r/chinchilla

TWO CHINCHILLAS needing a good home my two chinchillas, Gremlin and Gizmo and my holland lop rabbit, Barry, are looking for very good preferably child-free homes, they are amazing animals and very sweet and smart, we are just having household complications, having to move pretty abruptly and we are unable to bring them with us. we think they deserve someone with more time to care and attend to them. they have very nice cages and hutches and lots of extra goodies. feel free to message with me questions. (we are located in the oklahoma city area)

I posted about “Miss Miso” the other day. She’s new to me, when we purchased her we were informed that she was female. The other day she was on a platform with her butt off and I noticed there was a large gap between the genitalia. Today miso wanted to come out and jumped into my arms. She was happy to hang out so I took the opportunity it’s to look. I’m a recent Vet tech school grad and we don’t learn a lot about chinchillas. I have a feeling Miss Miso is actually Mr. Miso. I took a photo would anyone be able to possibly help me? If not that’s alright I’ll take her to my vet for a check up.

As the title sounds, he always makes these noises especially at night non stop.

My boyfriend 3D-printed me this caution sign.

Must-have of every chinchilla owners.

my Yoongi is a lighter grey and my Mumi is a darker grey so I made them in different colours, I'll be sticking them to my work computer so I can look at them for strength :')

Churro: “Paws up, ears forward, sitting on the corner of the bed like I have somewhere very important to be.” 🐭🐾👑✨
#churrochatter #chinchilla #cutepets #petprincess #happyfloof

I shared about miso yesterday. Today I spent some time with her in her play pen. She jumped right up for treats even jumping onto my shoulders!!! I bought this play pen as a safe way to allow her outside cage time while we get to know her and bond with her. I’m so happy she’s choosing to be with me 🩷🩷🩷.

My wife and I lost our chinchilla for just 1.5 years, after a fatal accident yesterday.

Her room is also my study, and we made it "chinchilla-safe" by having nothing but empty space to zoom around, a big cardboard maze I built with a few hidden treats, and then my work station where I will be sitting whenever she's out.

She had a floor to ceiling window which she would use as her daily observation deck for the outside world. Whether I was on my chair working, or on the floor she would always come sit with me, and every time I extended my arm she would walk it like a plank.

We played for around 1-2 hours every day. Mochi would always sit near me and observe me work from a vantage point, but mostly sit on my chair with me.  

Cause of death  

There is a tight gap underneath the seat designed for comfort and suspension. She would often squeeze into this spot, so I always had to be careful.

Last night, I didn't pay attention and sat down slowly not knowing she was there. I felt her underneath my seat, got up immediately, and she jumped out and walked with a limb while oinking in pain.

She looked up at her cage door, I opened it, and she jumped in. Moments later she fell to her side in her tray fighting for her life, which she lost on her way to the emergency vet.

I'm absolutely devastated, and still in shock, by the loss. It is a mix of guilt and grief, constantly wondering if she thought I was intentionally trying to cause harm on her in her final moments.

Chinchilla's are incredibly fragile, and as mortified as I am now, she should have lived a long and healthy life had I been more cautious last night.

Please take good care of your chinchillas, and cherish the your time with them.

Bit of a rant. I don't want to particularly shame these people or anything, but have to rant about the state of the chinchilla, Popcorn, that me and my partner just adopted from someone rehoming in the area.

First off before Popcorn we have had 2 chinchillas, the first past away early this year, Theodore, and we have had our 2nd from before he passed away, Roosevelt. We have been wanting to get a second chinchilla to keep him company, even if not in the same cage, but did not want to go through a pet store. So I have been contacting reputable breeders and looking at shelters and rehoming listing on fb market place and craigslist.

There was a woman wanting to rehome her 3y/o chinchilla because her kids no longer gave it attention and didn't want it neglected. I love her for having that realization and for doing what was right for him. The problem was that after getting Popcorn, it seems he has been somewhat neglected for a while now! I am so mad for him and what he went through. It seems they did minimal to NO research on chinchillas before getting him.

Some examples of this are that his cage was FULL of plastic bits that have been almost completely chewed through, I am surprised he hasn't had previous problems! He has really bad matting underneath his fur that you can't even see, not tuffs that you can pull but full matted balls. And he has some obvious gunk that looks like smeared poo of some sort on his back!

He has been the sweetest boy and we already love him! We are doing the best we can to clean him up, already switch him to a 3 tier ferret nation cage we had in storage and taking him to out exotic vet as soon as possible just to make sure, and also to hopefully get help with the matting.

I just feel so frustrated that this little man didn't get the life he deserved for the first part of his life and wanted to vent some. Thank you for reading this far if you have and here is a picture of Popcorn our new adoptee, the plastic carnage he did on his previous cage, then a cute little pic of his new bother Roosevelt! You may have seen him in a previous post by my partner but wanted to share the cuteness! Then lastly his new cage as it is currently, waiting to get a wheel and a few more ledges for him to jump around on!

Today i adopted my first chinchilla! Super excited but don’t know what to name him. Any suggestions? he's about a month old and has the cutest red eyes !!

My boyfriend and I got a chinchilla about a month ago. She is so sweet. Shes been very slow to open up but she’s coming out of her shell so much . Meet Miso 💕💕💕

Bro 🫩

Looks thick felt, I guess they don't chew it?