The Chinchilla Megathread!! - General

This is the Chinchilla Megathread!! If you don't know what chinchilla's are then read this! Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents, slightly larger than ground squirrels, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. Along with their relatives, viscachas, they belong to the family Chinchillidae. The animal (whose name literally means "little Chincha") is named after the Chincha people of the Andes, who once wore its dense, velvet-like fur.[1] By the end of the 19th century, chinchillas had become quite rare due to hunting for their fur. Most chinchillas currently used by the fur industry for clothing and other accessories are farm-raised. They are so cute and huggable! I will post pictures of mine later.

I have 4, did have 6 but one died at birth and it's mother died a few weeks later. Cute animals :buddy:

I expected more content.

You don't do Chinchilla's justice with this thread. [img]http://www.chinchilla-lexikon.de/deutsch/bilder/baby-photos-2006/afro-violet-wurf-von-skania-2006-chinchilla-01.jpg[/img] [editline]10:37AM[/editline] Look at those badass motherfuckers ^^

This thread is so [b]mega![/b]

Chinchillas are bastards to keep. Yes, they're adorable, which is why most people buy them. But, you need a fat ass cage which is usually expensive to buy, and you have to keep buying them chewy things to stop their teeth reaching my dicks length. You have to let these twat holes run free every now and again, else they go insane and attack most of your family. The fact you need to do this means they shit all over your place and chew most of your wires and eventually get electrocuted. The fucking worst thing is the dust baths. Chinchillas have very soft, delicate fur which means they have to roll around in a dust formed from fine ground volcanic dust in the wild, or, in your home, [b]chinchilla dust.[/b] You buy a lovely little plastic container and pour this toxic shit into it. It flies up and chokes you and whilst your lovely little pet rolls around in it, you're clawing the floor desperate for air. Just think, guys, you have to do this [b]every fucking day.[/b] Just to stop your rat from becoming bald. They can jump up to 6ft, and they have very long, sharp claws. I've been bitten about 3 times by a chinchilla; and trust me, each time it fucking hurts like a bitch. Otherwise, enjoy your new pet chinchilla!

this is hardly a megathread, not even any pics

[img]http://getsetpet.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/lol_dog.jpg[/img] I am chichilla

I had a Chinchilla, but he died about 4 years ago.

Chinchillas are awesome, all rodents are actually

Chinchillas are :3:tacuar

This thread doesn't look like a [B]MEGATHREAD[/B]

Put one in your underwear

[QUOTE=Fault;21979586]I expected more content.[/QUOTE] Yay, another F person. On topic: Whenever I think chincillas I think Magical Trevor.

[QUOTE=CourageDog;21979949]Chinchillas are bastards to keep. Yes, they're adorable, which is why most people buy them. But, you need a fat ass cage which is usually expensive to buy, and you have to keep buying them chewy things to stop their teeth reaching my dicks length. You have to let these twat holes run free every now and again, else they go insane and attack most of your family. The fact you need to do this means they shit all over your place and chew most of your wires and eventually get electrocuted. The fucking worst thing is the dust baths. Chinchillas have very soft, delicate fur which means they have to roll around in a dust formed from fine ground volcanic dust in the wild, or, in your home, [B]chinchilla dust.[/B] You buy a lovely little plastic container and pour this toxic shit into it. It flies up and chokes you and whilst your lovely little pet rolls around in it, you're clawing the floor desperate for air. Just think, guys, you have to do this [B]every fucking day.[/B] Just to stop your rat from becoming bald. They can jump up to 6ft, and they have very long, sharp claws. I've been bitten about 3 times by a chinchilla; and trust me, each time it fucking hurts like a bitch. Otherwise, enjoy your new pet chinchilla![/QUOTE] My mother had a Chinchilla for over 18 years. It died a couple years ago though. We did not let it go outside everyday, nor did we pour toxic shit in it. Just normal stuff. And the Chinchilla was friendly, and never bit me or anyone else. We're thinking of getting a new one, but we sold the cage. The cage is not that expensive. If you had a big bird cage, you can easily transform it into a chinchilla house.

[QUOTE=Sarah Palin;21980604][img]http://getsetpet.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/lol_dog.jpg[/img] I am chichilla[/QUOTE] :wtc:

It's Sarah Palin, what did you expect from someone who can see Russia from their house?

sarah palin is chinchilla

[IMG]http://www.insidesocal.com/bargain/Chinchilla.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://static.gotpetsonline.com/pictures-gallery/small-animal-pictures-breeders-babies/chinchilla-pictures-breeders-babies/pictures/chinchilla-0015.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AfvTLMLZ2Rc/SwDi6Tg_qPI/AAAAAAAAAPc/NtWJqgXIVCs/s1600/Baby_chinchilla6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.brotherspets.com/smCritters/chinchilla.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.abdn.ac.uk/%7Enhi708/classify/animalia/chordata/mammalia/rodentia/chinchilla.jpg[/IMG] I want one!

[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs085.snc1/5038_108934908256_713688256_1869945_2692682_n.jpg[/img] My friends, it was named Brian. It died recently.

[QUOTE=Hamm0;21979629]You don't do Chinchilla's justice with this thread. [img]http://www.chinchilla-lexikon.de/deutsch/bilder/baby-photos-2006/afro-violet-wurf-von-skania-2006-chinchilla-01.jpg[/img] [editline]10:37AM[/editline] Look at those badass motherfuckers ^^[/QUOTE] Like all household pets, those look yummy to eat. Anyone eaten one?

God, I love chinchillas, they are so cute. They're so cute that I need to be careful when I hug them, I don't want to squeeze them until they die out of love. :3: [editline]07:41PM[/editline] [QUOTE=CourageDog;21979949]Chinchillas are bastards to keep. Yes, they're adorable, which is why most people buy them. But, you need a fat ass cage which is usually expensive to buy, and you have to keep buying them chewy things to stop their teeth reaching my dicks length. You have to let these twat holes run free every now and again, else they go insane and attack most of your family. The fact you need to do this means they shit all over your place and chew most of your wires and eventually get electrocuted. The fucking worst thing is the dust baths. Chinchillas have very soft, delicate fur which means they have to roll around in a dust formed from fine ground volcanic dust in the wild, or, in your home, [B]chinchilla dust.[/B] You buy a lovely little plastic container and pour this toxic shit into it. It flies up and chokes you and whilst your lovely little pet rolls around in it, you're clawing the floor desperate for air. Just think, guys, you have to do this [B]every fucking day.[/B] Just to stop your rat from becoming bald. They can jump up to 6ft, and they have very long, sharp claws. I've been bitten about 3 times by a chinchilla; and trust me, each time it fucking hurts like a bitch. Otherwise, enjoy your new pet chinchilla![/QUOTE] My girlfriend has a ferret named Rudie and she gives her dust bathes every week. They're a pain, but it's better then getting than having to get them wet, go through the washing process, and then drying them off and brushing them.

When I had a chinchilla we had to buy a padlock for the cage because the little bastard would be able to open his own cage from the inside and escape. I loved him so much though...