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Q & A / Re: Behavior Change
« on: June 19, 2007, 08:30:46 AM »
Thank you for the advice Asikovsek!
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Q & A / Re: Behavior Change
« on: June 18, 2007, 11:00:56 AM »
Thank you for your most gracious help. My husband and I do have a very busy lifestyle and we thought the new baby chin would be good for her. One or both of us will get down on the floor and play with them in the morning and evening but sometimes they just don't want to have anything to do with us. Other times it's hard to make them stop. It was really funny, when we found our first chin, she came hopping toward the headlights from the side of the road like she understood that headlights meant help. She was in bad shape. We were in just total disbelief that someone could do that to such a precious animal! For heaven sake if you can't take care of it find someone who will, don't turn it loose in the middle of the Ozarks! It was just pure luck that we found her! Owls, coyotes and any number of other creatures could have gotten her including being run over by a car! I think it really traumatized me to find her like that. I knew absolutely nothing about chinchillas but soon found out how intelligent and affectionate they can be. They also seem to be very moody. I like and respect their independence. I guess it hurts my feelings when they don't want me to touch them even briefly 
. You asked if they like raisins. It is an addiction with these two! They will practically wrestle my arm to the floor to get to the box! How many is too many raisins? I want to give them all they want but more than three in the am and at night will give them the runs. I always give the baby the small raisins. Tell me if I'm doing something wrong here. I just don't know what is the best treats for them.
Thanks again for answering!
. You asked if they like raisins. It is an addiction with these two! They will practically wrestle my arm to the floor to get to the box! How many is too many raisins? I want to give them all they want but more than three in the am and at night will give them the runs. I always give the baby the small raisins. Tell me if I'm doing something wrong here. I just don't know what is the best treats for them.Thanks again for answering!
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Q & A / Behavior Change
« on: June 17, 2007, 04:22:38 PM »
Hello everybody,
As I stated when I first joined this forum, my husband and I found our chinchilla on the side of our country road as we were coming home about 9pm March 5th. Poor little thing was dehydrated, weak, and hungry. We assumed that someone had released her in the wild because we had put ads in the local paper and asked neighbors up and down the road if they knew who owned a chin. A few people wanted to take her in and take care of her. I just couldn't do it because she was really sweet and fun. We went on a search to find her a chin friend. Our local pet store found us a 3 month old female. From the first moment they met they became friends. The problem is it seems our chinchilla has become a real touch-me-not. She used to like having her ears scratched and she would play with us. Now she doesn't seem to want to have anything to do with us. The baby is hard to catch and they both fight us tremendously when we try to hold them. We know we can't hold them for long periods but used to we could hold them for at least a minute. Are we doing something wrong? Is this just a phase the chins are going through? We have only had the baby since May 30. It's amazing how quickly our first chin changed. Please advise.
As I stated when I first joined this forum, my husband and I found our chinchilla on the side of our country road as we were coming home about 9pm March 5th. Poor little thing was dehydrated, weak, and hungry. We assumed that someone had released her in the wild because we had put ads in the local paper and asked neighbors up and down the road if they knew who owned a chin. A few people wanted to take her in and take care of her. I just couldn't do it because she was really sweet and fun. We went on a search to find her a chin friend. Our local pet store found us a 3 month old female. From the first moment they met they became friends. The problem is it seems our chinchilla has become a real touch-me-not. She used to like having her ears scratched and she would play with us. Now she doesn't seem to want to have anything to do with us. The baby is hard to catch and they both fight us tremendously when we try to hold them. We know we can't hold them for long periods but used to we could hold them for at least a minute. Are we doing something wrong? Is this just a phase the chins are going through? We have only had the baby since May 30. It's amazing how quickly our first chin changed. Please advise.
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