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Oldest Chinchilla!

July 13th, 2010

I know this is quite old, but as of 2008, the oldest chinchilla on record is Bouncer, who passed away at the age of 28. According to a British rescue group dedicated to chinchillas:

Bouncer was born on 1st July 1977 on a chinchilla ranch in Nottingham owned by Mr. Sweeney. [The owner] purchased him when he was 12 months old. He has had quite an uneventful life (perhaps this helped towards him living to such an incredible age). He has moved house with [the owner] twice and coped well with the upheaval, and he has never been to the vets. This caused .. some problems with his record attempt, it was difficult to prove his age as no vets had any details of him. Bouncer is not so fast on his feet as he used to be and no longer lives up to his name but apart from a cataract he is still fairly healthy. His secret to old age could be down to the fact he has never been overly pestered or over fed, he eats his routine pellets and hay and gets a treat of a couple of raisins most days. He has always been very good natured and handles well too.

Chinchillas4life (bottom of the page)

I do believe that pets are part of your family and I do hope that Tubby & Winnie will live up to ripe old ages of 20-somethings. S0000 I guess I have to cut down on their treats & they’re going to hate me for it!

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Bored Winnie ..

May 8th, 2010

This is what he does when Winnie is bored:

Winnie bored

Winnie rests his chin & hands on the hammock & just stare into space for the longest time.

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Whisker Craziness!

April 8th, 2010

Check out those whiskers!

Tubby robe sleeve

Winnie whiskers

In memory of Baby Hamster

DH sleepy whiskers

And those long whiskers are not for looking cute only, according to Live Science:

Most rats have poor vision, but they make up for it with the “whiskers on their snouts. They use the long hairs, also called “vibrissae,” in the same way that blind people use canes. By whisking the hairs across objects the come across, rats and other rodents form mental pictures of their surroundings.

:-)

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Happy Easter!

April 3rd, 2010

From Tubby!

Tubby easter 2010

Here’s a picture from behind the scene that didn’t make it onto the blog.

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Tubby Loves Carpet

February 28th, 2010

The chinchillas have their daily out-of-cage playtime. When I put Tubby back to his cage after his playtime was over, I discovered this:

Tubby's jizz

Yeaaaaaa … I guess Tubby got a little too excited and relieved himself on the carpet. Mind you I discovered this a little after the deed was done, so the substance was already hardened. Not to mention this is carpet! How I cleaned the mess: I poured hot water and vinegar over it, let the solution sit in the carpet for a little while, then soaked the liquid with paper towel until it’s all dry.

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Valentine’s Day 2010

February 14th, 2010

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Winnie Valentine 2010

ps: Winnie is supposed to be holding a heart-shaped paper.

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Peek-a-boo

January 25th, 2010

Silly Winnie sure loves hiding!

Winnie hide

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Happy Howl-o-ween!

October 31st, 2009

From the chinnies (since they haven’t been featured on the blog lately):

Winnie Halloween 2009

Tubby Halloween 2009

ps: these pumpkins have been sitting in the fridge for too long, that’s why the face paint on the large pumpkin is peeling off.

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Angry Tubby

August 22nd, 2009

Having a lot less out-of-cage playtime these past 2 weeks due to my busy schedule, Tubby managed to devise a way to get back at me:

Tubby sharp apple

Yep, the ever-so-sly Tubby created sharp threatening tools out of apple sticks just to get back at me, I’m sure. I’m scared .. that one of these nights he’ll escape from his cage and really attack me.

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Summer Goodness – Strawberry

August 2nd, 2009

Leaves that is!

Tubby strawberry leaf

The chinchillas love dried strawberry leaves! They can’t eat the strawberries because they’re too wet (& may lead to diarrhea). Since I don’t have a dehydrator (which is on my wishlist), I wash the leaves clean and just air-dry them. I have a tupperware full of strawberry leaves that I picked from my garden. Hopefully that’ll last for awhile.

To see how the garden has progressed throughout the summer, see here.

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