zombiezeatbrain
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Nietzsche (pronounced Nee-Chee): named after my favorite philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche
The name game..what in your chins name?
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PebblesAndAbby
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I couldnt think of a name to name my first chinchilla pebbles.. i was eating fruity pebbles and i said PEBBLES!! and since then 5 years ago shes been my little pebbs or pebbles.. and for my second chinchilla abby.. i had her named before i even picked her out at the breeder
Mummypig
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Poppy- we got her on Rememberance Day (or 'Poppy day') and my 5 year old wanted to call her that
Jasmine - we went to the theatre to watch Aladdin as pantomime (obviously Princess Jasmine is the heroine) it was my 3 year old's choice and it fitted with the floral theme.
Jasmine - we went to the theatre to watch Aladdin as pantomime (obviously Princess Jasmine is the heroine) it was my 3 year old's choice and it fitted with the floral theme.
chin2heart
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Have to say, I love looking at everybody's avatar pictures. Keep 'em coming!
We've got three little furballs: sisters Zu Zu and Peep, and a rescued chinnie, Smidgen. We adopted the sisters a couple days after Christmas and spent New Years' Eve putting together their cage (with liberal quantities of margaritas) and watching "It's a Wonderful Life". Zu Zu is the youngest of Jimmy Stewart's children in that movie and the name stuck. Peep came about because, as she was the smaller of the two, made this odd peep sound when we got her. However, she had a growth spurt and now is the larger of the two (never met a raisin she didn't like); on occasion she's called "Peepzilla". Smidgen was rescued along with her mother, Mutzi, and was named because, due to some perhaps inbreeding or genetic issues, she's very small and has neurological issues. Sadly, Mutzi passed away last summer and Smidgen has had a rough time adjusting to the loss. She will attack the other two if she sees them. We must keep them in separate cages with blankets covering them so she doesn't go crazy when they're in sight. She is very loving towards me and loves her "out" time.
We've got three little furballs: sisters Zu Zu and Peep, and a rescued chinnie, Smidgen. We adopted the sisters a couple days after Christmas and spent New Years' Eve putting together their cage (with liberal quantities of margaritas) and watching "It's a Wonderful Life". Zu Zu is the youngest of Jimmy Stewart's children in that movie and the name stuck. Peep came about because, as she was the smaller of the two, made this odd peep sound when we got her. However, she had a growth spurt and now is the larger of the two (never met a raisin she didn't like); on occasion she's called "Peepzilla". Smidgen was rescued along with her mother, Mutzi, and was named because, due to some perhaps inbreeding or genetic issues, she's very small and has neurological issues. Sadly, Mutzi passed away last summer and Smidgen has had a rough time adjusting to the loss. She will attack the other two if she sees them. We must keep them in separate cages with blankets covering them so she doesn't go crazy when they're in sight. She is very loving towards me and loves her "out" time.
Irishsk8r66
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I am in love with the movie the Indredibles and when I watched a youtube video of chinchillas playing for the first time I realized that Dash (the son from the Incredibles) was the perfect name, and when I met my little guy it just seemed right. Although I do call him my little pooper usually and sometimes even just Chinchilla because I had been talking about getting one long before I actually got one, so we always referred to him as chinchilla so it kind of stuck. lol Thatll have to stop when I get another one though... lol
minrex
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Kahlua is named for her color.
Bella just seemed like a good name for a pretty violet. I've had people say, "oh, you're a Twilight fan?" NO! I named Bella before I'd ever heard of the book series, and if I had read Twilight before I got my chins I would never have named my girl Bella.
Bella just seemed like a good name for a pretty violet. I've had people say, "oh, you're a Twilight fan?" NO! I named Bella before I'd ever heard of the book series, and if I had read Twilight before I got my chins I would never have named my girl Bella.
DevnChip
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My goodness this thread has really taken off! So much creativity. And the stories behind some of these are so touching. I wish I had more to add about Chipper. Most of this is about my long list of other pets. Chipper first so you can skip on if you wish.
