Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Chinchilla!
What a cool pet.
After much talk about it, Jen I finally got a Chinchilla yesterday. We had gotten this kick-ass cage with four stories for like 40 bucks, when most that big are like $200. We went to Petco yesterday and started getting the stuff we needed, like food, a little house for it to sleep in, etc. The chinchillas they have at Petco always seem to just stay huddled in their little house and never come out, so we decided to look for a breeder in the area.
We drove to Arroyo Grande, since I had see a small petstore that I thought might have them. They did! These ones were much more active than the ones at Petco, and they were also $40 cheaper (Petco wanted $160!). Anyway, we got her home and put her in the cage, and there she sat. She seemed pretty scared from all this sudden change, but she is getting used to her new home, so hopefully in a couple days she will be used to us enough that we can take her out of the cage and play with her. At first we thought something was wrong with her because sometimes she would just sit really still and it seemed like she didn't even see us when we put our hand in the cage, but after researching we found out that chinchillas can sleep with their eyes open. How kick ass is that? Although hopefully soon she will start sleeping normally once she gets used to her new home.
She still needs a name... any suggestions? Leave a comment!
Why chinchillas are awesome:
1. They can jump 3 to 3.5 feet in the air
2. They are FAST
3. Their fur is really soft
4. They can sleep with their eyes open
5. They don't bite
Current Music: Tenacious D - Kyle Quit the Band
Link of the Day: Simpsonizer - What would Jessica Simpson say?
Random Picture:
After much talk about it, Jen I finally got a Chinchilla yesterday. We had gotten this kick-ass cage with four stories for like 40 bucks, when most that big are like $200. We went to Petco yesterday and started getting the stuff we needed, like food, a little house for it to sleep in, etc. The chinchillas they have at Petco always seem to just stay huddled in their little house and never come out, so we decided to look for a breeder in the area.
We drove to Arroyo Grande, since I had see a small petstore that I thought might have them. They did! These ones were much more active than the ones at Petco, and they were also $40 cheaper (Petco wanted $160!). Anyway, we got her home and put her in the cage, and there she sat. She seemed pretty scared from all this sudden change, but she is getting used to her new home, so hopefully in a couple days she will be used to us enough that we can take her out of the cage and play with her. At first we thought something was wrong with her because sometimes she would just sit really still and it seemed like she didn't even see us when we put our hand in the cage, but after researching we found out that chinchillas can sleep with their eyes open. How kick ass is that? Although hopefully soon she will start sleeping normally once she gets used to her new home.
She still needs a name... any suggestions? Leave a comment!
Why chinchillas are awesome:
1. They can jump 3 to 3.5 feet in the air
2. They are FAST
3. Their fur is really soft
4. They can sleep with their eyes open
5. They don't bite
Current Music: Tenacious D - Kyle Quit the Band
Link of the Day: Simpsonizer - What would Jessica Simpson say?
Random Picture:
# posted by CK @ 1:00 PM 
