What Toys & Exercise Does My Chin Need?! || The Official Chinchilla Care Series
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Hi everyone!
Hope you enjoy our Exercise and Enrichment episode, I'm so excited to have finally finished it! We get a LOT of questions about safe toys and playing with chins, so I really hope this video helps answer those questions. Here are a few key points of the video:
1. Exercise is important for your chin's mental health and physical health; their gut needs motion to work properly!
2. Toys provide mental stimulation and dental care by wearing down their ever-growing teeth.
3. Make sure all toys are free of any chemicals or pesticides, and sticks must be on the approved woods list for your chins to have. (Backyard sticks are not safe; they must be processed correctly even from the safe trees!)
4. Hay is such a critical part of a chin's enrichment; foraging, dental care, and mental stimulation are all big components of hay for a chin!
5. Check our approved vendors list!
6. Wheels are a cage staple but must be at least 14" diameter, no mesh or plastic, and no center bar. We like Silver Surfers and Chin Spins.
7. Playtime is super important for physical exercise, bonding, and mental engagement. A wheel is not a complete substitute for out of cage time.
8. Creating a safe space for a chin to play can improve your bond and teach them that your presence means good things await!
Thanks for all the love guys, see you next time and don't forget to consider subscribing and joining out Patreon! ❤️
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Health
01:54 - Toys & Chews
03:37 - Exercise
05:31 - Creating A Play Space
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Knox is my favorite!!!! He is so awesome, i absolutely love his personality and his coloring.
@hanhcatherine2385
Жыл бұрын
I agree
They are absolutely beautiful little floofs. ❤❤❤ Thank you for your channel and sharing your babies with us!
I freaking love the dog agility video!!! And the chins are super cute, too!! But, I would like some more dog agility course videos too, please. You do a great job sis, keep up the good work.
I’ve just recently received a chinchilla as a Christmas gift from my sister after two of my three rabbits passed away one passed away in my arms. An I’ve been using these videos and others like them to help learn the best to care for her. Right know my major goal is to win her trust and affection. Shes still young and small so but I hope someday she’ll allow me to hold and pet her someday.
@MidoriMushrooms
3 ай бұрын
Can we get an update on how that's going?
My chin is super shy, she doesn’t like to be held, but she loves scratches. I have to ask her permission first, if I don’t she’ll be mad at me😅 she definitely responds to when I talk to her which is nice too. It’s been hard to bond since her sister passed.
Such a great video!! They really need huge cages and a whole room to run around in (just like you have) I have a double critter nation for my girl with a 16" wheel and let her out for playtime in a big chin safe room at night. Chews are definitely a running expense!! I love pandamonium pets 😊
It’s amazing how you’re making a profit off a such niche market. Good job as a content creator and businesswoman! Great job! Chins sound really cool!
Cuteness overload, 😍🥰 Adorable Chins ❤❤❤❤❤
Love your channel!! My family recently bought 2 chins for Xmas for me and I love them so much!! Your channel has helped alot.. also I was told by the person who sold them to us.. that if I'm ever unsure about toys.. that bird toys are actually good for them too because the majority of them would be just wood toys and chins are ok with these.. mine seem to love the wicker balls and boredom chews ATM but I want to buy them more of a variety so thank you :)
Great content! I feel guilty now for not letting them out to play as often as I'd like. 1/2 times a week for us, but usually for at least an hour while we clean the cage. We have 2. One *loves* what we call pillow treats - niblots flavoured treats that look a bit like shreddies. One refuses most treats but will try to steal human treats like crackers and fig roll. Love my boys ^^
Look at those mouse-rabbit ears, so adorable. Those ears are getting lots of exercise. Or earcercise.
What wonderful animals!! Like bunnies with hands! I used to have a pet bunny and he was the best. I would looove a chinchilla.
Thank you so much for these videos
Heeeyyyyy:D❤ Early hehehhe😊
I love the toys from Whimsy’s Menagerie 😊. I order from them a lot.
I might get a chinchilla, but I’m going to watch these videos first for advice and about them 👍
@chinpals
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea! They aren’t pets for everyone, but can make great companions for the right people 😊
@-_Zizo_-
Жыл бұрын
@@chinpals true! 😄
Thank you for these videos I’m getting my first two chin sons today after putting it off for two years :) wish me luck please!
I love these little balls of floof ❤
Thanks for the Tuition ...
I absolutely love your channel. I come here to learn about our chinchilla Davey Baby. I really would like to know how to potty train him, but I didn't see on your channel that you had a video about that. I'd like your opinion, as I think you have a ton of knowledge on these cute animals. I would really appreciate it.
Knox is the cutest and the smartest ❤️
HELLLOOOO!IM EARLY :D
@chinpals
Жыл бұрын
Hi!! 😊❤
I have a little boy chinchilla he’s almost 3 yrs old now , I find parrot toys work best for chewing needs and they actually last longer , chinchilla toys he chews them up first day he gets them so parrot toy’s definitely more cost effective …chinchillas are great little pets , very sweet !!!
