Meet Binty

Binty belongs to Emily who got Binty for her birthday this year. Emily sent me these pictures of Binty in her new home. I think she looks really happy and her cage set up is wonderful. I love the pic of her in her hammock. I think I may get a couple them them for my chipmunks. Binty was the last baby chipmunk to go to her new home this year... I miss her but she couldn't have gotten a better mum than Emily. Thanks Emily for sending me these pics, they are fab.

ps... Binty is the baby chipmunk in the post below...she was the one her dad would always kidnap... she has always been special.

running around with babies

Sometimes the mum and chipmunks will take their new babies in their mouth and run around the cage with them... all of mine have. I don't know why they do it and it does look brutal. I have only had one baby get a slight injury from this...but it was a bit of a different situation. The dad chipmunk wanted a baby of his own... and would kidnap one certain little female baby time after time and hid her in a sock I had hanging in the cage. Somehow he gave her a little cut on her back... but it healed up with no problem. I remedied the problem by taking the sock out of their cage... and of course I would have to rescue her and put her back w/ mum... normally if your chipmunk parents run around w/ the babies just leave them alone... they put them back.