How to Buy & Care for Chinchillas : How to Buy a Chinchilla From a Pet Store

by Shanna on June 26, 2010


Figure out how to buy a chinchilla from a pet store in this free video. Expert: Lauren Von Lehe Bio: Lauren Von Lehe began the Chinchilla Rescue and Adoption Network while living in Arizona and working at the Second Chance Center for Animals. Filmmaker: Daron Stetner

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Jalozyin June 26, 2010 at 10:28 pm

i had a gray chinchilla for a long time. old age. R.I.P Bagera! i love you and miss you!

aintyobabydaddy984 June 26, 2010 at 10:29 pm

dude. im the kind of person who finds the most weirdest looking chinchilla and buys it! who cares if its bred and looks weird, its your best friend! not something to just look at. its your buddy and thats all that matters. pet stores treat animals badly behind the scenes sometimes. so its important to help rescue those ones too.

aintyobabydaddy984 June 26, 2010 at 10:31 pm

@YeahThatsRightDude fur use is wrong

D0nRidah June 26, 2010 at 10:41 pm

suck my dick hoe

YeahThatsRightDude June 26, 2010 at 11:30 pm

STOP READING YOUR NOTES!!!!!!
Ya know, Chinchillas make very nice winter coats. OOHHHH so warm!!!

INoMzI June 26, 2010 at 11:55 pm

pet stores are fine but i suggest smaller ones for example in my local town i have 2 pet shops one big company called pets and home and a small “unknown” pet store called dabners the problem with the big company pet shops is they tend to ship the animals in bulk where as this small store order them in as u ask for them and tend to look after them better untill u arive to take ur chin or other rodent home

DeathbyDusk June 27, 2010 at 12:24 am

@keokirhodes Yeah, but most people make spur of the momment discisions to get a chinchilla are because thier cute. Not realising they have an absurdly long life span for a rodent. And like bunnies they love contact with people.Mine loved hanging out on my shoulders or head. Only got on the head with a hat on, found that one out the hard way, he pooped. Kids get them and oh no, they dont like being picked up, they dont wanna take care of them anymore. Its good yours found a good home with you :D

keokirhodes June 27, 2010 at 12:54 am

I got my chinchilla from a pet store, and I gotta say, freaking coolest chinchilla I’ve ever experienced. Her name’s Maro and she’s so tame at this point it’s ridiculous.

She comes when I call her, taught her how to walk without use of treats (just my finger to pet her), and even sleeps at the foot of the bed with us now.

It was a mom & pop pet store though and they only had her for a few days and ways given to (or sold) to them from a breeder.

mrkatala June 27, 2010 at 1:32 am

@SystematicMasochism OOps your comment is 2 years old

mrkatala June 27, 2010 at 2:18 am

@SystematicMasochism Okay I know my reply is a bit stupid. But someone might understand you bought your human baby from a pet store and named her chinnie. I’m just sayin’ :D

awsome11111117 June 27, 2010 at 3:03 am

haha shes reading it on a paper

mbenson2790 June 27, 2010 at 3:13 am

@engeljakob are they good? i love rabbit

mbenson2790 June 27, 2010 at 3:53 am

most pet stores help you, if they don’t than their idiots and you shouldn’t shop there

mcrkt June 27, 2010 at 4:53 am

i like chinchillas but i wanna shove one down this girls troat

bluberz June 27, 2010 at 5:21 am

how do i know if my chinchilla has a fur ring?

engeljakob June 27, 2010 at 5:46 am

i like to eat one!

mrkittycum June 27, 2010 at 6:44 am

thats the fun part :D

iloveflightattending June 27, 2010 at 7:23 am

Chinchillas are boring, all they do is sit there.

karatewarrior117 June 27, 2010 at 7:46 am

Wtf lower quality animals???

MsZoologist1 June 27, 2010 at 8:39 am

Way to make it look like your NOT reading your lines.

ghspinner June 27, 2010 at 8:41 am

i have had chinchillas in the past, but iv always got them when there were a lil older. But i would like to get a baby,and i was not forsure what is the best age to get one at.

kedatr June 27, 2010 at 9:33 am

thats expansive the chinhillas at my pet store are $30 lol

lHiddenSpirit June 27, 2010 at 10:14 am

Well store bought pets of anything is bad cos I had 4 hamsters that were ment to be girls and two ended up being boys.

CourtneyKangaroo June 27, 2010 at 10:35 am

I’m thinking about getting a chinchilla but they seem very hard to manage and very active. Do they calm down after they get used to you? I just want to make sure that I won’t have an over active pet that I can’t cuddle from time to time or end up losing when they’re out of their cage.

TheSmartdude11 June 27, 2010 at 10:51 am

but what if u but it at pet smart is it still not healthy ?

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