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General Breeder Chat / Re: TOV ebony?

« on: March 21, 2010, 11:35:52 PM »

It is important to be sure there is Ebony in the background of a chinchilla sold as a "TOV Ebony".  When breeding for the very dark veiling all the way to the white belly you can have some dirty belly babies born.  These could be mistaken for Ebony but are not. 

I've seen that in heavily veiled animals also.  The veiling extends so far it causes ticking on the bellies.

I have attached a couple picture of my boy who is a TOV eb... although I normally just refer to him as a black velvet for simplicity's sake because you can't see the eb influence unless you look at his belly.  He is not a breeding animal - just a sweetie pet boy.  He has ebony in his ped two generations back.  However, the ebony influence is very light.  I will have to get a picture of his chest though because all the pictures I have are of his face, side, or front-facing without a clear view of his chest and belly area.

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General Breeder Chat / Re: TOV ebony?

« on: March 08, 2010, 11:14:35 PM »

Yes, there is such thing as a TOV ebony.  There was a very nice TOV ebony at one of our CA shows a couple years ago which took Grand Show champion.  I also have a pet chinnie who is a TOV eb... although his color does not completely wrap around his belly.  From the front and side, he looks like a regular black velvet, but once he sits up, you can see the ebony influence on his chest and part of his belly.  It is only dark between his legs and chest area.  Just like with regular ebonies where you can have anywhere from light ebs to extra dark, the same can happen with a TOV eb.  You can have a TOV eb which is so dark, it is solid black and you can't even tell it is TOV or you can have a TOV eb which has very little ebony influence (not a full wrap-around effect on the belly).

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Breeding 101 / Re: I read this... is it true?!

« on: February 23, 2010, 01:42:36 PM »

Squirmy chins can be hard to get weights on! If the chin is in a small container (or even his dust bath!), he might not be as squirmy... (you could get his weight when he stands still between rolling, haha).  With my scale, I just plop my chins on it and use my hands to keep them on the scale.  Some chins are so squirmy though, that I have to put a small box on the scale, tare it, and then put the chin in the box.

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Breeding 101 / Re: I read this... is it true?!

« on: February 22, 2010, 10:59:23 PM »

How old is she?  Most of my kits are 400 grams by 4 months...  I am not an older breeder as I have only been breeding and showing for 4 years but personally, I don't breed any females under 600 grams and of all my breeding females, my average is around 800 grams (My lightest is ~650, most are 700-800, and a couple are 1000-1100 g).  Breeding a female who is too small can potentially lead to some serious problems.  If her pelvic opening is not large enough, she will be unable to safely deliver kits.  I don't know how old she is but if she is over a year and only 420 grams, she most likely will not grow much anymore and not a chinchilla I would consider breeding. It would be a huge risk to her life.

Reading about your vet's advice for Schroeder, I would definitely look for a new vet.  Cat laxatives are not good for chinchillas.  A chinchilla who is in ileus (a slowdown of the digestive tract) and in danger of going into G.I. stasis should not get those oily cat laxatives.  Not only do those lipid-rich cat laxatives slow down gastric emptying, it also contains a lot of sugar (corn syrup and malt syrups) which can cause bloat, a bloom of Clostridium bacteria, and further G.I. upset.  Once a chin develops bloat along with G.I. stasis, it is a very difficult road back to recovery.  If they don't get frequent handfeedings, motility drugs, subcutaneous fluids (and water offered via a dropper), abdominal massages, and simethicone (infant gas drops), they often do not recover... it is an around-the-clock treatment, often for up to a couple months until they are completely better.

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South West USA / 2010 CA ECBC Spring Field Day - April 10, 2010

« on: February 22, 2010, 10:43:23 PM »

** 2010 California ECBC Field Day and Claiming Show**
Frazier Park, CA - April 10th, 2010

Event Location:
Cuddy Hall
335 Lakewood Dr
Frazier Park, CA 93225

Lodging:
Best Rest Inn, I-5 at the Frazier Park exit
http://www.bestrestinns.com
Ph: (661) 248-2700

Furball Ranch will also put up people who would like to sleep/crash on the floor (bring a sleeping bag!). Please contact Rod or Donna at (661) 245-1232 to make arrangements.
Schedule:
   
Grooming 7am-10am.*** No grooming will be permitted after 10am.***
Show starts 10am.

Judges:
TBA

Show Chair(s):
Cara Beasley - email: realhorseygirl@yahoo.com
Tabitha Hong - email: fuzzyellf@yahoo.com

Registration:
No charge for admission to the event.
$5.00 per animal for members,
$7.50 per animal for non-members
   
Special Events:
Raffle & 50/50 Drawing

Other Info:
Junior breeder awards - for those with 7 years or less breeding and showing experience, points counted for top 5 animals entered.

Claiming Show:
Claiming Prices: $75 minimum/ $500 maximum, Silent Auction format. Bid increment 10%, minimum $10.

10% of final sale price is payable to the CA ECBC Group by the selling rancher/breeder, regardless if the animal is shown or not.

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Chinchilla On-line Show / Re: On-line Chinchilla Show

« on: January 30, 2010, 06:16:45 PM »

Aww, I missed it!  I'll have to enter one of mine in the next contest!

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General Chat / Re: pink white?

« on: January 30, 2010, 06:14:25 PM »

Pink whites have the ruby-colored eyes due to the influence of the beige gene.  (Pink whites have both a white gene and at least one beige gene).

Whites (AKA white mosaics, mosaics, silvers, silver mosaics, extreme mosaics, reverse mosaics... they're all genetically whites but these terms are used to describe their patterning or veiling) have dark eyes just like standard grays.

I have heard of some breeders' lines of whites with blue eyes although I have never seen any in person.

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South West USA / 2010 California ECBC State Show, January 16-17, 2010

« on: December 04, 2009, 12:04:33 AM »

2010 ECBC California State Show
January 16-17, 2010
Santa Nella, California

Show Location:
Hotel de Oro
(Formerly Ramada Inn)
13070 State Hwy. 33
Santa Nella, CA 95322-9744
Phone Phone: (209) 826-4444
Room rate is $64 for 1 King or 2 Queen beds.
Make sure to request the Empress Chinchilla rate.


10-class Standard / Mutations Show Judged by:
Guillermo Holzer & Judge Trainee, Donna Read


Entry Fee: $5.00 members / $7.50 non members
50/50 and Door Prize Raffle

Schedule:
Friday Night: Doors open 7:00pm - 9:00 pm for cooping of animals and early registration.
Hospitality room from 7:00pm - 9:00pm.

Saturday: 9:30 am - Mutation show
7:00 pm - Pizza Bash, $10/per person

Sunday: 9:30 am - Standard show

Grooming from 6:00 am-9:00am both days.
***No grooming will be permitted after 9:00 am.***

Contact show chairs Cara Beasley ( realhorseygirl@yahoo.com) or Tabitha
Hong ( fuzzyellf@yahoo.com) with any questions you may have.