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Fantastic news Rosie has been caught today on the roof of LGI ( hospital) building she is safe again

She has been sighted in the Thorner area but still not been able to catch her , she ran off again evidently

LOST ..... Rosie a medium sized crossbreed on Wednesday 4 Nov Rosie is a rescue who has recently been adopted and is very nervous , slipped her harness whilst out with her new owners . Her microchip has been updated with her new owners details and it also now has an alert on it so hopefully if anyone does find her they will take her to a vet to be scanned The last signing of is on Wetherby Road towards Scarcroft area of Leeds but nothing since If by any chance anyone hears anything please let me know so I can get in touch with her very worried owners Thanks :grin:

Hiya , sorry I missed your post honey . Would you like to email me ; [email protected] and we can have a chat

Jade and Jasper a std pair ( male castrated) approx 2yrs old . Available for rehoming now Pearl beige mum ( age unknown) and Pippa std daughter . Ready 17 July ( when Pippa will be 12 weeks ) Pearl Pippa If you feel you can offer any of these chins a good home please get in touch thanx.gif A donation is required and an adoption agreement has to be signed I also have pairs of males on my waiting list desperate for new homes if anyone can help

Thanks everyone However this can be closed mods thanks The owner has had a change of heart and is now keeping the dog

I have been asked to help rehoming a female Jack Russell Cross who ( I think) either 9yrs or 13yrs of age . The owners are now elderly and are not able to walk her anymore . If you can help or know of anyone local to Leeds area who can offer a loving home get in touch with me Thanks

I have just been informed that the foal has been found dumped dead in a field Who ever is responsible needs stringing up

Cross posted as this poor little soul needs reuniting with his mum asap and the person committing such a despicable act need bringing to justice stolen foal

As Claire ( willowisp )has said the quarantine area should be a totally seperate room for a minimum of 6 weeks ( things like gardia and ringworm can take a few weeks to show) I always keep everything I need for that chin/s in the room with them and clean them out after the other chins so there is no possibility of 'carrying' any infection to the other furrballs It does depend on the nature of the chin , whilst some feel a younger female is easier to introduce I have also introduced chins of various ages to one another taking anywhere between 3 weeks to 4 months . I personally feel you get a much better intro if you take it at the chins pace and swop cages/ sand baths etc over a number of weeks before doing a supervised playtime . However there is never any guarantees with any introduction be it a castrated male , older or younger female as some chins do sometimes simply decide they do not like one another Personally I have never been a part of any 'in crowd' so could not comment on that as I have always been outspoken . I have always called 'a spade a spade' and what you get is what you see with me. As I said on another forum I cannot consider you for adoption of a single female from me as I do not have one at the moment . I cannot comment on others opinions of caring for chins I follow what I have learnt in over 11 yrs and my interest is in the chins welfare and ensuing the best possible care for the chins I have , be they my own or the many rehomes/ rescues we take in

I start to wean all the chins that come into me on CC asap . I start by adding say 30% of the new food, then over a number of weeks gradually increase the amount of the pellets for eg; week one 70/30, week 2 60/40% and so on this then prevents any possible tummy upsets . Although I have found some chins do prefer their new food and so wean themselves , I tend to add a bit of probiotics to the water if this happens more to be on the safe side top be honest To be quite honest if you adopt a new friend for Cilla , the new chin should be kept in quarantine for a few weeks anyway so it could take you a while before she has company . I would just make sure she has lots of attention and playtimes, though not long ones when it is warm

Good news that she prefers the Supreme Science Selective over the CC I know a few people that use it and its ideal for those with a small number of chins as readily available at quite a few pet shops Ingredients Alfalfa, soya & soya hulls, wheat and wheat feed, locust bean meal, parsley (2.5%), plantain (2.5%), linseed (2%), soya oil, lysine, salt, methionine, choline, vitamins and minerals. Analysis Protein 16% Vitamin A 10,000 IU/kg Oil 3% Vitamin D3 1,000 IU/kg Fibre 19% Vitamin E 50 mg/kg Ash 7% Calcium 0.8% Phosphorus 0.4% Copper 10mg/k RRP £5.29

I dont know of many owners who would recommend spaying a female because it is a high risk procedure and should only be considered if it is necessary for the health of the chin Any introduction be it to a castrated male or a single female will involve having 2 cages side by side for a number of weeks/ months ( leave at least in inch gap so no fingers toes bitten) . You can also offer them both the same sandbath so making sure they both have the same scent After a couple of weeks of this your chins are ready to meet! Let them out on a neutral territory for the first meeting. Put a sandbath on the floor and plenty of toys for distraction. They may ignore each other to begin with but eventually they will notice that there is another chinchilla nosing around! Watch them very carefully to ensure they aren’t fighting. You will see some mounting this is perfectly normal as they are working out who will be the dominant chin. Some fur pulling is acceptable but make sure it doesn’t get out of hand! If they start fighting put them back in their cages and try again in a few days. Keep on with this routine until they are grooming and playing with each other. Once they have become friends (this can take weeks so please don’t assume that after a few days they can be housed together) you can try putting them in a cage together during the day and see how it goes. If they cuddle up and go to sleep this is a very good sign! However please don’t leave them in the cage longer than a couple of hours as you are gradually getting them used to each other. Keep on doing this every day for a week or so and leaving them in for longer periods (but not overnight just yet!) After a few weeks of this (assuming there are no fights) they are ready to try to spend a night together! Make sure that they have plenty of hiding holes to get away from the other chin if they so desire. Hopefully by this point your chins will be friends and can live together!

I would read the replies carefully if I were you Kathy as you will find that is not correct In fairness it appears to me that you wanted members to agree that plastic shelves etc were ok and in all honesty experienced , knowledgeable chin owners will not do that as they do not agree with plastic for chins

I do feel that is a 'sweeping statement' . In my opinion the 2 species should not be housed together and whilst I have chins I would not house them with degus and not because the cages are not big enough but because I feel that the two should not be housed together . I would far rather see chins in thickets cages than housed in cages with plastic shelves and tubes,now that shocks me Why would anyone want to try two species together when they are far happier living with their 'own kind' and yet again you make sweeping statements about people keeping chins ons shavings , in the mnay years I have kept chins I have found that those kind of homes are few and far between and it is in fact those lacking in knowledge re chins that actually keep chins on shavings those that take the time and trouble to research are well aware of how they should and should not be housed chins are actually corpuscular not nocturnal and degus are diurnal