Chinchilla Community Forums

Chinchillas => Conformation and Quality => Topic started by: tudiebug on June 10, 2008, 08:06:01 PM

Title: Show chinchillas
Post by: tudiebug on June 10, 2008, 08:06:01 PM

does your show chins have to be pedigree and if your not breeding pedigree chins can you eventually make your chins pedigreed? i understand that the ones you orignally start out with will never have a pedigree just curious let me know thanks :-\

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: ABC Chinchillas on June 10, 2008, 08:16:13 PM

Show chinchillas do not have to be pedigreed

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: tudiebug on June 10, 2008, 08:19:15 PM

how do i go about finding a chinchilla show near me?

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: chinchilla.nikki on June 11, 2008, 06:13:37 PM

That's great!!  I didn't know that show chins do not need a pedigree either. There are some really nice looking chins out there that do not have a pedigree.  Of course, we all know if you don't know the history, you really shouldn't breed them, but it's ok to show them?  Is that right?   I'm confusing myself......... ::)

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: tudiebug on June 11, 2008, 06:25:11 PM

i wish i knew how to find a chin show near me does anyone know how i could find out?
 ::think::

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: Sweetnessheart on June 11, 2008, 06:47:34 PM

You can go to www.mutationchinchillas.com  That is the MCBA website.
You can also go to www.empresschinchilla.com  That is the Empress Chinchilla website.

They have show listings.   :::grins::

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: tudiebug on June 11, 2008, 08:25:04 PM

thanks so much you guys are a big help :chin:

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: chinclub on June 12, 2008, 05:30:40 AM

Chinchillas aren't pedigreed like dogs and other animals.  Any chinchilla can be shown you just need to know its color and birthday.  If its under 8 months you really need an exact date but if its well over 8 months old a general estimation should be fine.  This is because under 8 months chinchillas are still growing and changing and so age can make a difference of how its judged.  Once they are full grown what you see is pretty much what you get. :)

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: tudiebug on June 19, 2008, 04:25:42 PM

how do you register? i looked on the site but i'm confused do you just show up or is there something you have to send in?

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: chinclub on June 19, 2008, 05:17:12 PM

Each show is different.  You can usually show up and register at the door but most have pre-registration which is cheaper.

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: ABC Chinchillas on June 19, 2008, 05:24:46 PM

You just show up usually to show you have to be a member but you can usually become a member at the shows. then there is a fee usually it is 5.00 per animal shown. It is a great experiance but older chinchillas tend to oxidize and don't do as well most show chinchillas are between 8-14 months of age. I would go to a show and watch if you have the opportunity to it can be a lot of fun

Title: Re: Show chinchillas
Post by: tudiebug on June 19, 2008, 08:32:05 PM

thanks so much guys for all your help i'll have to make it a point to attend a show to see what it's like first :::grins::