All such important information!! Would have loved to know a few more of these tidbits back when I rescued my first chin. 🐭 My chin floofs all love the sticks from NOLA Chin Rescue, per your recommendation to us! 🙌🏻🙏🏻 Question for you, if I may ask? - Have you ever had a batch of sticks (from other sources than you listed) be less “dried out” than you’d expect? I’ve seen a stick or two in one of our batches look a little green on the inside, and that worries me. Especially since 3/4 chins have suddenly had unexpected gut issues after being completely fine? The only common denominator is the green-ish sticks? ☹️ Could be something else affecting them, but the environment, food supply, play area have all been status quo? Maybe a bad batch of hay that didn’t affect 1/4 somehow?
@chinpals
Жыл бұрын
I haven’t had a bad batch before but that 100% sounds like the culprit!
great video!! if you happen to be answering questions, i was wondering if you could give any advice. we recently adopted some chins and while they've clearly been socialized well previously (walking up to us when we approach, even climbing on us from the second floor of the cage) we're not sure how to transfer the chins from cage to play area without grabbing them. they're obviously not big fans of that and while i plan on training them to see if ican get them to at least tolerate it id like to not resort to that until then. they're clearly getting a bit pent up and while im waiting for a chin spin, id like to release some of their energy. what would you advise?
I live on a farm so all that chinchilla material is very necessary. A wheel a handful of grass and above all safe wood. There are dogs and cats so chinchillas would have a life expectancy of thirty years or less.
I’m doing a project on chinchillas as pets, and if it’s a good pet for family’s, and your channel has helped so much! But what’s your opinion?
I want a chinchilla for 3 years now but i have a cat :/
@chinpals
Жыл бұрын
Hey, cats are great! 😊 And if you ever do get a chin, make sure to keep them separate ❤🐱
@waydekonstantino9289
Жыл бұрын
Same
@joshuaperry8729
Жыл бұрын
Cats are the worst pets ever. I've got a rabbit. So much better
@the_fluffy_cat
Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaperry8729 Hi, please take that back. I love my cat to the moon and back and they are loving and intelligent creatures
@MothGirl007
Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaperry8729 It's not a contest - both bunnies and cats are awesome.
What do you do with the “discarded” foraged hay? Put it back in the food bin or toss it ?
I have never kept my chin in a cage, ever. I have never owned a cage. It is hard to do, it takes major preparation and work to keep it safe. After 2 years he has never had any health issues, plus no vet trips. You MUST chinproof everything you own in it's room though.
chinchilla's are bigger than I thought they were
Can you do an experiment on how many balloons it take for them to float
Is ok if a wheel is made of wood and is 11 inches and what kind of toys should I put around my chinchillas play room not his enclosure because I’m having a hard time finding some
i'm a big big fan of you
@chinpals
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😊
Hey 👋🏻
I want one, I’m getting it as soon as I move out of my parents house
Would a really big hamater playpen work as a good way for them to get out of the cage?
Are the "disk-like" running wheels safe for chins?
Are bamboo chews ok too?
Where do u get cages without ramps like the cage Linus has? I must know
Knox planning his escape.
where do you get your'e pumice stone?
I have a chinchilla, and when she takes a dust bath the dust flies everywhere. Is there a way you prevent your chinchillas dust flying everywhere leaving a mess?
Hey thinking about getting a Chinchilla are they good pets...i come from a reptile background.
Where do you find the toys
is a 7'8 cage good enough for 2 chinnies? (4 stories)
apple sticks for life
It's 4 you have. They are so cute ❤ How much is a chinchilla? New subscriber!
@thebigscubb
Жыл бұрын
I think their around maybe 150 to 400 dollars, I’m considering getting a chinchilla, and I hope this helped!👍
I love these little dummies so dang much.
@chinpals
Жыл бұрын
Me too 🥹
I know that this is a random question, but since you have male chinchillas, what do you do when they go through a hor*y stage. Especially when it seems uncontrolled and every day. I didn’t think that they could be like this when I got him from the pet store, and there was no warning.
My chinchilla loves sticks
I really want one! But I have 5 cats and a hedgehog, and my mom said if I have the money, (which I do) and I got to know everything aboutthem
Hiiiiii:)
😊😊😊😊😊😊
I wonder if they will play with cats.
Wow they are huge they look so small in the videos Idk why but now that I see their FINAL FORM it makes the Stick Linus uses look like a log….
My chinchilla is 7 years old his name is chippy
Can anyone help me out. I got my daughter a chinchilla a few months ago and the cage we got has a plastic tray at the bottom that slides in and out. Our chinchilla started chewing holes in the corners of the plastic tray and can now escape through them. Anyone have any suggestions for a cage that doesn’t have that plastic tray? Please and thank you
I took your advice on exercise/playtime everyday and she died of heatstroke... I used to do it once a month. 😭😭😭
My chins they have a bunch and I mean a bunch of stuff to chew on and they like to chew on my wall or my door or furniture or metal😢
Sticks
😁
Can we get a "Chinja" movie!?!??!
My chin’s favorite toy is apparently my glasses. She will steal them right off my face and run for it.
i want a chinchilla
Chin Playland lol.
Same but I have a chinchilla lol
I love them!!!! So cute❤❤❤ pls pin me
Where I’m from we actually eat these creatures, they’re rich in nutrients and the meat near the backbone can be made extremely tender
@MothGirl007
Жыл бұрын
Grow up.
@hennyondeck8561
Жыл бұрын
@@MothGirl007 grow down old lady