My chin came with his name and I figured since he was 4 or so years old he should keep it since he was probably familiar with it. Chipper was what I was told and he does seem to recognize it but he responds to being talked to more than anything else. I've called him Chip, Chip-E, Fuzzy, Fuzzamuffin, Chip-Er-Nate-Or, Chin-Chill-Ah!, Critter, and Little Monster with the same result as Chipper. He looks for the shreddy.
I have a house full of birds, most of which I named. We'll start with the order they came in:
1 orange weaver - Homer (hubby named) There were two and he said Homer and Marge. I had nothing so it stuck. They were both female. Homer, or Pretty Girl as I call her, is living the good life since Marge passed away. Apparently weavers stress each other out.
1 white fantail pigeon - Sam (also named by the hubby) He left the yard he was to live in and couldn't figure out how to get back. He was Casey before he showed up at my office and it took months before I identified the co-worker who owned him. She was delighted he was still alive and offered his old name but told me I was welcome to keep him since he didn't stay put. Fantails don't home and she wanted a garden pigeon that would. Sam/Casey needed a cage and I was more than happy to keep him. He's my Pigeon Pie. He responds to his name and his nickname.
Despite the pigeon and the finch, I wanted budgies and when we got our house I got them. Gypsy was first but she came with a cold and I missed the signs. I thought she was quite because she missed her cagemates so we went right back and got her a buddy.
1 light blue budgie - Feathers He doted on Gypsy and made her the most comfortable patient ever, helping me miss completely that she needed help. When it finally hit me, I of course, took her to a vet. An incompetant one who treated her for perch rash rather than for her illness. Gypsy passed and Feathers went into mourning so we had to go get him a buddy.
1 yellow/green/blue budgie - Summer, aka Crazy Bird She's a bit flighty (pardon the pun). They're so cute together though. As long as she makes Feathers happy she can be as crazy as she wants.
There are two floors to our home and I wanted to recreate my childhood of birds in my room.
yellow budgie girl - Lemon and green budgie boy - Lime Another lovey pair of budgies. They were purchased together and they've never been separated as long as we've had them, so they go to the vet together even if only one is being seen.
The "I guess I'm a rescue" moment: A friend had a co-worker ask her to take a pair of budgies, cage and all. She then told me about them and hubby said yes. They came with the names Plucky and Angel. Plucky is male and white with sky blue accented with yellow. Angel is female and solid white. They're my most lovey pair of budgies, my loudest and my best fliers. They showed me how an accomplished flyer navigates a room! Plucky can do this for hours.
"I Guess I'm a Rescue" confirmed: I dropped an injured Canadian goose off at an animal rescue and they had a pair of plain old rock dove fledglings (aka street pigeons), I got asked to foster them. I was told they couldn't be released but the reason they were there was because they had been found out of the nest and mistaken for abandoned. All I needed to do was feed them until they could fly. I named them Checkers and Jax. Checkers had a speckled pattern on her wings and, well, Jax fell victim to an association naming. Games were on my mind I guess. Checkers developed an instant deep fear of anything handed to her. Jax treated me like I was mommy. I released Checkers to the care of a large pigeon flock because I figured she'd rather take her chances with her own kind than cower in the corner of a box for the rest of her life. Jax became Sam's companion. They're roommates only, not best buds. There seems to be some kind of competition for my attention going on there. Who knew pigeons were so territorial? Sheesh.
1 male standard cockatiel - Picco I'm not sure of the spelling, but the name came with this bird and he responds to it quite well. Hubby wanted to change it early on, but Picco knows who he is and that was that.
Then came a purple pincher hermit crab male prenamed Spike, from the co-worker who brought me Chipper the following year. After Spike sparked my interest in hermit crabs (and survived a molt), I added 2 more hermit crabs to his habitiat. I named them Pearl and Rocky. They're both male. Pearl is named after the pearly plate on his back and Rocky is named after the shell he came in that looked more like a rock.
