QUOTE(shingin @ Apr 28 2009, 11:01 AM)
Wow... finally I got free time to surf net in the office liao la ^^. Hopefully this type of life can last a bit longer.
Chinchillas: Will orchard grass or bermuda cause diarrhea to chin? Rocky started diarrhea again (a very mild type, shit with some moist). His stomach very useless la... on and off got diarrhea. He oso constantly got fungus no matter how many times I have treated him. Will recover from fungus but will start again after 2 weeks. As u are aware I have oledi put rocky and pebble together for the past 1-2 months time. Pebble nvr have the problem with fungus and diarrhea. Is this due to the quality of the chin?
Ya, wow... you been MISSING!!!!!

Hay will not cause chinchilla to have diarrhea, unless over feed alfalfa hay or eaten spoil hay. Digestive system of chinchilla is very sensitive, with a proper care, everthing will be just fine. If your chin is once a while having mild soft poo, you can start supplement then with acidopilus. Call me I will let you know for the source of acidopllius. Meantime, still then best thing is feeding unlimited timothy hay and other hay as much as possible. And you can withdraw the feeding amount of your pellet. If you want a very straight diet, for your pet, none breeding chin, You can fix to 2-3 tablespoons a day of pellet(not when they sick) and feed unlimited hay. This feeding method is the best for pet owner to use.
For the fungus, due to our climate and the area you staying, it will continue on until you hv then in a special room.

(will still have) Some of the chin friends i know off, having their chin in just room temperature with no problem. What you can do now is, disinfect your cage, do you brush your cage often? here is what you can do, use a dilute bleach of 1 cap cup to 5 litre of water, wash it. Then wash with clean water thoroughly, SUN DRIED the cage. Not only the cage, EVERYTHING in the cage beside those wooden stuff. You can take the wooden house to sun bath for 1-2 hours, make sure when you take it in is not hot, if hot leave it for few hours to cold down.