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Ailurus · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject: Anyone keep chinchillas

Hi does anyone keep chinchillas? if so any pics? and do you know any good breeders or shops?
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Bri. · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:07 pm Post subject:

I've got around about 80 of them. What do you want to know about them ?

I'd avoid pet shops. OK a lot of breeders sell their excess stock to them so their background could be very good BUT they are selling them because they are not good enough to keep back for breeding. Also pet shop prices are way too high. They sell Standards (grey) for the sort of price you would get a mutation for from a breeder.

Have a look on my site, that should help. The link is in my sig.

Ailurus · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject:

thanks,

how much would you say is good for a standard and a white?

also do you sell yours? do you know any good breeders?
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Bri. · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject:

All depends on the age, sex, fur quality, pet or show quality etc.

Standards normally go for about £45, and whites (either Pink White or Wilson White) can be anything from £60 to £80.

I'm cutting back on numbers at the moment. This time last year I had something like 150 chins, producing well over 100 kits. Due to the market glut I've cut back to around 40 kits with a breeding herd of 80 chins. But I do still have kits available for sale.

Where are you located ? I might know of someone close to you.

Ailurus · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:45 am Post subject:

i live in hemel hempstead, hertfordshire.

£45 wow thats cheaper than i thought. I visited Pets at home and they sell normals for £79 and any colours for £99.

I really want a white
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Bri. · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:00 am Post subject:

Without checking multimap not sure how far away from me you are, but I don't keep that many whites. I tend to prefer Wilson whites to Pink whites, their colour is a lot crisper.

If you ever find yourself round this way give me a shout or if you have a look in the classified section of chinchillas unlimited (easy to find with google) you might find someone nearer to you.

Avoid pet shops, way over priced.

testdrive · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:03 am Post subject: hi

I keep 2 chinchillas.They are both standard greys and are both rescues.The former owners found them too messy.I think their adorable.

dingy · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:07 pm Post subject:

You'd do well to get one of Bri's chins, they're fab. I breed chins as well but I don't have any whites I'm afraid. I do know someone in Somerset who had a couple of ebony white males if you're interested. He was asking £50 each.

sydneys · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject:

Hi,

I have bred chins for the last 5 years and they are lovely, I resently lost my female and am giving up breeding I have 2 standards and a white left for sale at £25 each

I am in Bristol, Please PM me if you are interested,

These are pics of some babies I have had in the past, I have not got a camera at the moment so can not take pic's of the corrent ones