Hello, I'm a new chinchilla owner.

[beemarie]

Hello.
I'm Brittany. I'm 20 years old. I got a chinchilla Sunday. I adopted him as a rescue. I was lucky that the breeder from NJ, who I got him from, led me in the right direction with her knowledge and to this site.

His original was Lance. I wanted to name him Benedict but he doesn't seem to like it. He likes Benny better, he comes to that the most. He's about a year old. He's still a little skittish but I know it will change in time. He's coming around faster than I thought he would. When I am talking to him and he runs in his hidie hole, I will say "Where you go?" and he will pop his head out or come to me. It's the cutest thing. I absolutely love him, I'm so happy I found him. I can already tell he's going to be spoiled.

 

[tunes]

Welcome to both you and Benny.

 

[beemarie]

Thank you for welcoming us. I can tell I'm going to be addicted to this website.

 

[kurilla22]

:welcome6: : )

 

[cindyv3737]

Welcome.

 

[Jenn]

Hi and a warm welcome to the two of you. We would love to see a pic of Benny!

 

[Sandi]

Hello and welcome to the forum! Love the name Benny )

 

[momenteller]

:welcomewagon:

 

[beemarie]

He will only let me take photos of him on this side. He moves every time, I try to take a picture of him from a different angle. That must be what he thinks is his good side. :thumbsup: but i don't know how he can choose a side when he's soo cute

 

[beemarie]

Hello and welcome to the forum! Love the name Benny )

I see that you have benny and jets. my friend sings bah bah bennie and the jets every time I talk about him. and i just cant help but laugh :rofl:

 

[Lillybabe]

Welcome! It's great to have you. Congrats on Benny. Your ride should go smoother than many having found good information first rather than years or months later.

 

[Mt. Zion Chins]

WELCOME !!! glad you decided to join. You will learn a lot here

 

[Katie_2013]

Welcome! I would be lost without this site! Would live to see pictures of your little Benny

 

[Khammy]

Hello and welcome to both you and Benny

 

[lauralynne]

Hello & Welcome! Benny is a bright-eyed cutie!

 

[Steelergirlsdaughter]

Welcome.He's soo cute. I also got a chin a day after Christmas. My mom say's there "her" chinchilla's but i tell her there mine even tho she calls them hers. I have 2 1's name is peanut nd the other is mousey i love them! Me and my mom let them play outside there cage they run nd jump then they start to crawl all over you. When i let them out they start to squeak a lot nd talk to each other. Chinchilla's are adorable but they don't seem to like to get held or cuddled. Hope you have fun with ur chin. He's soo cute!

 

[beemarie]

I just love that picture of him. he just loves the camera lol.

 

[Steelergirl]

Celebrity and welCome to the site. I am new too. I think it is wonderful that you rescued a chin. I read a little bit about them before I got mine that they are way way way more work than you think. they need a lot of love and attention, but their love and companionship is worth it. I just wished they would cuddle a little bit more. They crawl over me and cuddle with me a little bit but I mean I want them to really really cuddle and let me pet them for an hour like my lazy cat does,lol. I heard a lot of chins don't like held and cuddled a lot,but at least mine put up with it a
little. They still just like to play a lot. probably because they are still young. sorry for talking so much I just like talking about my chins, but I really wanted to welcome you.
Tammy

 

[beemarie]

Welcome to the site too. Ohh its okay. i talk about benny all day long.
my friends probably get sick of me talking about him. so this site is nice.
Benny is still a little skiddish with me holding him but I just have to give him time.