sgchinchilla
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Hi friends and fellow chin lover ,
I am a chinchilla breeder of slightly less than 10years ..
I have had my fair share of failures and tragic moments during breeding ( as most breeders have ) as well as joyful and memorable one .
I started off getting my first pair of pedigreed chins from chinchillas.com (subsequently i got more) and currently my herd consists of around 40 animals .
Recently i encountered a problem . As i am located in Asia (Singapore) . there are no reliable sources to get "good" pedigreed chinchillas . It is a rare animal nowadays
throughout the years , chinchilla breeders in my country have lessened in numbers substantially and now , only 2 or 3 remain .
I could either
1)buy chins from these 2 or 3 breeder
2) or from "randoms" who mate their pet chins ( 1 or 2 pairs )
Both options are highly costly with prices of PET QUALITY ( OR WORSE ) standard grey babies starting at around 700SGD (555USD)
and Pet quality(or worse) White chinchillas going around 2k (1600 USD)
I find it very hard to get a good chinchilla here and would like to know if anyone of you guys can point me in the direction of someone who ships chinchillas internationally (besides chinchillas.com) Even the so called "pet shop chinchilla distributors would be a better bet than what we have here .
*i hope this thread would not turn into an attack on shipping of chinchillas , because i genuinely am looking for help .
I understand the risks of shipping chins . But without shipping , none of us would be able to enjoy chins in the first place , even you.
so i hope you guys and point me in the right direction thanks
thank you !
I am a chinchilla breeder of slightly less than 10years ..
I have had my fair share of failures and tragic moments during breeding ( as most breeders have ) as well as joyful and memorable one .
I started off getting my first pair of pedigreed chins from chinchillas.com (subsequently i got more) and currently my herd consists of around 40 animals .
Recently i encountered a problem . As i am located in Asia (Singapore) . there are no reliable sources to get "good" pedigreed chinchillas . It is a rare animal nowadays
throughout the years , chinchilla breeders in my country have lessened in numbers substantially and now , only 2 or 3 remain .
I could either
1)buy chins from these 2 or 3 breeder
2) or from "randoms" who mate their pet chins ( 1 or 2 pairs )
Both options are highly costly with prices of PET QUALITY ( OR WORSE ) standard grey babies starting at around 700SGD (555USD)
and Pet quality(or worse) White chinchillas going around 2k (1600 USD)
I find it very hard to get a good chinchilla here and would like to know if anyone of you guys can point me in the direction of someone who ships chinchillas internationally (besides chinchillas.com) Even the so called "pet shop chinchilla distributors would be a better bet than what we have here .
*i hope this thread would not turn into an attack on shipping of chinchillas , because i genuinely am looking for help .
I understand the risks of shipping chins . But without shipping , none of us would be able to enjoy chins in the first place , even you.
so i hope you guys and point me in the right direction thanks
thank you !