Can I know the nick name or name of the person who want a chinchilla? PM me if you not wish the person name to expose. Cause I will chin for sale soon, I will need to filter people like this.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Jan 30 2008, 10:22 PM

Chinchilla is a IN HOUSE pet, cannot live out side.

Temperament, every chin have difference character, I PERSONALLY find male is very tame in nature. 10 out of 7 male is very tame. Tame mean let you hold longer, won't struggle when you try to pick them up from the cage, stay still on your hand for sometime, etc.

I notice you very interested to have chin as well, I will also suggest you do more research on chin just by google chin basic care, cause your question is very very basic that need to know . You will get a lot of link to read by google. example www.chinchillas.com TONS of thing to read about, andyou can learn to discern basic healthy chin's LOOK as you want to purchase one in future.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Feb 29 2008, 04:01 PM

Show a pictures of your friend's chin, can? I WONDERING HOW A CHINCHILLA CAN BE KEEPING OUTSIDE STILL ALIVE. Secondly, I can assure that chin's fur is in bad shape. I will suggest you to continue to read as much as you can, if not you will not enjoying keeping a Chinchilla from your friend's cousin.

My oldest chin is reaching 4 yrs old.

I will recommend you rescue your friend's cousin chinchilla first. That chin is in serious suffering now. If your friend not welling to care for the chin, bring that chin to me, i will do rescue work for that chin.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Mar 1 2008, 11:53 AM

A COLD? GO scold the vet as well. ASK the vet why the eyes will have discharge WITH COLD? I can ASSURE you with the liquid med or any antibiotic will not cure that.

Good. Hope to see photos of the progress

pellet good to go for is Kaytee.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: May 19 2009, 12:51 AM

You are welcome, hope to SEE, your new chin soon, your cage and your friend's chin progression WITH PHOTOS.... that will be the best.

Anyway you can take photos of your friend's cousin chin? i concern for that chin. Without changing the way he/she care, the chin will definately not look like a chinchilla, but a street rat look and is very skinny, huncth and greassy fur.

The eyes infection and irritation with eyes drop will help IF ONLY the enviroment and caring of the chin attitude change, if not it won't cure.

Depend on the breed/gen of the chin. Can range from 400g-1200g. But mostly will be 400g-800g. I knew some locally pet owner inbreed their chin, it will get even smaller size. For example a baby of 1-3 month usually is 1month=100g+, 2month=200g+, 3months=300g+ is a MUST, if the babies is drop below the line, the is 2 reason, 1. not well care for mother and babies, 2. inbreed.

Not to praise my self, i have 2 month baby chin is 300g+.

My chins range from 500g-900g.

Here is some photos for to share.










About the 1U pet shop, I believe Pet wonderland already is not there, the BALANCE of pet shop is WORST and irresponsible pet shop i ever visit. The chin is suffering with fur chewing, dirty unchange AND REUSE BEDDING for the same cage over and over again by just filter away the poo, PLUS INBREED chinchilla.They is 1 rabbit with skin disease(NO FUR on whole body) with NO TREATMENT GIVEN. I visit once 1 yr ago and never visit that moron shop anymore. OF CAUSE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO SPCA ON THAT TIME. I even talk politely to the shop owner, and the shop owner speak so rudely, I end the conversation go for SPCA. (SPCA just make 1 visit that's all )

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Added on March 13, 2008, 2:19 pmChinchilla can be 'appear' /sell in any pet shop from a clean, tidy pet shop to warm, hot, dirty petaling street pet shop.


If you already have a heart for chinchilla, I will suggest you in the progress of your searching for a chin, you should do more research about caring of chin on the internet. Is very easy thing.

here is a good one to start with --->http://www.chinchillas.com/resource/index.htm

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Mar 13 2008, 02:23 PM

Is Rodent family...

RM500? I dont think you can get even a DISCERN standard gray. The price depend on quality and color of the chin it self.

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Added on March 18, 2008, 8:31 pmWith that price, hard to get a chin.

