Hello!

EmilyLiliLove · Nov 21, 2014

I have 6 chinchillas, 2 female and 4 male. I rescue abused, unwanted or homeless chinchillas and give them a forever home with me. The only chins I have that weren't rescues are Sassy and Pepper.

Other pets:
2 Degus both female. If you don't know what they are you should look them up, they are great pets. 3 hamsters, 1 male syrian, 1 male dwarf and 1 female syrian.

Sassy was born May 27, 2014 (my birthday). She has her own double cage, critter nation bottom and a ferret nation top. She is grey and a violet carrier.

Sky was born December 25, 2013 (yes Christmas). She has a double ferret nation to herself. Sky is beige.

Batman was born October 19, 2010. Pepper was born July 9, 2012. They share a double critter nation. Both are dark standards.

Jekyll/Hyde were born June 15, 2014. They share a double ferret nation. Jekyll is hetero beige and Hyde is charcoal.

I own 6 sections of ferret nation and 4 critter nation in total and I paid under $500 for all my chins and cages.

I make most of my toys. I also make my own kiln pine ledges. I don't use the shelves in my cages because i have TONS of ledges. I also make my own hideaway houses. I also use cardboard to make toys as well.

The treats my chins get are: raisins, dried banana, popcorn, cheerios and shredded wheats. They get hay from a local farm, vet said it's fine. They also get hay cubes and pellets.

They each have their own dust bath houses and get dust baths daily. I get Oxbow brand dust.

I have a "pet proof" bedroom dedicated to their cages and it's also their playroom.
Batman/Sassy/Pepper have playtime 7pm-10pm nightly.
Sassy has to have playtime with them or she just sits by their cage crying. I am positive she is in love with the two
Jekyll/Hyde/Sky have playtime from 10pm-1am
Sky refuses to play with the other three so she plays with these two.

I feed my chins Oxbow brand food pellets. I also give each if them half an Oxbow multi-vitamin daily. As of now Sassy is being fed Alfalfa hay with regular hay because she is really small, even for a 5 month old.

I treat my pets not as pets but my children.

My Babies:
Chinchillas: Sassy,Sky,Batman,Pepper,Jekyll,Hyde
Hamsters: Nibbler,Who,Serenity
Degus: Lily,Rose

Stackie · Nov 22, 2014

Welcome to the forum! I do want to point out that popcorn, raisins, and dried bananas are not good treats for chins and can actually cause health problems. Cherrios and shredded wheat are fine to give.

cindyv3737 · Nov 22, 2014

Welcome! Please be careful with the treats. I made the same mistake when I got my first chin. She now thinking apple sticks are treats.

EmilyLiliLove · Nov 24, 2014

Got 4 more last night. They come from a family that couldn't take care of them anymore. They came with a double critter nation and TONS of supplies.

Deuce. Born January 1, 2010. Coco's father. He has a single critter nation.

Butterfly. Born February 14, 2010. Coco's mother. She loves to cuddle with Coco and Lucky. She shares a double critter nation with Coco and Lucky.

Coco. Born October 31, 2014. She is one tiny chinchilla! She is a sweet and naughty chinchilla. She shares a double critter nation with Butterfly and Lucky.

Lucky. Born March 17, 2009. I was told he was named Lucky because he was born on St Patrick's Day and he had to have a hind leg amputated as a baby (unsure of the reason). He HATES being picked up but LOVES to cuddle. He is also fixed so he can share a cage with the females. He shares a double critter nation with Coco and Butterfly.

The females are all grey. The two males are grey but their bellies are white.

I was also told they got all of them because of the dates they were born. Then Coco came along on a special day as well.