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[Petco Chinchillas]

Oh, that makes me long for a chin more!!!! Makes me wonder if I will get anymore in the future! But Jo Ann, seriously, 200+?? Goodness Gracious!!!         Jessica L.

[Jo Ann]

   No kidding ... 200+ ... I didn't let it say there long ... there was a bumper crop of babies that year and it was more than I wanted to have to handle ... that was several years ago.  Now that I have it back down to a manageable number ... and I'll keep it there.     


     Jo Ann

[Petco Chinchillas]

Well, you handled it well from what I can tell......... Hey that rhymes!

[ahappycamper]

What about adopting? Has that ever crossed your mind? 

[Petco Chinchillas]

What do you mean by adopting.  Buying from a home that can`t support it?

        Thanks for your answer, maybe I will remember that next time I plan on buying a chinchilla..... The pic on the left is of the one I got from the breeder.

[Jo Ann]

   Adopting can mean many things when talking about chinchillas.   

I never referred to some one getting a chinchilla as me "selling" it or them "buying" it ... to me ... that sounds to much like things that are not living and will eventually get thrown away ...   

   When someone would get a chinchilla from me, I had to make sure they really wanted it and would take good care of it ... and ... if they ever decided they could no longer care for it, it would come back to me ... my chinchillas were "adopted" as "new members of their family" ... a forever part of their family ... if I felt they did not feel the same way ... they could not have one of my little ones to take home with them.

       Adopting is also a reference used when getting a rescue chin ... one that needs a new home because the current owner can no longer care for it properly.

   Adopting is also a reference to a chinchilla that is given to you to care for because it has medical problems or a disability of some kind and needs special care.

   Adopting is getting a living thing that you really want and will care for it ... not something to show off, or brag about, or to make you "look" like a better person ... but something you will love, cherish and care for always ... something you have wanted for a long time and finly get.

At least, that's what adoption means to me.   

    Jo Ann

[Petco Chinchillas]

Whoa, lots of meanings!                That was really good Jo Ann!!

[Debbie.nl.ca]

That was really good Jo Ann!!

Yes she sure has a way with words. Jo Ann can make it all make sense, don't know what we/I would do with out her.
 

[Jo Ann]

   Thanks, Debbie ...  ... but ... you have helped us all so many times ... you have a real devotion to chinchillas that is rare ... your information is always invaluable.   

There are many that contribute ... some more often than others ... but each contribution stands on it's on value ... every chinchilla is loved by each of us because it is special to us ... there's no two alike ... so every story, need, and/or comment that is made, helps more than just the one person that is asking.  Someone that may have been to shy to ask, may have the same problem, and need the same help ... we may never know it ... but they do.   

It takes all of us to make a good forum ... each question ... each answer ... opens new doors for us ...

If it were not for the questions ... how would we know we needed to look for the answer?

   Jo Ann

NOTE: The one person that we need to appreciate the most, is the owner of the site, Jamie ... if it were not for her we would not have a site to go to.  She pays out her own money to keep the site on line.   If that's not devotion, I don't know what is.   

[Petco Chinchillas]

I agree, but, like Jo Ann said, Every one is special in their very own way!!!!!