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I decided I should post pictures of my fur kids, my chins are my babies :3
This is Raider, he is 2 1/2 years old, and is a Heterozygous Ebony (which means he's a very dark gray, with a 'dirty belly' his lil belly is gray and not white like a standard) Raider is the biological son of my first chinchilla, Dodger. (who sadly, is no longer with us.) I adopted Dodger from a breeder, and Raider was born the day I picked Dodger up, once Raider was weaned, I adopted him too!
Raider is kinda like a cat, sometimes he wants my attention, sometimes he doesn't, it's all on his terms. XD I love him and his little attitude, and he's always a love when treats are involved.(Of course!) He currently lives in a split 2 story- Ferret nation cage, which has been modified to be a suitable chinchilla cage. He's currently only in half of it because I'm in the process of introducing him to my newest little boy to see if they can live together as cagemates.
And yes, I am a crazy chinchilla lady :D
This is Raider, he is 2 1/2 years old, and is a Heterozygous Ebony (which means he's a very dark gray, with a 'dirty belly' his lil belly is gray and not white like a standard) Raider is the biological son of my first chinchilla, Dodger. (who sadly, is no longer with us.) I adopted Dodger from a breeder, and Raider was born the day I picked Dodger up, once Raider was weaned, I adopted him too!
Raider is kinda like a cat, sometimes he wants my attention, sometimes he doesn't, it's all on his terms. XD I love him and his little attitude, and he's always a love when treats are involved.(Of course!) He currently lives in a split 2 story- Ferret nation cage, which has been modified to be a suitable chinchilla cage. He's currently only in half of it because I'm in the process of introducing him to my newest little boy to see if they can live together as cagemates.
And yes, I am a crazy chinchilla lady :D
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Mammal (Other)
Size 1280 x 960px
File Size 188 kB
Well, I originally told myself I probably wouldn't have rodents again as pets, because as much as I love them, the guinea pigs I had were kinda smelly and had short lifespans.. I just get so attached to my critters, I didn't think I could do it again.
But, my friend adopted a chinchilla, and I babysat him while she was away at band camp...I fell in love! Chinchillas don't smell very much at all, and live 15-20 years. They're also the neatest little critters! I did research for several months on a big, well-known chinchilla forum ( http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/index.php ..formerly Chins-n-Quills) There are a lot of breeders, pet owners, and all that are very knowledgeable on the proper care of chinchillas. Like forewarning you that the information books on them are outdated/incorrect and that about 90% of what's marketed for them in pet stores is not safe for them.
They're wonderful pets, but you need to do your homework and research them! And getting prepared for a chinchilla can be a little expensive! (It's not like buying a hamster XD )
I'm a little crazy about what I'll say to people because chinchillas and exotics should never be bought on impulse of just because "it's cute and fuzzy" (no pet should really be bought on impulse, period.) Chinchillas have specific needs, a long lifespan, and should be adopted only if you know you can meet their needs and take good care of them :)
*steps down from her soapbox*
But, my friend adopted a chinchilla, and I babysat him while she was away at band camp...I fell in love! Chinchillas don't smell very much at all, and live 15-20 years. They're also the neatest little critters! I did research for several months on a big, well-known chinchilla forum ( http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/index.php ..formerly Chins-n-Quills) There are a lot of breeders, pet owners, and all that are very knowledgeable on the proper care of chinchillas. Like forewarning you that the information books on them are outdated/incorrect and that about 90% of what's marketed for them in pet stores is not safe for them.
They're wonderful pets, but you need to do your homework and research them! And getting prepared for a chinchilla can be a little expensive! (It's not like buying a hamster XD )
I'm a little crazy about what I'll say to people because chinchillas and exotics should never be bought on impulse of just because "it's cute and fuzzy" (no pet should really be bought on impulse, period.) Chinchillas have specific needs, a long lifespan, and should be adopted only if you know you can meet their needs and take good care of them :)
*steps down from her soapbox*
Aww, thanks! Though after about a year, and a long period of trying to get them used to each other's scent and then trying intros a couple times, Raider is far too aggressive towards Rigel. I think Dodger was the only chin Raider would get along with, and it's just not worth trying to push it. I know someone who has lost 3 or 4 chinchillas to cagemates turning on each other.
