Aileen,
The picture on my page is one of my "now champion"! Tippy is my first born chinchilla that we bred. This picture was taken when he was (I think) a couple of months old. He won the Grand Champion of Show this past year 2006 in Rock Hill, SC for the Southeast Coastal Chapter of the MCBA. We took him to the National Show in Auburn, IN and he placed as the Reserve Champion of his color section overall.....so I am very proud of my Tippy! He does like to be snuggled.
My name Sweetnessheart comes from my first born son. When he was born he had a birth mark the shape of a small heart. I said ...."Look it is a sweet little heart." The name grew from there....so Joseph's pet name is Sweetnessheart. He is now 13, but he still knows when mama calls Sweetnessheart I am talking to him.....he doesn't seem to mind, but I am sure one day as he gets older he may.