What's the downside to having one as a pet? What have you trained yours to do (I hear they are intelligent)?
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As with any animal there are pros and cons. Chinchilla's make great pets. I have 2 right now. The biggest thing with a chin is that it all depends on thier personality. Charlie is an adopted chin and is slowly coming around to being touched and handled. Hopper is one of her kits and has been handled from day one and loves to snuggle but he can get persnikity if he doesn't get his way. They don't smell unless you don't clean thier cage regularly. They do need play time outside the cage everyday.
The down side is that they can have malocclusion, siezures, or other medical issues so make sure you are buying from a reputable place. You need to chin proof the area they play in. The love to chew and they always poo everywhere. But mine don't pee any place but thier cage. They also need dust baths regularly and the dust can get allover.
Please check http://www.chins-n-quills.com/forums/. for more information.
I have a friend who had one. Really, it's just like a hapster. It stays in it's cage and just chills, or you can take it out and let it run around the house (but then you have to find it.) They liked it a lot, very easy to care for. I haven't heard of being able to train them, like I said, they are like a hampster..
they are great to look at but are very timid. and dont like to be held. they are very soft but they love to jump and if you cought there tail they can fall off. really. go with a ferret. they are much better and can be taught trick like fetch and play dead. they are alot of fun, yes they have shaep teeth but they dont really bite. i love my 18 ferrets.
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