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What You Should Know About Buying A Chinchilla

  • Posted by admin on June 10, 2010 at 8:09 pm

What You Should Know About Buying A Chinchilla

Chinchillas are available for purchase from breeders or pet stores. When you purchase one from either place, you’re probably getting a reputable one. Beware of those who are amateur breeders. They try to sell their chinchillas also, but it’s usually in classified advertisements. Personal preferences decide on whether or not they should buy the pets from breeders or pet stores.

If you do buy one from a pet store, make sure that facility has a reputable following. The employees there should be knowledgeable about what you’re looking to buy. They should also be able to offer you tips and suggestions to keep your pet healthy. If you’re looking more on the breeding side, you should get one from a breeder. They will be able to advise you on the different aspect of breeding, etc.

Buying a chinchilla from a pet store is not without its risks. It’s been noted that some pet stores take chinchillas that can’t be bred or the skin can’t be removed. If you are considering one of these pets from the pet store, ask about the breeders and related sources, along with a history of how they were raised. This way, if they have any problems, you’ll know up front.

Then you can decide whether or not you want to still take on the task. If you can’ insist a breeder in your area, then a pet store is probably your only recourse. If you have to get one from the pet store, ask how long have they been in the store’s care. If you do decide to buy one from there, consult with the employees about getting a contingency agreement. This agreement allows you to return the pet if they don’t pass a checkup. You would also get a refund from your purchase.

There are other factors to consider before buying a chinchilla. Make sure your are prepared to take care of the animal. This is something you have to be committed to and it takes time for them to nuture and develop. Check and make sure that the chinchilla is healthy. Check out their entire body for any abornormalties. The animal’s cage should be clean. If it isn’t, it may mean that it wasn’t taken care of properly. The chinchilla may be disturbed and irritable if it has been paired up with different animals, such as birds or rabbits. This throws off their system during the day because chinchillas are night owls.

If you do buy a chinchilla, get one that is at least four months old. Anything younger than three months is not ready to be trained. Make sure the animal is in a cage that is located in a dry area. They need to be somewhere where they don’t have direct exposure to the sun. They need to be away from heat and humidity because it can cause them harm. If you find that the chinchilla has a nervous tendency when you get close to it, it may be a sign of being nervous and scared. It’s difficult to use these type of pets.

It is important that the chinchilla have food, hay and water. These are essentials that your pet should have in order to stay healthy.

How To Re-home Your Chinchilla

  • Posted by admin on June 10, 2010 at 7:56 pm

How To Re-home Your Chinchilla

Re-homing your chinchilla is not necessarily a delight to accomplish. However, if you are in a situation where you can no longer properly care for your chinchilla, the best thing to do is to seek out someone who can give it the love and care that they need. It will break your heart to let your pet go, especially if you’ve become bonded to it. It’s also better if you let someone else handle it rather than let it suffer and die.

You can start your search by placing classified advertisements in the section designated for exotic animals or chinchillas. Make sure you let them know that there is an adoption fee attached. You should set the fee at a starting price of $50.00. It has been advised that you should set it higher than that. This way, you will weed out the freebie seekers or cheapos. These types of people are usually not interested in taking care of a chinchilla; they just want to purchase it for their own corrupt whims.

The purpose of the adoption fees are to see if the candidate can properly and is financially able to take care of an exotic pet such as a chinchilla. Chinchillas need routine care not only from you, but also from a specialized veterinarian. When you’re dealing with specialties, that usually costs more than general things. If the interested person has an adverse reaction to the fees, then that’s a strike against him. You’ll know that they’re not interested in the chinchilla’s well being. You want to make sure that the person getting your pet is the most qualified.

Find out how long this person has been taking care of chinchillas. Did they keep them healthy and active? Ask them what kind of food did they feed them. Let them know what brand of pellets and hay you used, in the event it’s different from what they use for their pets. If they already have a chinchilla, will they try to get them together as mates?

Find out more information about trying to have more than one chinchilla in the same household. Find out about their veterinarian and how he or she takes care of their chinchilla(s). Does he or she have the best interest of the pet in mind? If the person were to go on vacation or had an emergency, is there someone available who is knowledgeable in taking care of chinchillas?

If they can answer your concerns and you feel comfortable with them, then your chinchilla may have a new owner and a new home. Before the prospect signs on the dotted line, take your chinchilla over there to see if they will adapt to their new environment.

The place should be clean and free from a lot of noise. Chinchillas aren’t comfortable with excessive noise in their domain and it’s easy for them to get infections. See how your pet interacts with them. If they do well and pass the test, then you probably have a winner. If your pet clams up and doesn’t get comfortable, then you may have to continue looking.