I’ll be going on a Thailand trip for 5 days. Do i need to put my chin at my sister’s house along with his cage, so she can help me take care of my chin 😅

Hi im new to chinchillas and am wondering if my chinchillas eat guinea pig food will they be ok as they are refusing the food that's made for them is that ok or should I try to force the chinchilla food

His name is Earl

Took my little rescue boy toby to the vets this morning, they did a stain on his eye, told me theres a small-medium sized ulcer around his eye and me and my boy were sent off on our way with some pain meds and a bottle of eye drops, thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions and understanding. Im trying my best to do what i can as soon as i possibly can for him. hes only been with me for a week so there hasnt been much time to stack funds for him but we are working on opening a care credit account and we are now adding to the emergency fund. pls dont bash me for not being able to take him immediately i have no interest of telling everyone about my current position and situation. But im doing everything in my power to make sure this little guy gets the help he needs.

-Yes he was barbering/fur chewing himself before i took him home with me -yes im aware hes skinny hes been putting on weight by eating alfalfa hay and pellets.

We ran out of hay, we're getting more this afternoon. How long can a chinchilla go without hay? She's got water and pellets

im looking at chinchilla careguides (potential first time owner) and its mentioned that you can use tiles for the bedding in your chinchillas cage, my only question is how that works exactly. wouldnt it result in a constantly wet bottom of the cage even with daily cleanings?

Hey all, my chinchilla tends to bite clears feet and legs but not when they are covered. He also doesn’t bite hands ever. Any idea why? My wife thinks that our chinchilla might be seeing our legs as snakes. I’m not convinced. Thoughts? Thanks!

About an hour and a half ago one of my two chinchillas passed away. The one that I have left seems sad as she doesn’t have anyone to cuddle with anymore..I want to help her, but I’m not sure how to. Any suggestions?

Hi I was wondering if these are OK for my boys. They came free with their hay. But I'm not sure if they can have them. Thanks in advance ☺️

We went to the vet yesterday for his paws and the vet gave us an oral antibiotic and...well we've tried but my mom accidently put it all over his mouth instead of inside because he was fighting us so hard 😭

The tech told us we could try to put it inside a soft food (she said apple sauce but idk if that's good for him), so i'm trying that tonight instead...

Does anyone have tips??

Update: He took the meds! I mixed them in a crushed up treat and it did the trick! Thank you for the tips 🩷

I have a sweet young boy (up to a year old?). Unfortunately, my daughter is allergic. I’m located in CT. How can I find him a new home?

My chinchilla has been enjoying his chin spin wheel for a little under two years now, and will run on it non stop in the evening cause he loves it so much. He does get a ton of outside time, he just has so much more energy to burn.

The other day I noticed some squeaking coming from the wheel, so I sprayed it with some wd-40 while my chin was outside his cage, so he wouldn't come into contact with the spray. Little did I know, it would strip the ball bearing of its grease and make the problem worse.

Has anyone greased a chin spin ball bearing before? If so, what type of greasing agent did you use, or what worked the best? Thanks in advance!

This is such a weird post! (Forgive my longwindedness, this has been the worst time of my life)

My elderly mother and I live together, due to health issues that she has. She unfortunately somehow contracted meningitis about a week and a half ago. I had to call an ambulance because she was suffering stroke like symptoms. After she was admitted, they would find out a few days ago that it was meningitis, then two days ago that she suffered from a stroke at some point.

My sweet Rocky is a free roamer. He is 15 and is used to our routines, and us being there. My mom has been in the ICU since 10/22 and my baby has been suffering the last few days. He was acting normal until I quickly declined and spent all day in bed the last week, unable to even open the blinds or do anything at all. I was in so much distress and anguish that I wasn't there for him the way I should have been. She was a complete vegetable and I thought I completely lost her forever.

My mom finally was extubated around 12 hours ago, and while she is still confused and dazed, hard to understand her, she's seemingly made miraculous progress compared to her being vegetative until yesterday. We're not out of the woods yet, but I was finally able to calm down when I got home after visiting her all night.

They are hoping to downgrade her to a new unit, and then begin PT and rehab. I don't know what that timeline is - it could be anywhere from a month to maybe 6 months given what her body and brain have been through at her age.

I've been giving him extra treats, baby talking him (like he likes) every 10 minutes, even if he's in a different room, I laid her dirty clothes out in areas where he is used to her being so maybe he can smell her.

He's even been just laying on his fleece out in the open, looking so unbelievably sad.. he only lays there like that when we turn the little space heater on for him. He also spends most of his time in her room, and only goes in and out of my room here and there at night, but he's been sitting on the end of my bed for hours every night. This is something he hasn't done since he was younger.

I'm so worried for my mom, and I am now so worried for him, having no idea how long it will be until she may come home.

Does anyone have any ideas? I lost my dad a year ago (he was only 58) and this is all just so tragic. I have to get back to work but I'm an inconsolable mess.

Thank you ahead of time!

Hey guys! I have 2 chins and they are like the best thing that has ever happened to me. I’m pretty confident the cage in this picture is the one they have (it does say Ferret Nation on it and looks identical except I removed the ramps per their request). I took these babies in this past July because their former family wished to rehome them. They gave me plastic shelves which have been GREAT until now because they have been chewing on them. I feel they have ample things to chew so I am a bit concerned that they are frustrated or something (guidance would be GREAT because one day I feel like we’re bonding and the next I don’t know).

I tried fleece and they continue to find ways to pull it off. I decided the best thing would be to get metal shelves however their metal shelves are SO expensive. I’m 20 and between jobs (also terrible at saving) so I really don’t have the 50 to spend per shelf. I have two interviews this week which I’m sooo excited about but I can’t predict how they are going to go and this is an issue I want to solve immediately.

Overall, I fear they will ingest too much of the plastic and the vet bills will be sky high beyond my imagination. Of course I also want my babies to be happy and okay! I’d do anything for them but my parents are only willing to pay for their basic necessities like food. Is there like a cheaper brand to go for or something better in place of plastic/metal shelving?