Hello! Inca & Dory here!

[Incadory]

A little nervous about actually participating in the chinchilla community, although I have stalked it for quite some time. xD

Anyway, this is my chinchilla Dory:



She is about four years old now, though I have only owned her for one year of her life. When I first got her she had diarrhea due to the amount of treats her owners were feeding her. :C Now she is on a much better diet and has a very loving home

This is/was Inca:



I think the picture adequately sums up her personality. She was always curious and I could never really get a proper picture without her trying to eat the camera. She passed away recently and unexpectedly. She was right in between vet visits for her bumblefoot, which she was getting light therapy for. I've shared ten years of my life with her, i just...


I hope participating in this community will be a positive experience for me as a chin owner. Although I try my best as an owner I feel like there are still aspects to improve upon that I hope this community will help me with.

And as a newbie here, I have questions. I noticed the boards here aren't as fast as some other forums I have been on. What's considered an appropriate amount of time to respond to threads here? For example, can I respond to threads that are two weeks old? Or at that time will I just seem like an annoyance? What is the usual time frame for responses?

Again, a lil nervous. >.<

 

[Pepperpot]

Hello, and welcome. Don't be nervous, it's a great forum full of nice chin people.

 

[LYChinchillas]

Aww I understand! Sometimes it can be nerve-wracking to join a particular community, and oftentimes chinchilla owners can be pretty.. direct, but I've found this forum to be incredibly helpful and honest, and that's just about the best thing when it comes to learning about how to be a better pet owner.

Welcome!

 

[Minccino]

Welcome!! :wave: I'm glad you decided to join us.
I am so sorry for your loss. your chins look very sweet.

I am used to more active boards too (dogforums) so it is kind of weird to see posts several months...sometimes even years old, on the first page! Lol but use your judgement. Replying to an old thread is ok IMO if it's a poll or some really general. However, if it's a thread related to a specific chin and poster (that is probably long gone) I would leave it. Hopefully that makes sense!?

 

[Incadory]

Thank you guys! I'm happy you guys are so welcoming, it makes me feel so much less nervous about joining.

oftentimes chinchilla owners can be pretty.. direct, but I've found this forum to be incredibly helpful and honest, and that's just about the best thing when it comes to learning about how to be a better pet owner.

And yes, chinchilla owners can be pretty direct. But I have been quietly observing the community for a while now, and I feel like that same directness has been very helpful to me as a chinchilla owner. Maybe by more actively participating in the community I can gain a little more of that directness that I otherwise wouldn't. C:

Replying to an old thread is ok IMO if it's a poll or some really general. However, if it's a thread related to a specific chin and poster (that is probably long gone) I would leave it. Hopefully that makes sense!?

Yes! That definitely makes sense. Thank you very much for your reply, I was quite nervous about replying to anything just because I didn't want to be an annoyance on the forums. I think with this information in mind I will feel more confident commenting on threads.

Again, thank you guys so much for being so welcoming! I hope that I can adequately participate in this community!