him, get blue sparkle dust, totally safe, but sparkly

j

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Cages / Re: Where to buy CN cage liners?

« on: August 21, 2014, 04:37:17 PM »

if you want to do that, use fleece, its the only known safe material for chins, however, if you notice anyone chewing on it, you still need to take it out. my Bo used to chew holes in it, so he cant have fleece liners.. little stinker. and you get get grommets at any joanns or sewing place, and use shower hooks

jean

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Health / Re: Rescue chin!

« on: August 19, 2014, 05:49:59 AM »

yes, it does take time. i know some people will even just sit near the cage to let the little one get used to them. you can read, bring your laptop over.. etc. and just do what you need to do, if you talk to him, talk in a calm/lower tone voice. it can be time consuming to bond, so never rush him, they will all go at their own pace.

after about a week or two, put your hand in the cage, slowly, and let him come over to you and sniff it.. dont try to pet him, just leave it there and let him do his thing.. try this every day or a few times a day. then after a few days or more, depending on your pet, try putting 1 treat on your hand and let him take it off [rosehip, cheerio] [but only do the treat thing once a day].

its hard to do, you just want to pick them up and give them lots of lovins...

congrats.

jean

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Health / Re: Chin gave me a scare.

« on: August 19, 2014, 05:42:22 AM »

im glad hes okay.

i have noticed no matter how hard you try to be careful with these guys, or other pets, sometimes crazy stuff just happens.

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Cages / Re: Which cage is the BEST Chinchilla Cage?!?!?!

« on: August 17, 2014, 08:22:51 PM »

Quality Cages are [oh dear] quality cages!!!.. better than martins from what i've heard. never had a martins [just what others have told me], but have had quality cage..