try other brand that are using inverter.. im not against panasonic.. but long term its not that economical because pana inverter uses different piping and enviromental friendly gas which is more expensive.. cost hundreds to recharge /refill the gas... maybe u can see other brand like daikin.. just my 2cents. oh im using daikin inverter anyway.. but im not promoting. dont get me wrong anyway you can do your own research first before buying

to bro ang.. thanks for ur advice and help my chinchilla now no more diarrhea heheheh. was so worried and afraid before.. now relieved.

Thanks for the advice. I heard of daikin b4, will do some research pior to get 1.

Chinchilla, i remembered you mention b4 about giving aircond to chinchilla will help to prevent or reduce thier flur loss .... is it true?

Good, keep her in happy mood always.

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Added on February 24, 2010, 12:00 pmIt wont prevent fur loss, but it will give chin's fur grow thicker and over all good health. Chinchilla will lose some fur everyday, it wont like ZERO fur lose even you have put them in air cond. You will see a difference when you put your chin in air condition, they will show you how happy are they. Give them plenty of chew toy, apple chew stick is they favourate, just throw few stick in, this will give them something to do, stimulate mental, and less stress, less fur lose.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Feb 24 2010, 12:00 PM

Hmm... when i was dropping by at the bakery shop i realized there's a pet shop selling 2 chinchillas...though i know nothing bout chinchilla but it was so obvious that both of the chinchillas is not in a good condition....

My goodness, the chinchilla is in bad shape, can you PM the shop name and location?

If even you not own a chinchilla, if you can see the chin in bad condition, it mean, is REALLY bad.

hi guys long time din drop by. HAPPY NEW YR!!
wow the chinchilla do look bad... hope kasumiwaisan will pm bro ang the pet shop name n location so he can drop by to have a look.

recently the weather is sooooo hot.. even i switch on the aircon but still can feel the heatness.. hope my chins wont get sick. bro ang anything else i can do for them?

pm-ed the shop name with address n phone number.

wow, this one is weird. it looks like mouse but like rabbit too.
wonderful pets u have!

yes, they are very adorable animal.

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This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Mar 4 2010, 10:49 PM

hi,

new owner to a chin and i just adopted her. need the sifu's advise to take care of her better.

the weather of late has been bad... is it ok for them ? or shd i put them in air cond room ?

what is the size of cage shd 1 chin be in ? i think my cage too small .... :S didnt expect this size as i got it online

sifu's advise will be appreciated for me to take care of her better thanks in advance

when you think about should you or should you not put your chin in air cond room, your answer must be yes, always yes.

Again, when you think that is too small, then is time to get a big want even your self will say "wow, this is deluxe!"

for those who are not using air conditional , how u guys actually control the humidity?

did any chinchilla owner raise his chinchilla in your room? will have any problem if my chinchilla are same room with me? cause only my room have aircond >.<

You need to give you chin bath often, 3 times a week and you need to see his reaction on rainny day when you put him in none air condition enviroment. Sometime too humid you can see his fur look like street rat's fur. Beside that, if you raise them in none air conditional, you can provide some cooling item for them, like a cooling pad and a ceramic house specially make for chinchilla.

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Added on March 6, 2010, 10:40 amYes, you can, provided you are heavy sleeper. Because chinchilla is very active at night, it will wake you up if you are light sleeper. So far, chinchilla is the one of the animal i know that does not trigger any ashma problem when the owner have them in the same room. You need to clean your room often as even is one chin, it will shed fur too.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Mar 6 2010, 10:40 AM

anyone using wood for the enclosure??
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/othe...-cages-how.html

hello ! thanks for your reply

what is the right size cage for 1 chin then ? this way i ensure that i wont buy another too small size cage LOL !

roughly for 1 chin cage size can be 2 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet, if you can provide bigger then that, that will be ever better.

With bigger cage, more space for you chin move around, and you can offer lot of hanging chew toy and jumping platform for them to play with, they will love it.

thanks ! will check out cages in the market. Hope to find a 2ndhand ones as i wont know if i will be getting another 1 anytime soon LOL !

Soon an later, your chin will escape, they are good chewer.

another silly question.

previous owner uses wood shavings but i read some info thread it says that they are not good for chins.... so do u guys uses wood shavings for your chin or not ?