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This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Mar 18 2008, 08:33 PM

Is a SHE. Her name is call Faith, is one of my favourate Biege Touch of Velvat. She is now staying together with group of females who is about her age, 6-8 months +, anytime ready to go for reproduce.

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Added on March 19, 2008, 1:59 pmThis is Faith's cage mate.





This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Mar 19 2008, 02:04 PM

Your is Chinchilla lanigera breed, is have sharp pointed nose and face and smaller size. You should get Chinchilla brevicaudata will be more round face, rounded ears,short neck, blocky, and great fur.

This type is brevicaudata

hi andy,
Yes, is difficult to get chin at this moment. And you read my thread about the ENEOS shop about chin, you still thinking want to get from them? That's is bad bad bad decision, I wish you not regret later.
I believe you are just found out about Chinchilla for pet, seem still hv some time to search for chinchilla, why dont you do more reading and study on care of chinchilla on the internet? google 'Care chinchilla', you hv hundreds of site to read about. I believe after you reading it, you wont go to that ENEOS shop to purchase chinchilla OR ANY ANIMALS!

Tame doest related to breed, but character of that chin. EACH chin difference.

wagging tail have many sign, ALL IS good sign. For your situation, your chin like you and very happy at that moment.
About the weird sound, i think it is begging you something, if you been feeding him treat, he will keep on beggin when you come close to the cage. Chin have MANY weird sound, i not sure your weird sound is the one i descript.

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This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Mar 26 2008, 08:09 PM

You no need to buy pair, they live very well alone and wont feel lonely. secondly, before you get a Chinchilla for your GF, i will suggest you to study this species's need before buying for her. Even her self need to study as well, it wont be a suprice for her as a gift. if not you and the chin will struggle and eventually is the chin who suffer the most. Browse my first page, i have posted some useful link to read.

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Added on April 11, 2008, 11:06 amWanna ask you a few questions and would really appreciate it if you could help me with these..

1. My chin doesn't eat pellets (pellets that looks like rabbit food).. What can i buy for him? Any brand to recommand ? Or What should i Do?
Where you located? If you in KL, you can get other brand like Kaytee chinchilla pellet.Pellet must use those is plain pellet type, not those have colouring.

2. He often urine at his bowl (place where i put the food). Should i change to a smaller one ?
Wash your dish bowl, dry it well. is common chin urine on the bowl, do you use bedding? If no, use bedding, use cage that is solid base bottom, dont use wire cage bottom for your easy cleaning, it will make him want to pee on bowl.

3. He likes sunflower seeds alot. I threw in a few for him together with the pellets and he only chooses to eat sunflower seeds..
Stop feeding sunflower seed, you will soon make your chin sick and die. Dont feed anything is high fat and dont let you chin train you, you train him. Chin need a very straight diet, no seed, no nut, no corn, no vegetables or fruit. Just pellet and hay will do. I will suggest you search on google type "chinchilla care", there is a lot popping up.

I am really afraid that he starves because he doesn't like pellets.. I do have alfafa hays at home and he eats it occasionally. I have also brough Prestige(brand) Natural Snack for him but can i put it in his main course?
When he hungry he will eat the pellet, change your pellet if there is not written from chinchilla, even its does written for chinchilla, use those is plain pellet type. Kaytee is good brand to go for. Stock feeding all the junk, like snack, seed, etc. Your chin need plaint chin pellet and good timothy hay + occationly small alfalfa hay.


Pls help me out with this..

Last suggestion for you, pls read more about chin care, feeding sunflower seed show that you did not enough reading on chinchilla.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Apr 11 2008, 11:06 AM

Haha... They are not like cat, cannot running here and they in the house FREELY. They must be in the secure cage which they cannot go out and cannot like other animal attack them. But you can set a 5 minutes play time each day for them to let lose BUT SECURE surrounding. They are rodent tho.

hahaha... Cannot la...

Maybe you can click on the link on my first page, you will have a rough picture what is chinchilla and the basic need of a chinchilla.