Havoc
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Hello
We've had our 3 year old chinchilla Havoc for almost a year. She's happy, healthy, has no weird behavior problems, lives in a big big cage (Chinchilla Manor) and is a little love.
Now, we're trying to move. We've been subletting so she hasn't really been a problem, but we really want to get our own apartment without roommates etc. I don't want to lie about having a pet, that sounds stressful. But apartment managers think our pet is really weird and several people have told me that they have to check with their insurance companies to see if they can have a chinchilla living in the apartment. At first I thought, "Oh, they want to make sure Havoc doesn't chew on the walls." Apparently, they don't care about damage to property. I was told by the last guy I spoke to that it's more to do with proving she isn't going to cause people health problems or rabies. Health problems?! She lives in a highly controlled environment in a cage that is cleaned daily by moi and is the sweetest thing ever. She doesn't bite etc.
I'm getting nervous, should I be?
Does anyone have any tips for renting with a chin?
Has anyone else had this happen?
We've had our 3 year old chinchilla Havoc for almost a year. She's happy, healthy, has no weird behavior problems, lives in a big big cage (Chinchilla Manor) and is a little love.
Now, we're trying to move. We've been subletting so she hasn't really been a problem, but we really want to get our own apartment without roommates etc. I don't want to lie about having a pet, that sounds stressful. But apartment managers think our pet is really weird and several people have told me that they have to check with their insurance companies to see if they can have a chinchilla living in the apartment. At first I thought, "Oh, they want to make sure Havoc doesn't chew on the walls." Apparently, they don't care about damage to property. I was told by the last guy I spoke to that it's more to do with proving she isn't going to cause people health problems or rabies. Health problems?! She lives in a highly controlled environment in a cage that is cleaned daily by moi and is the sweetest thing ever. She doesn't bite etc.
I'm getting nervous, should I be?
Does anyone have any tips for renting with a chin?
Has anyone else had this happen?