1 female pearled cockatiel - Stitch She was the last cockatiel at our local Petco and she looked so cute but lonely. She seemed friendly and Picco was so bored by himself all day. I had the money in my pocket. See it coming? I wanted to go with a matching theme and wasn't about to reinforce that Picco was named for the electric company. I decided to go with a thread theme. Maybe his name was spelled picot. It was just natural to follow that with Stitch. They're best buds but don't really know what to do with eachother. He doesn't want her to touch him and doesn't know how to preen her. It's comical to watch. She takes whatever attention he'll give her and she's so gentle with us. She's a doll. And she knows her name, too.
My co-worker seemed very interested in my updates on his little friend Spike, then told me about a chinchilla he was fostering. I waited a month before taking in Chipper, then a few months later the same co-worker gave me another hermit crab named Max. Max turned out to be female so I changed her name to Maxine. She had a hole in her exoskeleton when she came to me, but after several molts she's good as new. She eats like two Spikes! The crabs don't seem to care if I'm talking or not. They just don't want me to move. Shadows freak them out.
And that's everybody!
My chin came with his name and I figured since he was 4 or so years old he should keep it since he was probably familiar with it. Chipper was what I was told and he does seem to recognize it but he responds to being talked to more than anything else. I've called him Chip, Chip-E, Fuzzy, Fuzzamuffin, Chip-Er-Nate-Or, Chin-Chill-Ah!, Critter, and Little Monster with the same result as Chipper. He looks for the shreddy.
I have a house full of birds, most of which I named. We'll start with the order they came in:
1 orange weaver - Homer (hubby named) There were two and he said Homer and Marge. I had nothing so it stuck. They were both female. Homer, or Pretty Girl as I call her, is living the good life since Marge passed away. Apparently weavers stress each other out.
1 white fantail pigeon - Sam (also named by the hubby) He left the yard he was to live in and couldn't figure out how to get back. He was Casey before he showed up at my office and it took months before I identified the co-worker who owned him. She was delighted he was still alive and offered his old name but told me I was welcome to keep him since he didn't stay put. Fantails don't home and she wanted a garden pigeon that would. Sam/Casey needed a cage and I was more than happy to keep him. He's my Pigeon Pie. He responds to his name and his nickname.
Despite the pigeon and the finch, I wanted budgies and when we got our house I got them. Gypsy was first but she came with a cold and I missed the signs. I thought she was quite because she missed her cagemates so we went right back and got her a buddy.
1 light blue budgie - Feathers He doted on Gypsy and made her the most comfortable patient ever, helping me miss completely that she needed help. When it finally hit me, I of course, took her to a vet. An incompetant one who treated her for perch rash rather than for her illness. Gypsy passed and Feathers went into mourning so we had to go get him a buddy.
1 yellow/green/blue budgie - Summer, aka Crazy Bird She's a bit flighty (pardon the pun). They're so cute together though. As long as she makes Feathers happy she can be as crazy as she wants.
There are two floors to our home and I wanted to recreate my childhood of birds in my room.
yellow budgie girl - Lemon and green budgie boy - Lime Another lovey pair of budgies. They were purchased together and they've never been separated as long as we've had them, so they go to the vet together even if only one is being seen.
The "I guess I'm a rescue" moment: A friend had a co-worker ask her to take a pair of budgies, cage and all. She then told me about them and hubby said yes. They came with the names Plucky and Angel. Plucky is male and white with sky blue accented with yellow. Angel is female and solid white. They're my most lovey pair of budgies, my loudest and my best fliers. They showed me how an accomplished flyer navigates a room! Plucky can do this for hours.
"I Guess I'm a Rescue" confirmed: I dropped an injured Canadian goose off at an animal rescue and they had a pair of plain old rock dove fledglings (aka street pigeons), I got asked to foster them. I was told they couldn't be released but the reason they were there was because they had been found out of the nest and mistaken for abandoned. All I needed to do was feed them until they could fly. I named them Checkers and Jax. Checkers had a speckled pattern on her wings and, well, Jax fell victim to an association naming. Games were on my mind I guess. Checkers developed an instant deep fear of anything handed to her. Jax treated me like I was mommy. I released Checkers to the care of a large pigeon flock because I figured she'd rather take her chances with her own kind than cower in the corner of a box for the rest of her life. Jax became Sam's companion. They're roommates only, not best buds. There seems to be some kind of competition for my attention going on there. Who knew pigeons were so territorial? Sheesh.
