Comments on: A controversy-free post about Chinchillas

By: directhex

directhex — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:42:44 +0000

@Chris-Muellerson, Given I'm currently the only person seeding CLR i386? I really doubt it. Talk is cheap, and we ARE in a recession...

By: Chris-Muellerson

Chris-Muellerson — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:14:58 +0000

Great idea, but will this work over the long run?

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By: Fliss

Fliss — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:14:25 +0000

@Smart Ass,

Well yes, that and they stand a real chance of catching pneumonia and dying, or their fur going mouldy and them dying.

Basically wet chinchilla = dead chinchilla unless it is VERY lucky.

As Hex says, very fragile rodents. Gorgeous though…

By: directhex

directhex — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:19:30 +0000

@Elizabeth Krumbach, All mine are from a rescue in Liverpool. Certainly within the UK the majority of actual breeders are "reformed" fur farmers (which is why chinchilla shows only score animals on the basis of pelt quality), so I didn't want to encourage that trade.

By: Smart Ass

Smart Ass — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:32:04 +0000

They can’t get wet? Sure they can, they just HATE it – it takes too much for fur to dry, collects oily dirt, and “glues” the hairs together. They MUST have sand bath (volcanic sand) because only sand can reach the skin and leave hairs in proper state. Their fur is so thick that no insect/parasite can break thru it! 1 hair from skin “branches” into ~60 tiny hairs. About feeding – there’s no rule. Give her everything you have, and she will only eat what she needs in just a proper amount – they are VERY smart about feeding, there’s no need to “rape” them with your theoris! And this Mio chilchilla is pretty ugly – too artifical & geneticly fucked up. She’ll most probably die in 2-3 years from nervous breakdown (that’s pretty common with this “oh how she’s cute” types). If you want proper stuff, buy one from chinchilla farm – go see them all (in cages) and hopefully you’ll recognize the “fighter” type one. That can live up to 17 years.

By: directhex

directhex — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:32:00 +0000

@makomk, Well, chinchillas and guinea pigs come from the same part of the world, they're pretty similar animalwise. Although chinchilla fur is floooofy, and guinea pigs a bit more wiry

By: makomk

makomk — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:28:40 +0000

@Marius Gedminas, No - scary orange vampire eyes. (For some reason, small rodents seem to have orange eye in photos rather than red eye. Well, I know guinea pigs do, and apparently chinchillas do too. No idea why.)

By: Elizabeth Krumbach

Elizabeth Krumbach — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:03:14 +0000

Adorable! I had chinchillas when I was younger, some of the best pets I ever had. In addition to getting a beige from a local breeder, I had an ebony, a black velvet and several standard grays. Some old photos are on my website if you're interested.

By: Duke Ellison

Duke Ellison — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:33:40 +0000

Mio is an abbreviation for “Miguelito” btw. And the beast looks like the infamous red-eyed Redmond-ShillShiller. That’s a very dangerous animal killing all other animals in your house during moonlight.

Beware of those red-eyed Redmond-ShillShillers!!