From what I hear, females are a lot easier to pair up, while males are more prone to turning on each other out of nowhere, sometimes leaving one or both chinchillas dead or heavily injured. So, I now have 3 chins, all in 3 separate 2-story ferret nation cages. As long as they're happy and safe, that's what makes me happy :)
From what I hear, females are a lot easier to pair up, while males are more prone to turning on each other out of nowhere, sometimes leaving one or both chinchillas dead or heavily injured. So, I now have 3 chins, all in 3 separate 2-story ferret nation cages. As long as they're happy and safe, that's what makes me happy :)
strange I heard something that is the opposite which I had seen before in the first female I had who was smaller then the two males but she held her own also I find this odd since the two males I had were brothers and for about a year or two they were together and maybe had a insteadent that put them on defensive but never once to the point of fighting but was funny when we introduced them to the female first one took the approche of a ladies man while his brother's stratagy what "FEMALE GET HER!" which I then immedatly seperated them
Aww, yeah.. I won't ever house males and females together. They can breed within a matter of seconds, and well.. I don't have any interest of turning my pets into breeders, and really feel that breeding should only be done with healthy, well-bred animals, by someone who understands how to breed chins and all their genetics.
Raider, was actually bred by someone who I thought was a good breeder, because she was a member on the big forum I visit (Chins and Hedgies) Both Dodger and Raider came home with giardia (a parasite, that she lost half her herd to a while before) then later found out that one of the chinchillas, in the same lines Raider was bred from, was found to have root elongation at a year old, and had to be put down not long after. Malocclusion and Root Elongation are horrible conditions, and can be caused by bad breeding or by environmental factors (not being able to wear teeth down properly). Both are very painful and will result in having to put them down eventually.
As far as pairing females vs. males (I never suggest to anyone to have animals of different sexes paired up. only same-sex pairs) There are exceptions of course, but people I know on the forums have far more success pairing up females vs. males. Every chin is different though, and not everyone cares to have a cagemate. I just know that males are much more prone to turning on each other, and sometimes with no signs saying that something might happen. The person I mentioned beforehand said that her one pair, Smudge and Mako, all the would do was cuddle, groom each other, and sleep smooshed together, they never showed any signs of not getting along. She woke up one night and found that Smudge had attacked Mako, his injuries were so bad that he didn't survive the shock period after the injuries. She had another pair where both of them attacked each other to the point of killing both of them. No doubt that female pairs could do this too, but it seems much much less common.
If you want more info on chins, I highly recommend this forum: http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/index.php There are many breeders, and long-time owners with a wealth of information. I researched on the forum for 6 months before adopting my first, and I'm so glad I did! I would have made a lot of mistakes had I not. Like with food, plastic items in the cage, stuff like that. You also quickly find out that most of the pet store stuff marketed towards chins is actually really bad for them (Chins should not have nuts, seeds, sugar, fruits, veggies, etc. They shouldn't have plastic in their cage as they can swallow it and become impacted.. ) It really opens your eyes! Not to mention, there's a classifieds section where people sell all sorts of cool toys, treats and cage accessories! I sell a lot of fleece items for cages, hammocks, pillows, fleece covered tubes, fleece houses, cuddle buddies, all sorts of fun stuff!)
Heh... can you tell I'm a crazy chin person? ;P
Raider, was actually bred by someone who I thought was a good breeder, because she was a member on the big forum I visit (Chins and Hedgies) Both Dodger and Raider came home with giardia (a parasite, that she lost half her herd to a while before) then later found out that one of the chinchillas, in the same lines Raider was bred from, was found to have root elongation at a year old, and had to be put down not long after. Malocclusion and Root Elongation are horrible conditions, and can be caused by bad breeding or by environmental factors (not being able to wear teeth down properly). Both are very painful and will result in having to put them down eventually.
As far as pairing females vs. males (I never suggest to anyone to have animals of different sexes paired up. only same-sex pairs) There are exceptions of course, but people I know on the forums have far more success pairing up females vs. males. Every chin is different though, and not everyone cares to have a cagemate. I just know that males are much more prone to turning on each other, and sometimes with no signs saying that something might happen. The person I mentioned beforehand said that her one pair, Smudge and Mako, all the would do was cuddle, groom each other, and sleep smooshed together, they never showed any signs of not getting along. She woke up one night and found that Smudge had attacked Mako, his injuries were so bad that he didn't survive the shock period after the injuries. She had another pair where both of them attacked each other to the point of killing both of them. No doubt that female pairs could do this too, but it seems much much less common.
If you want more info on chins, I highly recommend this forum: http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/index.php There are many breeders, and long-time owners with a wealth of information. I researched on the forum for 6 months before adopting my first, and I'm so glad I did! I would have made a lot of mistakes had I not. Like with food, plastic items in the cage, stuff like that. You also quickly find out that most of the pet store stuff marketed towards chins is actually really bad for them (Chins should not have nuts, seeds, sugar, fruits, veggies, etc. They shouldn't have plastic in their cage as they can swallow it and become impacted.. ) It really opens your eyes! Not to mention, there's a classifieds section where people sell all sorts of cool toys, treats and cage accessories! I sell a lot of fleece items for cages, hammocks, pillows, fleece covered tubes, fleece houses, cuddle buddies, all sorts of fun stuff!)
Heh... can you tell I'm a crazy chin person? ;P
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