Chinchilla dust bath
On March - 9 - 2010
My Chinchilla taking a dust bath; thats how they keep themselves clean and mat free. Enjoy:)
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Chinchilla Sleigh Bed
On October - 16 - 2009
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This gorgeous sleigh bed is covered in faux chinchilla fur imported from Italy with two pillows and light carved wood feet. This piece is lovingly hand crafted with a sturdy hardwood frame. This sleigh bed has removable slip covers for dry cleaning. Size: 33″x24″x20
Can anyone tell me more about chinchillas?
On October - 14 - 2009
I have a chinchilla and I know a lot about her but I’d like to know more!! Advice, good books to read about chinchillas that kind of stuff.
I have a chinchilla. He is a great pet. The kids enjoy his gentle nature and active night life. When you first settle with your Chin, let them run and exercise in yor bathroom. Easy clean up, and safe.I love watching him bounce off our walls as he hops around our family room. We block him in for safety reasons. He enjoys taking a dust bath twice a week. He can not get to the cage door fast enough when he sees his container coming for a bath. I make sure he gets a chew wood stick daily to keep his teeth clean and trim. He enjoys alfalfa cubes that are enter twined with berry flavor more than plain. A fresh batch of timothy hay is given to him with a dixie cup of food to help the digestion tract. They have to have Timothy hay. I keep him cool on warm days with his own fan. He stretches out in front of it for the full benefit. Every other night, our chinchilla runs around the house in his giant play ball. The kittens and the dog will follow most of the time. I swear he aims that thing at them(lol).
Sam gets along with our dog and (believe it or not) our foster kittens. They like to watch Sam like he is tv for them.
I recommend a chinchilla for anyone who can play with them daily with gentle hands. I do suggest getting a quiet wheel since they are active most of the night. Clean up the cage daily of waste, fresh water, and dried fruit treats once a week. Be careful since too much can give the little guys the runs(ouch).
I hope this all helps. Sam is a great addition to our home.
How Do you transition a chinchillas cage to a different part of the house without it being stressed?
On October - 10 - 2009
i know chinchillas are very sensitive to noise so I’m gonna move him downstairs. I know that they are very sensitive to change also so can anyone help me move him downstairs without him being stressed.
Chinchillas are not quite that delicate of a flower. If you want to move your cage, go ahead and move it. If he was going to be surrounded by yowling cats or barking dogs, that would be one thing, but I move cages around all day long and the chins could care less.
My chins also don’t care one bit about noise. I play a radio for them all the time just so they are used to having noise. I shop vac, play the TV, the radio, the kids whoop and holler while playing video games. If you want your chin not to be sensitive to everything, and not to freak out every time something happens, then don’t try and keep him in a noise free cacoon. If it bothers him, don’t keep him in a high noise/high traffic area, but don’t feel that you have to keep him a cone of silence either.
If you have more questions you would like to ask of experienced chinchilla owners/breedes, please join http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com. You must be 14 to register, but you can read all the subforums regardless of whether you are registered or not. If you are under 14 and have a question you can’t find the answer to, please feel free to email me and I’ll do my best to answer it.
How Do you transition a chinchillas cage to a different part of the house without it being stressed?
On October - 10 - 2009
i know chinchillas are very sensitive to noise so I’m gonna move him downstairs. I know that they are very sensitive to change also so can anyone help me move him downstairs without him being stressed.
chinchillas are not quite that delicate of a flower. If you want to move your cage, go ahead and move it. If he was going to be surrounded by yowling cats or barking dogs, that would be one thing, but I move cages around all day long and the chins could care less.
My chins also don’t care one bit about noise. I play a radio for them all the time just so they are used to having noise. I shop vac, play the TV, the radio, the kids whoop and holler while playing video games. If you want your chin not to be sensitive to everything, and not to freak out every time something happens, then don’t try and keep him in a noise free cacoon. If it bothers him, don’t keep him in a high noise/high traffic area, but don’t feel that you have to keep him a cone of silence either.
If you have more questions you would like to ask of experienced chinchilla owners/breedes, please join http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com. You must be 14 to register, but you can read all the subforums regardless of whether you are registered or not. If you are under 14 and have a question you can’t find the answer to, please feel free to email me and I’ll do my best to answer it.