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General Chat / Re: Suitable chinchilla wheel and behaviour change
« on: August 28, 2010, 10:00:53 PM »
I brought my cage on amazon, it was a lot cheaper than buying it in the store.
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General Chat / Re: Suitable chinchilla wheel and behaviour change
« on: August 14, 2010, 11:59:18 AM »
My Chinchilla also went through a behavior change before she got her new cage. Her first cage was too small, and she would constantly pull the bars out and escape, throw her food bowl, and in general be very unhappy. Now that she has a new and much bigger cage, she is happier. I have a large wheel for her, and tons of toys. On occasion she still does throw her food bowl to show she's frustrated and bored. When this happens, I take her out longer and usually give her something new to play with. Maybe your male chinchilla just needs more play time or even a bigger cage.
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Q & A / New Cage and Behavior Change
« on: November 12, 2009, 11:24:54 PM »
Hi everyone,
My Chin has just gotten a lot bigger, so I got her a new cage. The first night I set it up and brought her down to it, and let her play in it to see if she seemed to enjoy it or not. She bounced around and seemed to like it better then her old cage. I brought her back upstairs and put her in her old cage (because it was late and I didn't feel like cleaning the old cage, setting up the new cage, etc). The next day I get the new cage ready and put her in it. She now refuses to leave from it. She lets me pet her through the cage bars, but if I put my hand in the cage, she sparys urine at me. Now, my chin has always been very loving, she likes being held and pet, and normally hates being in a cage. She doesn't seem to hate this cage, she seems just to love it too much. So I was wondering what you guys thought.
My Chin has just gotten a lot bigger, so I got her a new cage. The first night I set it up and brought her down to it, and let her play in it to see if she seemed to enjoy it or not. She bounced around and seemed to like it better then her old cage. I brought her back upstairs and put her in her old cage (because it was late and I didn't feel like cleaning the old cage, setting up the new cage, etc). The next day I get the new cage ready and put her in it. She now refuses to leave from it. She lets me pet her through the cage bars, but if I put my hand in the cage, she sparys urine at me. Now, my chin has always been very loving, she likes being held and pet, and normally hates being in a cage. She doesn't seem to hate this cage, she seems just to love it too much. So I was wondering what you guys thought.
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Q & A / Re: Chewing Question
« on: August 08, 2009, 10:58:49 PM »Thank you for the advice everyone. Pikachu (my Chin) chews on tons of hay, so I believe that is wearing down her teeth, she also loves paper (but I try to keep it away from her), I give her toilet paper rolls to chew on, but if she starts eating it, I take it away from her, and she also loves the moldings (but I obviously can't let her chew that!) so, she is chewing quite a bit more.
Pikachu, how do you know when Pikachu is actually eating the things she chews on? Personally, when I see Po has chewed half of his lava rock, it is impossible to find the rest of the bits of the lava rock, so I assume he just swallows and eats it.
Well, I know because she puts the toilet paper roll down and starts chewing, swallows, then goes for another bite. If she does it too much, I take it away from her. But she usually just chews on everything.
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Q & A / Re: Chewing Question
« on: July 24, 2009, 09:38:40 AM »
Thank you for the advice everyone. Pikachu (my Chin) chews on tons of hay, so I believe that is wearing down her teeth, she also loves paper (but I try to keep it away from her), I give her toilet paper rolls to chew on, but if she starts eating it, I take it away from her, and she also loves the moldings (but I obviously can't let her chew that!) so, she is chewing quite a bit more. 
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General Chat / Re: male chin wants a girlfriend
« on: July 14, 2009, 11:09:42 PM »
My Chinchilla, Pikachu makes the funniest sound. Whenever I take her out of her cage to go into the bathroom so she can have her playtime, she makes this sound that sounds like hiccups, and looks at me but bounces off before she finishes making the sound. I have no idea what she's trying to tell me.
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General Chat / Re: Have you seen this one yet?