1 male standard cockatiel - Picco I'm not sure of the spelling, but the name came with this bird and he responds to it quite well. Hubby wanted to change it early on, but Picco knows who he is and that was that.
Then came a purple pincher hermit crab male prenamed Spike, from the co-worker who brought me Chipper the following year. After Spike sparked my interest in hermit crabs (and survived a molt), I added 2 more hermit crabs to his habitiat. I named them Pearl and Rocky. They're both male. Pearl is named after the pearly plate on his back and Rocky is named after the shell he came in that looked more like a rock.
1 female pearled cockatiel - Stitch She was the last cockatiel at our local Petco and she looked so cute but lonely. She seemed friendly and Picco was so bored by himself all day. I had the money in my pocket. See it coming? I wanted to go with a matching theme and wasn't about to reinforce that Picco was named for the electric company. I decided to go with a thread theme. Maybe his name was spelled picot. It was just natural to follow that with Stitch. They're best buds but don't really know what to do with eachother. He doesn't want her to touch him and doesn't know how to preen her. It's comical to watch. She takes whatever attention he'll give her and she's so gentle with us. She's a doll. And she knows her name, too.
My co-worker seemed very interested in my updates on his little friend Spike, then told me about a chinchilla he was fostering. I waited a month before taking in Chipper, then a few months later the same co-worker gave me another hermit crab named Max. Max turned out to be female so I changed her name to Maxine. She had a hole in her exoskeleton when she came to me, but after several molts she's good as new. She eats like two Spikes! The crabs don't seem to care if I'm talking or not. They just don't want me to move. Shadows freak them out.
And that's everybody!
Leowyldemi
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when i had silkie, she was my first chin and i thought her fur was the softest thing i ever touched, silky soft, so she became silkie.
i dreamed kishi's name, about a week before i found her i dreamed i was calling a grey chinnie to come to me saying"here kishi, come here kishi!"
hence her name. altho she became kishi beans, and then beaner
i dreamed kishi's name, about a week before i found her i dreamed i was calling a grey chinnie to come to me saying"here kishi, come here kishi!"
hence her name. altho she became kishi beans, and then beaner
Shooper
"Ellie Mae"
Charlie (Chawwwy) was named because of the Disney movie "All Dogs Go To Heaven". Loved the movie and I'm sure all chins go to heaven too!!
Chin_Up_Sunshine
Chinnie Paparazzi
Toki and Riku are names from foreign countries. Interestingly, Toki means Time in Japanese but is also a Finish Name. Riku is both a Japanese name and a Finish name. I'm not sure what other info there is on those names though.
Soy Sauce is named because I got her as a birthday present from my boyfriend. I was turning 21 and we celebrated at a Chinese restaurant and guess what was on the table... Soy Sauce. I had tried every name before that and was about to give up. I just blurted it out in mid conversation (I had had several 'legal' drinks) and I thought I was a genius so that became her name
My first chin is a beige male named Ares. I wanted hom to have a tough name so what better than the Greek God of war right? My wifes first guy was a mosaic named Loki. Loki was a Norse god, a bit of a trickster. It fit him just perfectly. Loki passed away less than a month ago.
Our next chin is a bv named Jinx. we have a standard grey female name Freya, the norse god of beauty, she has had a rough go of things. She was a difficult birth and sufferd damage to her ear when born. She also damaged her tail when she was young and has a bit of a blunt tail. SHe is still gorgeous to us though. We have a beige kit from CHE named Dean Winchester. Partially from the series supernatural and part because we past a winchester rd on the way to pick him up, he is every bit as brash as his name sake. I also have a breeding pair bought from CHE also a tan lady named Godiva and a beige male named Roberto, they came named. We also have a kit on the way after she is weaned. She is a ebony mosaic whos name will be Sam(antha) Winchester, hopefully a friend to young dean.
