Does anyone else here own pet chinchillas? I have two and I have had many many pets through out my life but after owning my first chin I am hooked. I will always have a bouncing furry little goof ball in my life from now on

I had heard of chinchillas before,but wasn't quite sure exactly what they were.

So I looked them up. The first thing it said was that it was a rodent.
My first reaction was oh, no a rodent. Nothing against rodents or people having pets. It just freaked me out at first, because rodents are not my preference of pets.

When I looked them up, however, I was surprised to find out that when raised with kindness by humans, they can make excellent pets.

I read that they can be somewhat squeamish and nervous, they don't always like being held. They are mostly noncturnal. I read that they can develop strong bonds with their owners.

That's really sweet that you have two of them as pets, and you love them.

I never considered them as pets before.

Thank you for sharing, and good luck with them.

I've never owned any as pets.
But, they do look interesting.

Had them years ago and your so right about having a bouncing crazy fluff ball lol we had a 10 by 12 foot cage for ours and they was crazy

I have pet chinchillas of various colors. They have different personalities, know their names, and understand other things I say to them.
I especially like how they are sparkly after taking their dust bath!
I let them run around sometimes, which they love (I usually have to catch them to get them back in their cages).

I owned 2 years ago when living in Germany and wasn't sure about them at first but within a couple days I started to enjoy having them. Yes they are very soft and fluffy and extremely bouncy 🤣.