« on: July 14, 2009, 10:57:53 PM »
That was so funny! 
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I'm not entirely sure if this is correct or not, but I got a book from the library about Chinchillas ( it's a little kids' book) but it says that anxious or playful chinchillas will bite, and if they do you should gently blow on their face. I have NO idea if this works or not, but if she keeps biting where it hurts, I suppose you could try it. It won't hurt her or frighten her I think. Anyway, that's all I can think of.
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Q & A / Re: Chewing Question
« on: July 14, 2009, 10:26:45 PM »
1. I got my chinchilla from Petsmart.
2. Unfortunately, when I was buying her food, I didn't think to ask what kind they were feeding her. But, her droppings are the right size, so I'm assuming that I'm feeding her the right brand, because she hasn't been constapaited (sorry if that's spelt wrong).
3. Nutriphrase gold? I think thats what it is. (I'll check to see if I'm correct tomorrow as I just got in from work and I don't feel like walking down two flights of stairs and waking my dog up).
4. I got timothy hay for her.
5. She did have lava stones, I saw some in her cage at the pet store, but none of them were being chewed on, or had any bite marks on them.
6. I'm not sure how old she is, I have to go to petsmart again to return something I don't need, so I'll be sure to ask. None of the people who were helping me was sure how old she was. However, she was the smallest of the other two she was living with and she's very small. She fits in my palm easily.
7. I give her a tablespoon and a half a day. And about two handfuls of hay, one in the morning and one at night.
8. She was housed with two other chinchillas at the pet store.
2. Unfortunately, when I was buying her food, I didn't think to ask what kind they were feeding her. But, her droppings are the right size, so I'm assuming that I'm feeding her the right brand, because she hasn't been constapaited (sorry if that's spelt wrong).
3. Nutriphrase gold? I think thats what it is. (I'll check to see if I'm correct tomorrow as I just got in from work and I don't feel like walking down two flights of stairs and waking my dog up).
4. I got timothy hay for her.
5. She did have lava stones, I saw some in her cage at the pet store, but none of them were being chewed on, or had any bite marks on them.
6. I'm not sure how old she is, I have to go to petsmart again to return something I don't need, so I'll be sure to ask. None of the people who were helping me was sure how old she was. However, she was the smallest of the other two she was living with and she's very small. She fits in my palm easily.
7. I give her a tablespoon and a half a day. And about two handfuls of hay, one in the morning and one at night.
8. She was housed with two other chinchillas at the pet store.
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Q & A / Re: Chewing Question
« on: July 10, 2009, 10:13:24 PM »
Thank you for your advice. 
I do give my chin (Pikachu) the right amount of food, and I only give her one raisin a day. She does eat a lot of her hay though, which is probably filling her up and helping her teeth.
I do give my chin (Pikachu) the right amount of food, and I only give her one raisin a day. She does eat a lot of her hay though, which is probably filling her up and helping her teeth.
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Q & A / Chewing Question
« on: July 09, 2009, 07:56:07 PM »
Hi, I just got my Chinchilla seven days ago, she is absolutely fine ( I believe ) as her eyes are clear, she eats, drinks plenty of water, and exercises and is extremely curious. However, she doesn't chew that much, she chews her food, but I brought her lava rocks so she could chew on them for her teeth, and she didn't pay any attention to them, so I got her wooden chew block thingys, the moment I gave her one, she nibbled on it for a bit, but now she is completely ignoring them again! Once in a while I see her take up her bedding (aspen bedding) and give it a little chew, but she throws it down after a moment. I am just wondering why she isn't chewing that much. The only thing that has changed a little is her eating habits. The first few days I got her she gobbled up all her food, now she eats a good portion of it, but not as much and not as fast. I don't know if this is just because she knows she's going to get food from me, so therefore she stopped gobbling up as much food as she could. 
Anyway, any advice would be apperciated!
Anyway, any advice would be apperciated!
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