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RainOverVegas
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I've owned chins as pets for 4 years and have been researching breeding for two. I've put in hours, printed notes, made folders, gone to shows, joined MCBA, became involved, visited ranchers. Spent good money on nice breeders. I can handle death I can handle handfeeding every two hours for 2 months I can handle vet bills. These are the things I always hear everyone say to consider and think about before breeding. These are the issues I've seen pointed out day after day on the old forum. But today I experienced something I never really heard or just didn't think of.
The first baby I had born here I decided to keep. I had my second baby born in December to my standard pair, a first place at nationals female and my favorite male. He is the sweetest calmest little baby and was immediately claimed by a work related friend, a 40ish year old man and his 12 year old daughter. She is a bit young but a very different little girl very calm and not many friends she seemed really good with the chins. Plus I knew he would be involved and help guide her. So for the last 8 weeks they were over twice a week to visit the baby for an hour or so, I spent 3 hours typing a guide sheet with everything you would ever need to know about chins with every single store and website to obtain safe wheels cages food ect. We spoke on the phone a few times a week exchanged many emails. They seemed so ready and excited it excited me to share the world of chins with them. I wasn't going to charge a cent for the baby so they could use the money to spoil it even more. So today the baby is 8 weeks old and I pack him up to bring to their house.
I can't describe the fury and frustration I felt there. As I'm walking in the man says we went and got all the stuff last night at petsmart the lady said it was all good stuff we will see what you think. What?!?! The first thing I even told them about chins is they are not hamsters pet stores don't know anything they are doing and sell inappropriate often DEADLY supplies. I told him you must be internet savvy. I gave him all the most specific information you could possibly receive 8 WEEKS ago so he could be prepared and they waited until the night before to run to petsmart to buy a superpet cage, plastic wheel, plastic house and water bottle, charlie chinchilla food, no hay and a plastic runabout ball. To think someone could just 100% ignore everything you've said and have the nerve to smile to your face is beyond me. That I wasted 8 weeks on someone who just doesn't care. I was extremely clear and left no room for error there is NO excuse.
I left the house in tears clutching the baby with a deathgrip there is NO way they are getting him from me. If you can't handle the items needed for the first day of life how are you going to care for it for the next 10, 20, 30 years? I feel terrible for the little girl but she is not my concern her dad screwed up and my only responsibility is the health and safety of the baby I brought into the world. I don't think I can breed chinchillas. I'm tempted to sell all of my breeders right now. I didn't take into account the selfishness and stupidity of humans and how they can take what you are so careful passionate and loving for and screw it up with pure laziness because they just don't care. There is no emoticon for how I'm feeling!!!
The first baby I had born here I decided to keep. I had my second baby born in December to my standard pair, a first place at nationals female and my favorite male. He is the sweetest calmest little baby and was immediately claimed by a work related friend, a 40ish year old man and his 12 year old daughter. She is a bit young but a very different little girl very calm and not many friends she seemed really good with the chins. Plus I knew he would be involved and help guide her. So for the last 8 weeks they were over twice a week to visit the baby for an hour or so, I spent 3 hours typing a guide sheet with everything you would ever need to know about chins with every single store and website to obtain safe wheels cages food ect. We spoke on the phone a few times a week exchanged many emails. They seemed so ready and excited it excited me to share the world of chins with them. I wasn't going to charge a cent for the baby so they could use the money to spoil it even more. So today the baby is 8 weeks old and I pack him up to bring to their house.
I can't describe the fury and frustration I felt there. As I'm walking in the man says we went and got all the stuff last night at petsmart the lady said it was all good stuff we will see what you think. What?!?! The first thing I even told them about chins is they are not hamsters pet stores don't know anything they are doing and sell inappropriate often DEADLY supplies. I told him you must be internet savvy. I gave him all the most specific information you could possibly receive 8 WEEKS ago so he could be prepared and they waited until the night before to run to petsmart to buy a superpet cage, plastic wheel, plastic house and water bottle, charlie chinchilla food, no hay and a plastic runabout ball. To think someone could just 100% ignore everything you've said and have the nerve to smile to your face is beyond me. That I wasted 8 weeks on someone who just doesn't care. I was extremely clear and left no room for error there is NO excuse.
I left the house in tears clutching the baby with a deathgrip there is NO way they are getting him from me. If you can't handle the items needed for the first day of life how are you going to care for it for the next 10, 20, 30 years? I feel terrible for the little girl but she is not my concern her dad screwed up and my only responsibility is the health and safety of the baby I brought into the world. I don't think I can breed chinchillas. I'm tempted to sell all of my breeders right now. I didn't take into account the selfishness and stupidity of humans and how they can take what you are so careful passionate and loving for and screw it up with pure laziness because they just don't care. There is no emoticon for how I'm feeling!!!