tdelatte's Blog

that was fun to watch! Thanks for posting it :) Do they make much noise?

They don't make too much noise. But then again, I don't have the cage in my bedroom anymore. I used to have a cage in my bedroom and would hear them running on their wheel all night.

I'd love to help when I can. I got my first chinchilla because I was a busy college student living in an apartment. I didn't have time for a cat or dog, nor the space. You may also want to visit http://www.chins-n-quills.com/forums/ to do some research on the animals.

I purchased my chinchillas from local breeders. Flower is from a breeder in Houston and Lily came from a breeder in Oklahoma. My reasons for buying from the breeder instead of the pets stores is because I know what kind of medical/genetic history comes with the animal. You can find chinchillas for sale or advertise that you want to buy one on Chins-n-Quills.

My cage is custom built. But my original cage was from Quality Cages (http://www.qualitycage.com/chinchilla.html). Be careful with pet store cages. Many of them are too small or include plastic. Chinchillas will chew through plastic and it can impact their intestines.

I feed my chinchillas Mazuri brand pellets and Oxbow hay. I have a local feed store order it for me. It's only $12 for $25 pounds. But you can buy Mazuri in smaller bags at PetSmart.

Thank you so much, Tracy. I will do the research before I buy one (or two). It will be a while before I can get them, but I am hoping that I can start this before long. Thanks, again. Brad.