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Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: FletcherGram on September 08, 2010, 03:43:51 PM

Title: cage for chinchilla
Post by: FletcherGram on September 08, 2010, 03:43:51 PM

Hey All, I'm adopting a baby chinchilla. His FORMER house parents left daddy in the cage with his mommy. Well, evidently, daddy tried to kill poor MoJo. Mojo now has a tad shorter tail and a severed rear leg. Currently, a friend that rescues animals is caring for MoJo. He's been given antibiotics and is being fed by a dropper. He's 2 wks old. SO anyway, I need a cage and all that goes with it. If anyone knows where I may be able to purchase at a reasonable price or if someone has this equipment to sell at a reasonable price, please let me know.
Thanks

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: Henry on September 08, 2010, 04:15:41 PM

Try the guy across the street from Steeple Market - He usually has a lot of different cages there.

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: FletcherGram on September 08, 2010, 05:04:38 PM

Oh, yea. Thanks

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: slpott on September 09, 2010, 05:35:08 AM

Is that typical of the relationship?

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: FletcherGram on September 09, 2010, 09:56:35 AM

slpoot- do you mean the 'male' thing or relationships in general?  LOL.  It is typical of the rodent-type family. Daddy rabbits will do the same if left in the cage with mom and the babies.

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: khort on September 09, 2010, 10:04:19 AM

Also, try looking on craigslist under the free or pet sections. They normally are a good resource when looking for things at resonable prices.

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: al brodeur on September 09, 2010, 10:04:48 AM

so will cats

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: GamingWeasel on September 09, 2010, 11:18:33 AM

I had gerbils as a kid, and both the male and female adult would eat the babies sometimes.

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: slpott on September 09, 2010, 02:30:14 PM

I was only familiar with the Queen Bee's. Very interesting. I had no idea about rodent behaviors. It was an honest innocent question. Maybe even a dumb question but......one never knows if they do not ask. Ya gotta love this site.

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: Kathleen on September 09, 2010, 03:18:19 PM

It's called Wild Kingdom's Post-Parnum Depression (even the fathers get "Sympathy" Post-Parnum Depression -- lol).

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: mirjo on September 09, 2010, 06:00:22 PM

So much for that "nature made them cute" theory. Even though it's morally wrong and truly reprehensible this does explain a little about child abuse...we are not so far removed from our animal  brothers/sisters.

Title: Re: cage for chinchilla
Post by: Mummy on September 14, 2010, 03:36:33 AM

FletcherGram,

In case you still need a Chinchilla cage .... go to Craigslist ~ there is a free Guinea Pig Cage listed on 09/12/10 located in Barre Town.

Good Luck