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General Chat / New Chin
« on: March 03, 2010, 02:37:16 AM »Hello, im new to the site and new to owning chinchillas. I currently have only one and have only had it for two days so far. I currently work at a petsmart and we just started selling chinchillas we have only had three so far and still have one. I remember getting pretty attached to the first one we had and was sad when we sold it because I wasnt even there to make sure the people were a good home for her. I would have gotten her but she was $150. I recently decided I wanted a chinchilla and was searching on craigslist and came across an ad for one for &80 with cage and everything. So I went and talked to the guy to find out the chinchilla he was selling was the very first chinchilla we sold, he had gotten her for his girlfriend but they recently broke up. So it all ended well I got the chinchilla I wanted. Her cage is made out of galvanized steel though and there wasnt anything on the bottom so she has been walking on those thin steel wires which have huge gaps in between them and her feet were slipping through. We got some cardboard and put it in a pillow case then put it on the bottom.
My only question is how do I tame her? She freaks out when we hold her and starts kicking. Is she always going to be timid? We can reach in her cage and pet her for a second or two somtimes but then she usually runs off. What are some things me and my boyfriend can do to gain her trust and tame her down?
My only question is how do I tame her? She freaks out when we hold her and starts kicking. Is she always going to be timid? We can reach in her cage and pet her for a second or two somtimes but then she usually runs off. What are some things me and my boyfriend can do to gain her trust and tame her down?