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Post by Vanessa on Jan 24, 2007 20:41:00 GMT -5
Hello all, I am a brand new chin owner. I just adopted my chinchilla 3 weeks ago from craigslist. I was wondering if anyone knows a good online site or petstore that sells fruit branches that my chin can use for climbing and chewing. And can I just go out to the woods, and cut the bark off a pine branch and soak it in fruit juice?? Thanks! ;D
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Post by critterrx on Jan 24, 2007 21:22:44 GMT -5
Don't just cut a branch in the woods. There are certain woods that are safe and others are not. There's a "safe woods" list on another site. I'll post that link in a sec.
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Post by jglaser333 on Jan 24, 2007 21:26:19 GMT -5
Vanessa id Be real careful around here,.,they've sprayed for west nile in the valley a lot. Ive never heard of chins eating "fruit "branches..or climbing them... I get willow sticks from my friend Barbara in the UK www.cheekychinchillas.comand there are some great places the people here have turned me onto lonestarchinchillas, fortunatechins, rivendell etc Since joining this group, I had to make a separate bank account for the chins and GP's ha ha Lots of great people on here, and they are very knowledgeable ... , one of our administrators and overall fun girl might be able to provide you links instead of you working through 100's of posts she is pokeplaza here I use dried fruit from Albertsons in Lehi... from (nutty guys) which is usually near the bread aisle. Toodles |
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Post by critterrx on Jan 24, 2007 21:26:21 GMT -5
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Post by critterrx on Jan 24, 2007 21:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by pokeplaza on Jan 24, 2007 21:29:55 GMT -5
www.lonestarchinchilla.com has apple twigs that have been baked to be free from parasites. You can't use any woods that have been exposed to pesticides or varnishes or anything like that, and no fruit woods from pitted fruit trees, like cherries or peach or plum trees... etc. Apple wood, grapevine, untreated pine, and a few other are safe for chins to chew. The safest way is to purchase them from a chin breeder who sells supplies.
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Post by Vanessa on Jan 24, 2007 22:21:47 GMT -5
Wow, this is an awesome site. I get a reply so fast! Thanks critterrx for the site on safe woods. That is a very good site. And thanks for that website. I saw a lot of small twigs and stuff, but is there anything with large branches that I can use as climbing devices? jamie- I looked through that site but I couldn't find willow sticks. Where is it specifically? I may be blind. lol poka- I heard that chinchillas like fruit branches best...but now I'm starting to wonder if that is a rumour. I also heard you can soak them in canned fruit juice to make them particularly yummy and enticing to chew. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks guys!!!  |
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Post by jglaser333 on Jan 24, 2007 23:33:56 GMT -5
Vanessa...
we beat hogle zoo with all our animals
Yep I told ya you were gonna love these folks
Man I am such a snob,.,and I hang out here..they are so cool, smart , fun etc
That site probably doesn't sell em...you could write her and tell her you are my friend
she send them to me, but I don't buy them..Im not sure where she gets em Vanessa
a turtle too???
AWESOME
Some chins just liked to be scratched on their tummy, near the ears , stuff like that
Tiki hates being held
but will sit and beg for tummy rubs
Lucky is like a puppy/.
you should of seen Vanessa ..I took him into Smiths today
(for everyone,,thats a supermarket)
wait till they find the pooooops
ha ha
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Post by pokeplaza on Jan 25, 2007 0:20:13 GMT -5
(Jamie, they'll just think they have RATS!!)
Vanessa, I haven't heard anything about the fruit juice thing, but yes, they like fruit woods the best, mostly apple and pear branches. You have to have pesticide free trees, cut the branches, boil them first and then dry them in the oven on a very low setting. If it's not done properly they will grow a nasty white mold on them. All in all it's usually easier to buy them from someone else who did all the work!
Tara, Jamie Lynn almost always has the apple "perches" and I think someone else on Chins N Quills had HUGE apple branches for sale once, to use like in the whole cage.. but I seem to recall most people were saying that was useless for chins and more suitable for birds. Chinchillas (like we've all noticed) are kind of spastic and having a flat surface like a ledge to leap on reduces their chances of missing their footing and plummeting to the bottom of the cage.
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Post by pokeplaza on Jan 25, 2007 0:26:58 GMT -5
BTW - you get fast replies on here late in the evening... during the daylight hours this board is usually kind of dead!!
As an admin, I check it a few times a day, just in case of an emergency. If you need anything and don't want to wait for a reply on here you can always e-mail me at pokeplaza@cox.net
I'm on and off the computer all day and will usually answer within an hour or so at the least!
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Post by Vanessa on Jan 26, 2007 4:41:54 GMT -5
Vanessa... we beat hogle zoo with all our animals Yep I told ya you were gonna love these folks Man I am such a snob,.,and I hang out here..they are so cool, smart , fun etc That site probably doesn't sell em...you could write her and tell her you are my friend she send them to me, but I don't buy them..Im not sure where she gets em Vanessa a turtle too??? AWESOME Some chins just liked to be scratched on their tummy, near the ears , stuff like that Tiki hates being held but will sit and beg for tummy rubs Lucky is like a puppy/. you should of seen Vanessa ..I took him into Smiths today (for everyone,,thats a supermarket) wait till they find the pooooops ha ha Yes, a turtle named Mr. Xiong (after my 10th grade Korean chemistry teacher). Check out this pic!!! He is a model when he wants to be. A true turtle statue. This is him strutting his stuff.  |
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Post by jglaser333 on Jan 26, 2007 10:28:56 GMT -5
You have to stop this Vanessa
now I WANT A TURTLE
so coooool
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Post by gamaray18 on Jan 26, 2007 10:49:54 GMT -5
Yes, a turtle named Mr. Xiong (after my 10th grade Korean chemistry teacher). Check out this pic!!! He is a model when he wants to be. A true turtle statue. This is him strutting his stuff. OOOOHHH I LOVE TURTLES!!!! |
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Post by pokeplaza on Jan 26, 2007 12:22:58 GMT -5
He's pretty cool alright! My sister has 2 of those baby turtles that will end up being Giant Tortoises and live a hundred years. WHAT she was thinking, I just don't know, but they are cute!
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Post by pro2ter on Jan 26, 2007 13:11:48 GMT -5
I got to raise a desert tortoise named Rosebud for a year. My stepmother's daughter has had one for about 20 years and we babysat one year for her. Rosebud is a cutie but spends at least half the year hibernating outside in the yard in a dirt cave. When she ate her lettuce and stuff, it looked just like a dinosaur.
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