FearlessMagic
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Alright so my intro post said I was researching chinchillas and joined the forum for information. I've been browsing Craigslist at Chinchillas and getting a general idea of how often they are posted, what's a typical pricing, etc. After the start of my research I stumbled on an add that advertised a chinchilla that came with 'strawberry treats' I quickly replied to the ad and informed the young girl about the harm in the sugars in strawberry treats and we corresponded a few times back and forth. The girl wasn't very educated but found herself in a housing situation where it wasn't an option to keep her chin any longer. She had purchased this girl from a breeder with a huge stack of pedigree papers and dos and dont's etc. She wrote back in an e-mail that she had about three people interested but wanted to know if I was interested in her, she was willing to pretty much give me the chin should I say yes. I spoke to my husband and a few hours later we drove halfway and met with the girl and took in the chin. Luna is a standard very healthy and very friendly female who has been adapting well to the new environment. I've already ordered her a new cage (Critter Nation double unit) and purchased food to slowly wean her off the stuff she is on. I'll be looking into toys, hammocks, ledges and all that good stuff over the next few days.
Her plastic castle hasn't been a target for chewing yet and came with her, we will be replacing it with a wooden home as soon as we can. We live very far from any pet stores (over an hour drive each way) so we order pretty much everything online.
We've already disposed of her treats, bedding, and picked out the corn pieces in her food she didn't come with very much stuff so I don't want to stress her out too much by too much change too quickly.
Her plastic castle hasn't been a target for chewing yet and came with her, we will be replacing it with a wooden home as soon as we can. We live very far from any pet stores (over an hour drive each way) so we order pretty much everything online.
We've already disposed of her treats, bedding, and picked out the corn pieces in her food she didn't come with very much stuff so I don't want to stress her out too much by too much change too quickly.