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Best friends
« on: May 22, 2012, 01:44:01 PM »

I  went to petco on Friday to look at the chinchillas and I saw the cutest thing! Two baby girls, around three months old, were following each other around their cage  :::grins:: the employee told me that it's rare for chinchillas at their store to bond so closely. Does anyone have chins that do this?
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Re: Best friends
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2012, 08:44:44 AM »

I find it interesting that they said its odd for chinchillas to bond.  But then I think its odd for a petco to have such young chinchillas.  I have only ever seen fully grown chins in the ones around here.  Young chinchillas are always looking for something to bond to.  I find that if I put any two young chinchillas together they are bonded by the next day.  Once you get above 4-5 months old they begin to get set in their ways and it gets harder to get them to accept a new cage mate.
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Re: Best friends
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2012, 09:20:52 AM »

In NYC, there are many young babies at petco.
If I was to introduce a female to my unneutered 10 month male, would he be territorial or accept her as a mate?
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