That's a lovely offer...but I don't really have time to travel right now.
My life is pretty busy. I just got married late September, still dealing with all the name changing and settling in.
I work over 40 hours a week as a Professional Nanny...I am basically raising a set of triplet girls that will be 2 years old on the 20th of this month (been with them since birth).
My husband started a new Teaching position just a month before our Wedding, and he's still settling into that...also works over 40 hours.
I give my chinchillas as much attention as I can in the mornings/evenings/weekends - but still I often feel like it's not enough. I don't know how I could ever squeeze a day of travel into the mix at this time....although I greatly appreciate the offer!!
To be honest, I had actually been looking to re-home Schroeder about 2 weeks before he got sick. I wasn't trying to sell him for money or anything... I was just worried that I wasn't giving him enough attention. I tried to get someone in my family or friend circle to take him in & love him... but I was very upfront about his needs (about free-run every day, air conditioning, their sensitive nature, large cage, etc)...and it turned everyone off to him (they hoped he'd be a low-maintenance cuddly pet, I guess). It wasn't that I wanted to get rid of him, I was just concerned. Dewey is easier... he's box trained, doesn't chew on anything, is well behaved during free run (where he has run of the entire house). He doesn't LIKE a lot of attention. But since the 2 boys don't get along, I have to do everything separate and keep them apart...and it sucks up more time that way. I feel like my husband ends up getting "the short end of the stick" because whenever I am home I'm all about the chins, and he's alone. It's hard, ya'know? I love both chinchillas...but rescuing Schroeder wasn't part of "the plan" (I was actually just wanting to purchase a CAGE from some dude on Craigslist, but when I saw the living conditions, I felt awful, and offered $100 for Schroeder). Anyway, all that said, you understand why I don't have much TIME in my life. And now I'm giving even MORE time to try and help Schroeder get healthy again. Adds more stress to an already stressful situation. I just wish nobody had to suffer/sacrifice. Sucks.