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[Pornosaur]

Does anyone know of any forums that are local in the GTA that I can buy chinchillas from? I'm looking to get a chinchilla as a pet but I really do not want to buy one from a normal pet store as those are usually hard to tame and have been abused due to kids poking at them.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks!

[malaco0219]

Does anyone know of any forums that are local in the GTA that I can buy chinchillas from? I'm looking to get a chinchilla as a pet but I really do not want to buy one from a normal pet store as those are usually hard to tame and have been abused due to kids poking at them.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks!

I don't know where you can find one, I am interested as well. I got mine from a pet store, but he is very hard to tame still after 6 months.

Have you tried googling?

[Pornosaur]

haha I actually googled and found a great local chinchilla site..

http://www.ontariochinchillas.ca

There's a forum and there's chinchilla classifieds too!

[Talamasca]

Chinchillas are like the cutest animals ever. I petted one once and it had the most incredibly soft fur. I'd get one if I had the room.

[Bree]

Try a pet store perhaps....

[Kommander_KornFlakes]

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What the hell is a chinchilla?

[malaco0219]

haha I actually googled and found a great local chinchilla site..

http://www.ontariochinchillas.ca

There's a forum and there's chinchilla classifieds too!

I posted some pics on here before, but the thread died. I'll post them below.

If you have any questions let me know. Mine is almost a year old now and is quite healthy

just a few pics for your interest..

[tancamp]

Say NO to pet stores!!! The OCA site is great! I have three chins and all are rescues. There is a chinchilla rescue in Mississauga, original chinchillas (just google it) and on that kijiji.ca site there are tons of chins looking for homes. As well as lots of breeders in Canada.
http://www.chins-n-quills.com is a great site as well as ontariochinchillas.ca

[fastlayne]

There use to be a chi farm on Winston Churchhill (north of Steeles) in Norval/Georgetown. Not sure if they sold to public.

[tancamp]

by appointment you can visit the ranch in norval. Very high quality animals there.

Norval, Ontario L0P 1K0
Riedstra and Sons Chinchillas
9575 Winston Churchill Blvd.,
tom@riedstra.com
905-457-4660
Notes: Approximately 2000 animals and over 50 years of combined experience.

[Gunz16]

Wow! What a rat.

[keanefan]

Say NO to pet stores!!! The OCA site is great! I have three chins and all are rescues. There is a chinchilla rescue in Mississauga, original chinchillas (just google it) and on that kijiji.ca site there are tons of chins looking for homes. As well as lots of breeders in Canada.
http://www.chins-n-quills.com is a great site as well as ontariochinchillas.ca

do you recommend getting a chinchilla?

are they hard to raise and take care of?

somebody on kijiji gave away his cage and chinchillas

[keanefan]

Oh another one...

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-pets-to-g...QAdIdZ53380886

[thesober]

dust bath, soooo cute...teehee.

I had one a while back but he developed a hair biting habit.

[tancamp]

do you recommend getting a chinchilla?

are they hard to raise and take care of?

somebody on kijiji gave away his cage and chinchillas

Start up costs can be a lot. You need a tall cage and they can't have plastic shelves so you have to modify it. I made my own pine ledges.
They are easy to to take care. Fairly cheap. Hay, pellets, treats and toys plus aspen for bedding is what I spend my money on. They make a big mess so you have to vaccuum a lot.
I love my chins. I have 3 and I have 2 bunnies too.
They are up all night long so if you are a light sleeper you won't want them in your bedroom. Mine are in a spare room and I can't hear them.
When I got my third chinchilla she had to stay in my room because of Quarantine for 4 weeks. UGH...I was glad that was over. She barks a lot and at 3 am I would be woken up by a barking chinchilla.
Check out the ontario chinchilla site. I'm on there too.

IF you get a boy though, you have to do a hair ring check monthly.....what's that you ask.....you have to check to make sure their penis doesn't have any hair wrapped around it or it can cause major problems....that's why I have girl chinchillas!!! there's a video on you tube on how to do a hair ring check..