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Dr. Marneaus

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Anyone here have experience with Chinchillas? I've been thinking about getting one for the past few years, but living in the dorms made that impossible. Now that I have an apartment and have some time, I'm looking into it again. I know they aren't a no maintenance pet and will require some attention and patience, but I'm fine with that.

If anyone has any experience any advice would be great.

Thanks
 
StinkiMonki said:
Is that similar to a rat?
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An expensive, intelligent, cute, high maintenance rat with a Squirrel tail and rabbit body and mouse ears, yes.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla#Chinchillas_as_pets
 
Funny you posted this Andy, cause The Ball and Chain wants one too...for fuck's sake. I took her to PetsMart this past weekend to look at them. Expensive little suckers!!!


They're cool little pets, cost a shitload of lettuce to maintain, but still cheaper than a kid!!!! :p
 
souldog24ca said:
Funny you posted this Andy, cause The Ball and Chain wants one too...for fuck's sake. I took her to PetsMart this past weekend to look at them. Expensive little suckers!!!


They're cool little pets, cost a shitload of lettuce to maintain, but still cheaper than a kid!!!! :p
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ah, we have good tastes then.

I just dunno if I want a new or used one. there's one on craigslit that I could adopt from soemone, but I dunno if hes been mal-treated or raised wrong or what have you
 
Dr. Marneaus said:
ah, we have good tastes then.

I just dunno if I want a new or used one. there's one on craigslit that I could adopt from soemone, but I dunno if hes been mal-treated or raised wrong or what have you
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Ooooh, really tough question you posed there. I am the biggest advocate for rescuing dogs from the pounds, and adopting them, but I wonder what would happen if you adopted a chinchilla that was maliciously treated? Would the chinchilla behave differently for the rest of it's life because of it's previous life experience, or become well-adjusted as most canines do? ???


SOUNDS LIKE A JOB FOR DOC MARNY!!!! :laugh:
 
Years ago these were illegal in CA & NV. Don't know if that's changed & I would look to see if it violates your lease in any way. ;) If all is good, let 'em breed and when you get about 100 they make nice gift coats for the GF! :0
 
souldog24ca said:
Dr. Marneaus said:
ah, we have good tastes then.

I just dunno if I want a new or used one. there's one on craigslit that I could adopt from soemone, but I dunno if hes been mal-treated or raised wrong or what have you
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Ooooh, really tough question you posed there. I am the biggest advocate for rescuing dogs from the pounds, and adopting them, but I wonder what would happen if you adopted a chinchilla that was maliciously treated? Would the chinchilla behave differently for the rest of it's life because of it's previous life experience, or become well-adjusted as most canines do? ???


SOUNDS LIKE A JOB FOR DOC MARNY!!!! :laugh:
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I feel the same way,rather than getting a new one, take one from someone that cannot care for it. But not event treated maliciously, if it wasn't raised right from baby then it will have social problems. I guess I could go see it and if its well tempered that might help me make the decision. Plus, I'd get all its cage and stuff with it, which would be easy.

Devil Doc said:
Get enough of them and they make great fur coats.

Doc.
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Good mittens too!
 
Dr. Marneaus said:
I feel the same way,rather than getting a new one, take one from someone that cannot care for it. But not event treated maliciously, if it wasn't raised right from baby then it will have social problems. I guess I could go see it and if its well tempered that might help me make the decision. Plus, I'd get all its cage and stuff with it, which would be easy.
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If it's cheap enough, just buy it for the accessories and knock it in the head. Then you can go buy a young 'un.
 
I had a few Chinchillas when I was a kid, My grandparents got scammed on some get-rich-of-chinchilla -pelts sort of scam and I wound up with three pets.
one day in northern California it was like a heat wave of 80+ days, two of them died , was able to save the one in the bottom cage, they don't like heat is what I remember!
 
Get a Rat. Very social, affectionate rodent. Can eat just about anything. Very inexpensive.
 
My wife had one way back when. I didn't care for it much. It was useless as a pet. More of a novelty than anything.

If you want a pet in an apartment, get a small dog or a cat.

Just my .02.
 
I have owed a few of these in my life. I have to say I am pretty into the exotic pets thing.

If you are going to get one I would honestly recommend a young, hand fed baby. These are animals that prefer to be left alone so if you get them young and hand fed and continue to hold them and pet them they will stay pretty tame.

Benefits of rescuing this type of pet is that you save a lot of money, are doing something good for an animal that probably is being neglected otherwise. Bad aspect is you don't know what you are getting. It may just be something to look at and never hold/touch.

These are not hard animals to keep but they do require attention. The cage gets messy fast. They love what is called a dust bath, which gets all over your house, they can not get wet!!!!! They eat alfalfa as well as the Chinchilla pellets. They need to be let out of the cage to run. This is a problem if they are not tame. They will bite and it can really hurt. They don't do well in extreme heat or cold and will die in either of those. As it is considered an exotic animal vet bills are more expensive, and finding a qualified vet is not always easy.

Oh and if you decide to get one learn from my past mistakes. They are not animals that should ever have a ferret leash or rabbit leash put on them. It freaks them out and then not only do they bite but they don't let go.

PM me if you want more info on them or want to talk about the pros and cons of owning one. Unlike a dog, cat or even a rat they are more of a possession than a family member.
 
Napa_Smokes said:
These are not hard animals to keep but they do require attention. The cage gets messy fast. They love what is called a dust bath, which gets all over your house, they can not get wet!!!!! DO NOT FEED THEM AFTER MIDNIGHT!!!! They eat alfalfa as well as the Chinchilla pellets. They need to be let out of the cage to run. This is a problem if they are not tame. They will bite and it can really hurt. They don't do well in extreme heat or cold and will die in either of those. As it is considered an exotic animal vet bills are more expensive, and finding a qualified vet is not always easy.
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Appended your post.
 
Dude, don't get a chinchilla (aka rat).

Edit: I can't belive that my 1001 post was about rats at a cigar forum. Lack of foresight on my part. :cool:
 
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