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General Chat / Re: Behavior Questions

« on: June 20, 2012, 03:36:53 PM »

The small hard poo is generally a sign of constipation and/or dehydration.  The apple juice should help if it causes them to drink more.  You may also offer a small piece of dried papaya (not too much though).  Papaya can aid in digestion.  It is fairly common for a chin to have a decreased appetite when it is stressed from a change in environment.  We had one that refused to eat or drink and we eventually had to syringe feed Oxbow Critical Care feed for about 10 days.  She finally came around and started eating and drinking.  Now she is my favorite as she really bonded with me during the hand feeding process.  We have noticed the grown chins seem to take changes in environment harder than the younger ones.  The humping is dominance mounting and can be common between two males.

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

« on: March 02, 2012, 09:43:00 AM »

That is a good weight for that age.  We got our first chins last summer and we are up to 18 now.  I have been keeping a monthly weight chart for each one.  Of the females that were under 3 months of age when we got them, their weights at 3 months ranged from 300 grams to 452 grams.  A lot depends on color too; some of the mutations like ebony, sapphire, and violet may develop more slowly.  Our violet was only 300 grams at 3 months and our ebony was only 325 grams at 3 months.  Both were over 500 grams by 6 months of age.