Our next chin is a bv named Jinx. we have a standard grey female name Freya, the norse god of beauty, she has had a rough go of things. She was a difficult birth and sufferd damage to her ear when born. She also damaged her tail when she was young and has a bit of a blunt tail. SHe is still gorgeous to us though. We have a beige kit from CHE named Dean Winchester. Partially from the series supernatural and part because we past a winchester rd on the way to pick him up, he is every bit as brash as his name sake. I also have a breeding pair bought from CHE also a tan lady named Godiva and a beige male named Roberto, they came named. We also have a kit on the way after she is weaned. She is a ebony mosaic whos name will be Sam(antha) Winchester, hopefully a friend to young dean.
Chin_Pig
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my first chin came with the name kiko but i thought it was too short so i changed it it kikio (from inuyash but i think spelled different)
then i got Big Ben from the movie Willard, he was a big boy and i know big ben was a mean rat in the movie but i just thought my benny boy looked like him.
then i got kirby, she was a med tan and beautiful! RIP kirby
2 years before kirby passed she gave me my first eb white which i named amigo from 'munchies' a old movie (and yes we say 'amigo' just the way little critter named amigo says it in the movie)
i have 11 breeders and i haven't found fitting names for all of them yet. but i have Maverick, hes big and strong and the name seemed sute him well. i have Mouse, cause shes a fast lil booger and a W/M. i have Ninja cause she can kick her cage door open so i have to attach a spring to keep it shut! i have Cupid cause he has the cutest face ever! i have Curli cause she has a curly tail.
when i have babies born i tried to have the female names start with the year letter and the males end with the year letter.... z was hard so we have a Std. grey male born that my husband named "Teeny Little Super Guy" from sesame street i think?? he also renamed an x female (Xena) to 'speck' because shes a W/M with a dot on her shoulder..
oh i also have a med eb name Chi Chi from dragon ball z because she is moody! lol
then i got Big Ben from the movie Willard, he was a big boy and i know big ben was a mean rat in the movie but i just thought my benny boy looked like him.
then i got kirby, she was a med tan and beautiful! RIP kirby
2 years before kirby passed she gave me my first eb white which i named amigo from 'munchies' a old movie (and yes we say 'amigo' just the way little critter named amigo says it in the movie)
i have 11 breeders and i haven't found fitting names for all of them yet. but i have Maverick, hes big and strong and the name seemed sute him well. i have Mouse, cause shes a fast lil booger and a W/M. i have Ninja cause she can kick her cage door open so i have to attach a spring to keep it shut! i have Cupid cause he has the cutest face ever! i have Curli cause she has a curly tail.
when i have babies born i tried to have the female names start with the year letter and the males end with the year letter.... z was hard so we have a Std. grey male born that my husband named "Teeny Little Super Guy" from sesame street i think?? he also renamed an x female (Xena) to 'speck' because shes a W/M with a dot on her shoulder..
oh i also have a med eb name Chi Chi from dragon ball z because she is moody! lol
AmandaDi
You Have No Idea!
Over the years I've had some that have passed...
MaKenzie, I dunno why I named her that, but I liked it!
Landon, I was watching A Walk to Remember, lol.
Liberty-Starr was born on 9/11.
Bryson-Knight, again, Im not sure, but it sounded neat with Liberty-Starr and they were mates!
Galaxy and Nova were brothers that passed several years apart... they were the first in my "Celestial" Theme after I decided the Starr and Knight sort of fit that too.
Atmosphere, obviously fit in my theme as well.
I still have:
Zander, I was watching XXX and thought Xander Cage was a cool name, but I wanted to change it up some.
Zeke, he had this puff of spikey hair when he was born and it reminded me of Josh Hartnet's hair in one of his movies where his name was Zeke!
Skylar, fits my theme
Kailani, means sea and sky in Hawaiian and it fits my theme!
Moonshadow, she was already named this when I got her and it just fit perfect with my theme!
Cosmo, again, fits my theme!
MaKenzie, I dunno why I named her that, but I liked it!
Landon, I was watching A Walk to Remember, lol.
Liberty-Starr was born on 9/11.
Bryson-Knight, again, Im not sure, but it sounded neat with Liberty-Starr and they were mates!
Galaxy and Nova were brothers that passed several years apart... they were the first in my "Celestial" Theme after I decided the Starr and Knight sort of fit that too.
