Hi all! I am Patty and my family just adopted 2 wonderful girls, Daisy May and Pippin!
I have had chinchillas before so when we walked into the small animal room at our local rescue and saw their cute little faces I was smitten right away.
Pippin is 5 and is a bit of a chunk. She has had the hardest time adjusting to her new home. But we just moved them into a bigger cage and she seems happier.
Daisy May is 3. Apparently when she was young she had some sort of eye infection and is now almost blind in her right eye. You wouldn't know it though! Her coat also looks like she is a fur chewer. Honestly though, I have never seen her chew her fur. The story from her previous owner is that she also had a skin issue and her fur never grew back right. Don't know if that makes sense or not.
They are just the cutest things and we are having so much fun with them here. Like I mentioned, the cage they came in was better than a lot but I still felt it was to small and boring. So we just got them a bigger cage. I made a bunch of pine shelves and have been ordering goodies up the wazoo from members here. Can't wait for it all to arrive!
I have already learned so much just by reading this site every night. Thank you all so much.
Now some pics!
Pippin...
Daisy May...
Pippin guarding her food...
Daisy May...
Play time (all my girls!)...
I have had chinchillas before so when we walked into the small animal room at our local rescue and saw their cute little faces I was smitten right away.
Pippin is 5 and is a bit of a chunk. She has had the hardest time adjusting to her new home. But we just moved them into a bigger cage and she seems happier.
Daisy May is 3. Apparently when she was young she had some sort of eye infection and is now almost blind in her right eye. You wouldn't know it though! Her coat also looks like she is a fur chewer. Honestly though, I have never seen her chew her fur. The story from her previous owner is that she also had a skin issue and her fur never grew back right. Don't know if that makes sense or not.
They are just the cutest things and we are having so much fun with them here. Like I mentioned, the cage they came in was better than a lot but I still felt it was to small and boring. So we just got them a bigger cage. I made a bunch of pine shelves and have been ordering goodies up the wazoo from members here. Can't wait for it all to arrive!
I have already learned so much just by reading this site every night. Thank you all so much.
Now some pics!
Pippin...
Daisy May...
Pippin guarding her food...
Daisy May...
Play time (all my girls!)...
