BG's Birthday Chinchillas - January 28th, 2007 at 05:33 AM
When our Granddaughter was asked what she wanted for her birthday, she said that she wanted a pet of her own. (I guess that all the fish, doves, pheasants, homing pigeons, quail & chickens they already have aren't cuddly enough!) Her folks didn't want to go the guinea pig route again because of allergies to pet dander, so they did some research & shopped around until they found a lady who had a pair of Chinchillas to sell for a good price.
I'd never seen a Chinchilla close up before, but they're fascinating creatures! I don't think that "soft" can describe them, as they're BEYOND soft! Their coats feel like air, & I've never petted another animal as soft as these are!
(But their tails are as course as wire brushes!)
My son built a nice roomy cage for them, with plenty of platforms for them to jump up & down & back & forth on, & they seem to be pretty happy.
All dolled up for her party with butterfly sparkles on her cheek, butterfly stickers on polished fingernails, a butterfly hair clip & a dragonfly necklace & ring (all sent to her by her Garden Aunt Lynne), she was one happy 8 year old today!
I'd never seen a Chinchilla close up before, but they're fascinating creatures! I don't think that "soft" can describe them, as they're BEYOND soft! Their coats feel like air, & I've never petted another animal as soft as these are!
(But their tails are as course as wire brushes!)
My son built a nice roomy cage for them, with plenty of platforms for them to jump up & down & back & forth on, & they seem to be pretty happy.
All dolled up for her party with butterfly sparkles on her cheek, butterfly stickers on polished fingernails, a butterfly hair clip & a dragonfly necklace & ring (all sent to her by her Garden Aunt Lynne), she was one happy 8 year old today!