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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: advice with small furry animals
« on: April 06, 2006, 05:59:19 pm »
Sounds like some happy kids now, then!
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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Intruders in the backyard!
« on: April 06, 2006, 05:58:07 pm »
Did you buy that wonderful boy of yours steak for dinner? He certainly deserves at least one!
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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: advice with small furry animals
« on: April 06, 2006, 02:37:32 pm »
How big do the pythons get when full grown?
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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: advice with small furry animals
« on: April 06, 2006, 10:54:35 am »
What area are you in? I can check around with some people I know and see if there are reputable breeders in your area. A pet store would probably be ok, but its not a guarantee, as you won't really know where they came from, or if they are really the age they are advertised as. I know several people who purchased hamsters for their kids from pet stores, knowing that they would probably only live 3-4 years if that, and just as the kids got attached, the poor things died, and their vet attributed it to old age, when they were supposedly less than 6 months old when purchased, which would have made them less than a year when they died.
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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: advice with small furry animals
« on: April 06, 2006, 05:01:51 am »
Couldn't tell you- I have never been to a rabbit or guinea pig show. I hope I didn't come across as harsh in my previous post- my own experience with my two children as well as others who have been involved, showed that children should have constant supervision if handling or interacting with chinchillas- kids sometimes think it is ok to share part of their snack with their pet, and this might be ok in some situations, but with a chilla, it is not. They have very strict dietary needs, and some things that might be ok for the family dog or cat could kill a chilla. Holding a chinchlla is also very different from holding a kitten, hamster, etc.
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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: advice with small furry animals
« on: April 05, 2006, 05:05:47 pm »
I would not recommend chinchillas for young children, especially as his first personal pet. For one, they are terrified of shadows and being grabbed from above, can easily be scared literally to death by loud noises and fast movements, are usually sleeping all day and up all night, have very delicate digestive systems, and in general live for 15-20 years. I am a breeder of show quality chinchillas, and I would not sell one to a family for a pet for a young child.
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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Single Father with triplets needs to find Forever home for his English Masti
« on: April 02, 2006, 05:43:20 pm »
Update- this guy is holding out for someone to pay him $350 for this girl, rather than letting her go to the right home. We are waiting to see if he gives in and lets her go for less if people aren't lining up to buy her. 
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Mixed Breed Pictures / Re: Hi guys question about size if anyone can help
« on: April 02, 2006, 05:07:22 pm »
The face looks to have some collie.
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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Re: Staph infections
« on: April 02, 2006, 04:38:26 pm »
Staph infections are very very painful and can be brought on when under stress, with seemingly no cause. I actually had one in my left elbow last spring, no idea what caused it, no cuts or injury of any kind. One night my arm was a little sore, the next morning it was huge and red, hot and painful as anything. In three days, even with seeing the doctor every single day and being on high dose very strong antibiotics, it was so bad I was in the hospital for emergency surgery and IV antibiotics and morphine for 5 days. I feel for your poor baby having one in each leg!
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Helpful Groups & Dogs in Need / Re: This one win's the award for the Best reason to give your family pet away!!!!!!!
« on: April 02, 2006, 04:30:09 pm »
The brat NEEDS duct taping- its only abuse when you rip it back off, so avoid that, leave it on her! If it came down to that situation in MY house, I would get rid of the kid and keep my dogs!
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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: Wanna see some of my *little paws*?
« on: March 27, 2006, 07:38:54 am »
Thats cool! Glad to meet others who love them as much as I do! C'mon over to http://www.tres-chinique.com and join my friends and myself in discussing all aspects of chinchilla life!
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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: Wanna see some of my *little paws*?
« on: March 26, 2006, 08:52:46 pm »
Thanks. They come in many colors- the ones I sold were all different colors, from pure white to violet. The ones I posted are the dark ebony ones I am focusing my breeding program on from here on. It took lots of time and special breeding to produce the ones I have, and have been working on building a breeding program with this color for a lot of years. The ones you both referred to as gray are called standards, which is the most common color that all the other colors came from.
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Anything Non-Dog Related / Wanna see some of my *little paws*?
« on: March 26, 2006, 08:30:03 pm »
I wanted to share a few pics I took today- up til yesterday morning, I had 40 chinchillas. Now I have 10 remaining. (Sold 30 yesterday), so here are some pics of the ones I am keeping...
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Food Discussion & Information / Re: teething puppy or doesn't like food???
« on: March 25, 2006, 07:28:42 pm »
If she is teething, try offering her raw cold whole carrots to chew on. My breeder suggested this, and when Frankie was going through teething, she was miserable with the pain, and cold carrots really did seem to help. Also an apple, cored and quartered would be good as well. Now, even though my girls are done teething, they still beg for carrots and apples a few times a day, and both help to keep the teeth clean as well.
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Breeding Questions & Information / Re: Talk me out of this
« on: March 25, 2006, 07:20:44 pm »
There are really so many things to consider in a breeding before the color even comes into question. I don't know what testing is recommended for danes offhand, but I know with many breeds there is extensive testing needed to be sure your girl is breeding quality, and that it is healthy for her, as well. Being only 1 year old, you have a good year or more to research everything before she would be ready anyway. Have you considered showing her to see how she compares to others of the breed? For me, even if all of these things checked out perfectly, I wouldn't breed, as there is a high likelihood that you will be bottle feeding a huge litter of hungry pups every couple hours for several weeks. That means you would have to take a few months off from your job to be home to care for the pups, with very little sleep, and the heartbreak if any of them still don't pull through. Not to mention the astronomical vet bills if anything goes wrong, and the risk of losing your girl during labor/delivery besides.