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 Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:12 pm
Alright I need some opinions...should I rehome my 6 year old standard grey and 4 year old mosaic chinchillas. I love them to death but I want something I can really cuddle with so I was thinking of rehoming these two and getting a 9 week old baby chin. that is better behaved. What should I do?
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:38 pm
So you are going to rehome your adult chins that are most likely ill behaved do to lack of socialization and buy a baby chin in their place? Thus you want to hand your problem off to someone else? Chinchillas are not what I would ever classify as a cuddly pet. Well socialized ones may hop on your lap or should for a few minutes of scritches, but they are not the sort of animal that once to be restricted andclung to for long stretches.
In short, I think this is a bad idea.
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:47 pm
Yeah it's crossed my mind, I guess I was just in such an ill mood earlier my poor babies almost got dumped...I feel awful about it.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:36 am
yeah, not the best idea in the world. its never too late to try to bond enough with an animal so they will want to spend time with you. plus 6 is still kind of young for a chin
im not trying to be rde, but it would be like putting your dog in the shelter so you could buy a puppy
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:48 pm
I'm with Krissim... Not a good idea.
Chins can be worked with at any age and improve the way they interact with you, just gotta be patient. And no, they're never going to be a "cuddly" pet, they're just not comfortable with that.
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