Comments on: Chinchillas As Pets, History and How To Look After Them

By: Devon

Devon — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:54:57 +0000

i own a chinchilla and he is the best. i love him so much. this article was great.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:58:58 +0000

Hello Shelby,

Thanks very much for your comments I am glad you are happy with Chelsey. You are lucky she likes to be handled, this is probably because you spend a lot of time with her.

I do not have any chinchillas at present but I have kept a few in the past.

Regards,

Scott

By: shelby

shelby — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:34:34 +0000

hay i have a chinchilla so now i have learned more about her thanks.

do you have one?

they are interesting creatures.

mine is a girl. her name is chelsey.

but a have to disagree with scott (above) all the chinchillas i know love to be handled.
im 10 years old so that chinchillas are cute to me.

so i thank you for putting this out to me,

shelby

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:49:37 +0000

Thanks for dropping by Sharon.

Chinchillas do best in pairs, and should be kept in same sex pairs unless you want babies. Either sex will get along fine except that males may fight to establish dominance, but once it’s been decided they settle down.

They are unusual pets and very interesting to keep but they are rarely affectionate and often do not like being handled.

Regards,

Scott

By: sharon

sharon — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:42:15 +0000

interesting to know. thanks. my eight yr old daughter is looking to get one as a pet. would you recomend it.are they best with a companion.