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Health / Re: Nibbling vs. Chewing on Bedding

« on: February 29, 2012, 05:11:53 PM »

Check out this thread. It discusses carefresh bedding and other types as well.

http://www.chinchillaclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=737.0

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Q & A / Re: Chinchilla toys?

« on: February 29, 2012, 05:07:11 PM »

Might it be better to use a pumice stone?

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General Chat / Re: please help,chinchilla lost! in heating vent!

« on: February 29, 2012, 04:38:20 PM »

That's quite the nightmare. There's certainly a possibility she's not in the vent. You can you can use mirrors to look inside. Shine a bright flashlight down at the mirror as you are looking at it and you can see where the beam falls and direct it.
If that's not possible you may be able to rent a plumbing snake that has a camera in it if you can't see the interior of the ducts between the vents.

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Health / Re: chinchilla fur

« on: February 28, 2012, 06:44:08 PM »

If your other chin has it too then it's probably ringworm or something like it. You might want to take it to vet to get an specific diagnosis. The chinchilla dust in the air can spread the fungus to the other chins and to you.

Clean your cages and dust bath pans and replace the dust after each dust bath. You will want to sterilize them with a cleaner safe for pets otherwise your pets could be infected again before they are cured with the powder.

Make sure to wash your hands carefully before and after you handle your pets. If you happen to become infected yourself it can take 6 weeks or more to cure it. This can be a long fight.

I had a cat with ringworm before and it was very difficult to cure but that was also because it was in a place where the cat could lick it and cause damage. I also contracted it from the cat which was no fun. Be grateful it's on the nose and try to keep it from spreading to where your chin can reach it. Hope this helps.

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General Chat / Re: Hammock

« on: February 28, 2012, 03:11:31 PM »

How do you hang cardboard tubes?

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General Chat / Chinchilla 3d art - does it look accurate?

« on: February 27, 2012, 07:59:07 PM »

I am making a 3-d model of a chinchilla and aiming for accuracy. Right now I am concentrating on the just the shape. I hope to texture it and make it a standard grey color. I would like to see what you think about these test renders of its head. Any critiques are appreciated.

Thank you

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Health / Re: chinchilla fur

« on: February 27, 2012, 02:28:57 PM »

Have you seen any changes since your first post? Have you been providing any treatments?

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Health / Re: Help Sick Chin:(

« on: February 26, 2012, 05:10:24 PM »

I am very glad to hear that. Thanks for the update.

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Q & A / Re: sun

« on: February 26, 2012, 05:07:14 PM »

...and become a dead chinchilla in minutes.

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General Breeder Chat / Re: adding a female to the cage

« on: February 25, 2012, 09:08:43 PM »

Wow that is heartbreaking. It seems like dangling by the tail wouldn't cause injury to the kits though. Wouldn't it take direct pressure to the belly to do that? I wonder if it was a coincidence that the violets died. Could that be an issue with inbreeding?

The best way to know if there's TOV of course is to know what's in the bloodline. It should be nice and white on the bottom, violet on the top, but just darker than normal violet. There should be no black tip on the fur.

I'm not really a chinnie person yet. I really want one to keep as a pet but I need to move to a permanent place to live. I'm hoping that will happen later this year but the timeframe keeps moving up. I am fascinated by chins and breeding them (I'm not planning on being a breeder but I enjoy discussions on it) and am actively involved in helping Jamie with areas of development for her vchins game. Recently I helped to develop a realistic color genetics engine and am involved in a continuing effort to improve and verify its accuracy. So it's fun to talk about this now that it's real chins. Most of my info is coming third hand some by very knowledgeable breeders and some sources that may not be the best but I am still learning. Maybe we can get some more opinions here.

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General Breeder Chat / Re: adding a female to the cage

« on: February 25, 2012, 07:23:59 PM »

I took a video of a chin on a wheel I found online and then made an animation based off of it in 8 frames that made a perfect loop. I love the two frame walk that you have that was really creative. Mine is supposed to be a violet wrap btw.

Which I suppose you could try but you would have to breed an ebony into the line. Seems like it might be worth a try since you already have it in two of them although it's tough to get a good one.  I think the tov violet coloring is prettier though.

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Health / Re: Help Sick Chin:(

« on: February 25, 2012, 06:19:08 PM »

How's your chin's output tonight?  You should be noticing a marked increase.

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General Breeder Chat / Re: adding a female to the cage

« on: February 25, 2012, 05:11:50 PM »

You might want to consider what mutations are generally recognized and go from there. If you do a search for violet mosaic you find it can produce a very nice but subtle color pattern. A TOV could work with both the grey and violet genes but may not be as pronounced unless you breed a TOV/violet carrier. If you do get babies though wouldn't that require another cage?

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Health / Re: Help Sick Chin:(

« on: February 25, 2012, 01:34:12 PM »

That is excellent that your chin is starting to eat on his own. Water is critically important too so watch this closely. Constipation and dehydration is a big concern through this.

I'm not too concerned that the stuff on his fur will cause any harm unless it becomes matted. You might want to take a damp washcloth and wipe it off when that happens. Just try not to get the fur around it wet and blot it dry as best as possible. If it's really hard and can't come off it will grow out eventually. I still don't recommend commencing dust baths until after those respiratory symptoms are cleared up.

Typically it's recommended to change their diet gradually to prevent upsetting the normal balances of gut flora but everything is so messed up right now I wonder if it will make any difference. I think the yogurt suggestion makes a lot of sense to help restore the good germs that are needed for digestion since the antibiotic kills those too. Just be sure to give it about 20 minutes after the baytril. Giving it at the same time may reduce the benefit of both.

I'm glad to hear there are signs of recovery but be on close guard.

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Health / Re: Help Sick Chin:(

« on: February 24, 2012, 09:04:37 PM »

It is strange for a chin to stop eating hay. I understand he's really sick and pretty much anorexic at the time. Was he normally eating the hay and chewing on the toys before he got sick?

There is certainly a debate on what the is the best chinchilla food. Perhaps someone who has an opinion can interject here. If it were mine I'd probably feed Mazuri Chinchilla Diet if you can find it since it seems to be highly recommended and easily available.