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Q & A / Re: Introducing baby to dust baths

« on: April 26, 2012, 09:08:47 PM »

The waiting till mom is healed is a myth. I dust on dusting day if kits were born that morning or not. And often when labor seems stalled I get out the dust baths to get things moving. It is perfectly safe to give mom a dust bath. All the big breeders and Ranchers dust whatever day they were planning on dusting new babies or not and no harm comes from it

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General Chat / Re: health effects from chinchilla dust?

« on: April 26, 2012, 09:06:13 PM »

It is better to be safe than sorry. I wear a mask or have the windows and the barn door open. Since building the barn and getting the chinchillas out of the house it does seem like we have had fewer upper respiratory issues

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Health / Re: Herbs. Lavender and chamomile treat by Oxbow?

« on: February 20, 2012, 04:13:58 PM »

I wouldn't give it

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General Chat / Re: Backyard Grass?

« on: February 20, 2012, 04:13:24 PM »

The biggest risk of back yard grasses is intestinal parasites that can be picked up through the grass.

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Health / Re: Is there any kind of weight chart?

« on: February 18, 2012, 10:27:03 AM »

There is no chart, Just like people it depends on their body size/type

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Breeding 101 / Re: How to make chins breed?

« on: January 29, 2012, 01:53:10 PM »

What is your goal for breeding them? in particular the sapphire and the white together? Is the female even a sapphire carrier? sapphires are recessive you will not get anything sapphire from a white female unless she is also a carrier. Otherwise it is a huge risk in quality both sapphires and whites have weak fur qualities.

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Health / Re: What happened to www.chocolatechinchillas.com and/or LifeLine?

« on: January 21, 2012, 09:11:39 AM »

Dawnna had hip surgery and is getting caught back up. She took her site down for a little while so that she could focus on recovering. It is back up and She is again filling orders

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Q & A / Re: How long can kits remain with their mother before they must be weaned?

« on: December 10, 2011, 10:31:45 PM »

99% of breeders wean at 8 weeks.

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Breeding 101 / Re: Chins killing each other

« on: December 10, 2011, 10:30:40 PM »

Its is always sad when that happens. that is one of the main reasons I am considering switching from colonies to just Runs

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General Chat / Re: Introducing Male and Female

« on: December 10, 2011, 10:26:33 PM »

There is always a chance they will turn on each other, Any time you have more than 1 in a cage it is a risk. I have lost more mares to breeding than to same sex pairs so you Always have to be vigilant.

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Breeding 101 / Re: pregnant chin due 3 days ago still no babies

« on: September 20, 2011, 07:19:52 PM »

Gestation for a chinchilla is 111-120 days. 3 days late is nothing. I would not worry. And they may have mated and not concieved at that time and had another mating a little later.

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General Chat / Re: What color class does my Chin belong to?

« on: August 26, 2011, 08:37:15 PM »

pink white. 

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Q & A / Re: Tail flicking

« on: August 19, 2011, 08:10:34 AM »

The tail wagging thing and a little mm mmm mmm sound is a mating thing...he must really like his towel

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Q & A / Re: Potty training madness

« on: August 19, 2011, 08:09:37 AM »

people who get thier chinchillas potty traied isn't as much training the chinchillas as training yourself to know where they like to pee

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Q & A / Re: Checking chins teeth?

« on: August 01, 2011, 06:04:36 PM »

If you give him a treat and make him streach for it you will get a glimps of his teeth