Atmosphere, obviously fit in my theme as well.
I still have:
Zander, I was watching XXX and thought Xander Cage was a cool name, but I wanted to change it up some.
Zeke, he had this puff of spikey hair when he was born and it reminded me of Josh Hartnet's hair in one of his movies where his name was Zeke!
Skylar, fits my theme
Kailani, means sea and sky in Hawaiian and it fits my theme!
Moonshadow, she was already named this when I got her and it just fit perfect with my theme!
Cosmo, again, fits my theme!
Mookie
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Misty- She was my first chin and I was thinking about dust baths at the time and how cool it would be to watch it. I was going to name her Dusty, but thought of all the "mist" all over when she rolled so Misty popped and she has a mysterious look to her. and since she is a mosiac she has darker spots around her so its like mist in our world.
Cookie- When I first met him he was as sweet as a cookie. Since he is an extra dark ebony, he reminded me of a thin mint. and him and misty make an oreo! and then i was thinking of chocolate chips and double chocolate chunk cookies and the name stuck that he was Cookie (;
Mo- This one was hard to think of. I wanted his name to start with an M because it sounded nice Misty Cookie and Mo. I had loved this book called Inkheart and the girl calls her dad Mo, and i thought it was cute. Theni realized that the initials of my town are MO. and then I was thinking of something to do with chinchillas and realized MOsaic, too bad he wasnt a mosaic :/ haha but he a cuty pink white And Mo just sounds short and sweet. and he is little and sweet <3
Cookie- When I first met him he was as sweet as a cookie. Since he is an extra dark ebony, he reminded me of a thin mint. and him and misty make an oreo! and then i was thinking of chocolate chips and double chocolate chunk cookies and the name stuck that he was Cookie (;
Mo- This one was hard to think of. I wanted his name to start with an M because it sounded nice Misty Cookie and Mo. I had loved this book called Inkheart and the girl calls her dad Mo, and i thought it was cute. Theni realized that the initials of my town are MO. and then I was thinking of something to do with chinchillas and realized MOsaic, too bad he wasnt a mosaic :/ haha but he a cuty pink white
And Mo just sounds short and sweet. and he is little and sweet <3
Twilight Chinchillas
Zookeeper extraordinaire
Here are some of our names
Cialis- He did live up to his name! lol
Toblerone
Ghirardelli
Esme
Legeros
Elvis
Beetle Juice
Grim
Willow
Dahlia
Solaris
Orion
Cialis- He did live up to his name! lol
Toblerone
Ghirardelli
Esme
Legeros
Elvis
Beetle Juice
Grim
Willow
Dahlia
Solaris
Orion
Bostongirl'sChin75
Stephanie: Zoo Poo Gal!
My first chin Herby, came with her name, but she looks just like a VW bug, so Herby fits her well. Zoe came with her name, though I added Princess to it, so she is now Princess Zoe or Zoey Macoey. Ansem and Sabin both came with their names and I loved both of them and do not like to change names unless they are really weird or something.
Swerds
Wendy
Chester: We wanted the alliteration of Ch*** the Chinchilla. We tried Charlie, Chuckles, Charles, and a few others, but the idea of an old man's name for our baby seemed right and be because Chester the Chinchilla.
Zoe: From The West Wing. President Bartlet's youngest daughter, who had some really rough stuff happen. Our Zoe was a rescue from a second-time at a very nasty pet store (which has since gone out of business). The employees said she bit everyone, and tried to run away, that she was obnoxious and all kinds of things. I'd open the door to her cage and she'd lick my fingers or climb into my lap. She responds more to her nickname now, Zo-Zo.
Zoe: From The West Wing. President Bartlet's youngest daughter, who had some really rough stuff happen. Our Zoe was a rescue from a second-time at a very nasty pet store (which has since gone out of business). The employees said she bit everyone, and tried to run away, that she was obnoxious and all kinds of things. I'd open the door to her cage and she'd lick my fingers or climb into my lap. She responds more to her nickname now, Zo-Zo.
Archibald01
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my chins name is Terd
