I don't know what happened to them, that is the problem! A friend of my daughter (13 years old) got two Chinchs ( a mated, bonded pair) from a pet store. The store said someone had brought them in saying they couldn't do this anymore, dumped them on the counter and left! The friend had them about two weeks, no air conditioning, no quiet quarters to sleep in during day time, way too many raisins and treats and no fresh hay. He told my daughter his Mom was allergic and needed a new home for them immediately.
She had been wanting a chinchilla (yes, one chinchilla, see how little we knew?) for a couple of years, and I said yes. The first week or so, we got the education of our lives, thanks to this forum! After about $700.00 in air conditioning, new habitat, vitamins, treats, toys, etc, we came in one morning to find a new baby in the habitat! Another round of habitat and support stuff buying and I thought we would be OK, but the Daddy just quit eating and drinking, only begging to be held. He died in my arms.
Now I can tell by the way he acted, and her too, that SOMEBODY SOMETIME SOMEWHERE was kind to these two little ones. They came to us very sweet, and very understanding. No biting, no barking, no withdrawal. The little Man was especially friendly
So their lives couldn't have always been so topsy turvy. But the weeks in the pet store (
) and at the boys house(
), and then yet another new home with us
, had to be very stressful. And her expecting the whole time
! She has calmed down with the nighttime barking a little bit. But I still worry about what she had to go through to give us this one precious little kit.
Thanks for your answer, and reassurance. I used to be a foster mom for whatever children no one else would take. I tended to get teenagers, and troublemakers who mostly needed a good meal and a good hug. Guess I will just do that all over again, until she realizes she is safe, and at home, finally.
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