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Human Climbing Ladder

December 10th, 2008

That’s what I am to Tubby. When I let him out, he loves to climb all over me; when I’m sitting on a chair, he’d use my legs to get up to my lap; he would use my shoulder to get to taller places. At least that shows that he’s comfortable with me.

From the second floor ..

To the top .. using my foot as a lift

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Stuck

December 8th, 2008

Chinchillas are funny animals. Even though they look fluffy, their bodies are actually quite small underneath all that fur. So, imagine what tight spaces they can fit in. Tubby once escaped & hid inside the futon. I didn’t realize he could fit inside the futon until I heard some chewing noises.

Winnie trying to chew the top part of the grass bungalow

When this happened, I thought it was really funny. But when I saw the picture, it looks somewhat abusive :-( Well, I let Winnie out & had the playpen gate up. He was trying to escape .. & look what happened! You can tell he was frustrated, because there’s a poop coming out of his butt (look closely for something black in his bottom)

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Like Tubby ..

November 23rd, 2008

Winnie, too, has something for socks!!

When I let Winnie out, there was an old sock lying on the floor. Winnie went for it & started chewing it!

Happy chewing

I tried pulling the sock away, but Winnie wouldn’t let go of it

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Tubby Has a Fetish

November 19th, 2008

For socks!!

Normally, I don’t have socks on. But since it’s getting cold lately, I wear socks. I thought that it’s a coincidence that Tubby tends to hump my feet only when I have socks on. So, I did a mini experiment. First, I would not have socks on & give Tubby my feet. He just ignored my feet. The second time, I had socks on & offered Tubby my feet … he humped it right away!! And he even came back for repeats! But I wouldn’t let him haha!

In the action

Cleaning himself afterwards

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Bum-Bum Rub

November 13th, 2008

I don’t have any pictures of Tubby & Winnie together. That’s because when I initially got Winnie & tried to introduce Winnie & Tubby together, I did it the wrong way (despite the fact that it was the way Winnie’s breeder considered to be the ‘right’ way). Because of that, they aren’t able to get along until today. Doesn’t mean that I’ve given up, I’m still trying.

I’m trying this new thing, I call it the bum-bum rub. That’s not a technical term, but basically I rub Tubby’s bum onto Winnie’s, so that they’re used to each other’s scent. I’ve gotten bitten by the chins while doing this .. not sure if that’s an indication that they’re nervous, annoyed, or a combination of both. But I just think this picture is cute. Although you can’t tell from the picture, Tubby is actually heavier & bigger than Winnie .. maybe because Winnie is white, he’s sort of camouflaged against the wall :-)

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Howl-o-ween Weekend

November 3rd, 2008

I was thinking about dressing the chins for Halloween, but I knew that wasn’t going to work out too well. The last time I tried dressing Tubby, he just wanted to chew the hat off haha! Then, I bought a sweater which was meant to be for a teacup dog, but small enough for the chins. I tried it on Tubby, he wouldn’t have any of it & kept squirming to get out of the sweater. That wasn’t pretty & some of his fur slipped too :-(

Winnie was much calmer when getting into the sweater, but the sleeves are too big for him haha!

O well, with such soft fur, who needs to cover them up anyway?

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Tubby Sprayed Me!

October 19th, 2008

Tubby escaped out of his cage tonight when it wasn’t his playtime yet. So, when I managed to corner him under the TV, he stood on his hind legs and did this foghorn sound. As I was reaching to grab him, he peed on my hand!!!!!!!

Euw! After washing my hand, I tried to catch him again. Every time my hand got closer to him, Tubby did that ‘attack’ mode (standing on his hind legs & making foghorn noises) again. That seriously deterred me from grabbing him, for fear that he might pee on me again haha! For awhile he got his way, but I finally caught him & now he’s being punished in his cage.

Chinchillas are prey animals and one of their defence mechanisms is this spraying tactic. The females are more known for spraying and apparently they’re pretty good at aiming, too :-) This was the first time Tubby every sprayed me & I was really surprised! I hope that he won’t do it again. Looking back at it, I think it was a funny experience :-D

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Happy Homecoming Day!

October 2nd, 2008

Tubby has been with us for officially 1 year today!

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Peek-a-boo-boo!

September 30th, 2008

What’s under this hat?

“O hi Winnie!”

ps: I tend to have more pictures of Winnie than Tubby, because Tubby never stays still, not because I like Winnie more :p

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Boys will be Boys

September 21st, 2008

WARNING!!

Another chinchilla porn!

Unlike Winnie, Tubby fancies something else: Mr. Penguin.

I knitted a stuffed penguin awhile back just for fun. When Tubby was the only chinchilla, I thought he could use the company of Mr. Penguin .. & he sure did .. to the point that Mr. Penguin’s right foot & right wing came off, because Tubby ‘groomed’ him too much. So, for Mr. Penguin’s sake, I placed him in Winnie’s cage, where I know he’ll be better taken care of.

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