Shinji the Chinchilla

[LinX]

Shinji

[rickyduckworth]

hard to believe people used to kill those by the thousands to make coats......cute little animals......

[Night Wolf]

it looks like a nose-less squirrel. but I want one.

[LinX]

I remember when I first got him and I couldn't believe how soft his fur was.. its almost like thin air. Anyway, here he is again.

[Night Wolf]

how big are his teeth?

[Bongo]

nice, I've wanted to get one of those for the longest time but don't have the money/time to take care of it right now. I do plan on getting one in the future though.

Are they hard to take care of? and also are they expensive?

[stormblkcb7]

My wife has been nagging me for one since we been together. They are cute but I want to know as well what the price is for one and maintence on them.

[Dirty Harry]

If you ever get bored of it just buy a snake.

[increaseBLu3]

Looks like Pikachu.

In fact, if I ever get one, I'll name it that. Pikachu!

Yeah, how much do they cost and what's the upkeep? Looks like a cute little bugger. Chic magnet for sure.

[Leung]

they go roughly for about 100-150 bucks, depends on where you get them and stuff.

i found a lady who's chinchilla had recently had babies, so we got one off of her for 60 bucks. he really belongs to my older brother but his gf is allergic to the hair so we just keep it at my mother's house.

they love chewing on things and pooping everywhere they run but they do make a fun pet.

[opposite]

i love chinchillas! man theyre so cute. there was an albino one in my science class a few years ago. fluffy little thing. you could poke your finger into the side of it and feel nothing but fur for forever.

[LinX]

In response to recent questions, chinchillas go for nearly $100-$200 but you can get them cheaper if you know the breader or better yet if you get them as babies. The expensive one's are the ones with rare colors such as ebony. They are VERY clean animals and taking care of them isn't even that tough. I use cedar shavings on the bottom of Shinji's cage and he takes a piss in the corner of his cage everytime. I have never seen him take a piss anywhere else. As for poop cleanup, its nearly the same. They are little pellets that don't stain and don't stink. They do crap all over when you let them out of the cage, but that just comes with the territory. They shower themselves in volcanic ash which you buy at the pet store. They simply swirl themselves in a little house filled with the dust. They eat pellets as well as hay cubes or alfalfa/timothy. I'd say the best thing is watching them move around, they are fast and very nimble. Mine has a vertical of about 3ft which is ridiculous!

[Leung]

yeah you should sit there and watch them when they are on their hind legs.