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How did you get Your First Chinchilla?

Rescued it from local pound/ pet store
Someone couldn`t keep it and I took it
Bought it from a breeder
It was just a gift
Don`t know, it`s been too long.

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How Did You Get Your First Chin?
« on: July 06, 2009, 02:01:19 PM »

Where`d you get yours? I got mine from a breeder. If you need a place to buy some chins in the Murfreesboro, TN area go to:     http://www.razchinchillas.com  I got mine there.  If you aren`t looking for a chin at least checkout the site!!
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Re: How Did You Get Your First Chin?
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2009, 01:02:49 PM »

 ::silly::  My first two were for my birthday and were ordered through a petstore ... before I knew better.   :2funny:

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P. S. I still have both of them.   :::grins::
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Re: How Did You Get Your First Chin?
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2009, 04:01:07 PM »

Really?? How long ago was that? ::think::
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Re: How Did You Get Your First Chin?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2009, 05:51:10 PM »

 ::silly::  About 15 years ago, I think ...

I've been lucky ... being retired, I've been able to put allot of time into learning.  I did research for about 18 months before I got the girls.  I'd spend 8 to 15 hours a day on the computer looking up everything I could find on chinchillas.  I found out who knew what they were talking about and who didn't.  I found the reference books I needed to learn from.  Then, I opened up my site to questions from anyone about their chinchillas ... if I could not find the answer, I knew who I could go to and ask.   :)  By doing this, it allowed me to know other people's mistakes and/or problems they ran into with their chins ... by finding the answers for them, I also found answers for myself ... should I ever have the same or a similar problem and/or help the next person with the same problem without having to wait to get an answer.  I am still constantly learning ... there's something new all the time.   ::nod::

My first chinchilla, that I wanted to get, died in the pet store (different pet store than the one where I the girls came from) before I could take her home.  As a matter of fact ... that's the reason I got into chinchillas.  My first one was suppose to be Misty, a white mosaic kit ... she was born at the store ... I got to see her almost every day from birth.  I had been visiting her brother and parents for along time.  Once I learned how they should be housed and the things they needed, I realized the pet store had them set up all wrong.  I tried my best to get them to change it, but they would not ... so ... over the next 5 months I watched each one die one by one ... they just would not listen.  What killed my Misty was an employee or customer not handling her properly ... they broke her rib and it pierced her lung ... it took her about 24 to 36 hours to die.

That's why I became a breeder ... to bring chinchillas into this world in the right environment and find good homes for them, teaching each new human-chin-parents how to take care of them properly.  To breed them properly and to give them the best chance at a good life that I could.


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Re: How Did You Get Your First Chin?
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2009, 06:11:35 PM »

That`s okay, I`m always here to listen! SOmetimes I just scan the site looking for recent posts that I may be able to post in. I am bored stiff out of my mind sometimes an dI get on here even though I had already checked the site the same day 3 times!! ;)  I also spend time with my chin and read him books and talk to him telling him that school is starting soon and he won`t see me much.
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Re: How Did You Get Your First Chin?
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2009, 12:41:41 AM »

My husbands sister bought her from petco on a whim and decided a few months later she just didnt want the little chinnie so I took it . Was one of the best decisions I made.
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Re: How Did You Get Your First Chin?
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2009, 11:30:38 AM »

I just got mine from a breeder. ;)
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Re: How Did You Get Your First Chin?
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2009, 03:25:45 PM »

I'd been doing a lot of research and really looking into getting a chin so my boyfriend got me one for Valentine's Day!
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