This week marks the 1 year anniversary of the raid on US. Global Exotics in Arlington Texas. In the months that followed members of this forum rallied together and donated lots of time, money, supplies, and advice to help 70 +/- chinchillas get a fresh start on life.
As a way to thank members for their contributions I thought it would be nice to get an update on how the furballs doing. If you have any information on any of the animals that were helped please feel free to post an update. (Carol- I'm challenging you to post pictures of your girls :neener
I'll go first:
I met my Lady on Feb. 6th 2010 when Jillian brought several of the chins up from St. Louis. I got her into her own carrier and she road "shot-gun" while we delivered the other chins to Carol.
Now she is a chubby 660g and still growing. Adolescences hit this summer and she has developed quite the 'chin-i-tude'. If she hears me in the apartment she'll shake her cage bars until I pay attention to her. She loves chilling in my hoodie pouch or on my shoulder while I'm doing homework or chores (it's hard to fold laundry when one hand is holding the base of her tail). Lady lives the spoiled life in her own QC Mansion complete with chin-spin. She loves grooming my hand, Tanya's broad spectrum supplement, and apple sticks.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everyone who played a part in getting my baby home to me. I didn't know anything was missing until Lady popcorned and wall-surfed her way into the deepest corners of my heart, and now I can't imagine life without her.
As a way to thank members for their contributions I thought it would be nice to get an update on how the furballs doing. If you have any information on any of the animals that were helped please feel free to post an update. (Carol- I'm challenging you to post pictures of your girls :neener
I'll go first:
I met my Lady on Feb. 6th 2010 when Jillian brought several of the chins up from St. Louis. I got her into her own carrier and she road "shot-gun" while we delivered the other chins to Carol.
Now she is a chubby 660g and still growing. Adolescences hit this summer and she has developed quite the 'chin-i-tude'. If she hears me in the apartment she'll shake her cage bars until I pay attention to her. She loves chilling in my hoodie pouch or on my shoulder while I'm doing homework or chores (it's hard to fold laundry when one hand is holding the base of her tail). Lady lives the spoiled life in her own QC Mansion complete with chin-spin. She loves grooming my hand, Tanya's broad spectrum supplement, and apple sticks.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everyone who played a part in getting my baby home to me. I didn't know anything was missing until Lady popcorned and wall-surfed her way into the deepest corners of my heart, and now I can't imagine life without her.