Guesses on how old Willow is ?

[kateinspace]

Im not sure how old he is, maybe some of you can help give me an educated guess? Im going to be going to the pet store either tommorow or wednesday to ask, but I want others opinions =)

 

[kateinspace]

FYI: most of these pictures were taken when I first got him, and I dont think they had ever given him a dust bath :/

 

[fanofdmb84]

I think most people here will tell you there is just no way to tell. Asking at the pet store is your best bet...but unless they have some kind of paperwork on him, they probably won't know either.

 

[starleomach]

without a birthdate there is no way to tell

 

[Bostongirl'sChin75]

I agree, without a birth date, it will be hard to to tell. I know that most pet stores get the babies when they are 6-8 weeks old, if that is any help.

 

[kateinspace]

Thanks, Im guessing hes about four months, I dont know much about chinchillas, but seeing him compared to other pics and hes deff not 6 months because he was with his sister in the cage :/

 

[RDZCRanch]

Most pet stores claim their chins are four months or younger. I've talked to some wholesalers and their opinion is "if it LOOKS under four months I'll take it" so they could just be small chins that really are any age.

Him being caged with his sister won't help determine his age either. Petstores don't know or care about chins breeding at certain ages. They will throw whatever they want together and just turn a blind eye.

I still can't tell anything about his size from those pictures. At this point, you can just watch him, see how he grows and enjoy him. Don't worry too much about the age.

 

[kateinspace]

thanks for the insight =)