Standard grey male chinchilla -- "Smokey"
Born approx. 3/2023 -- 2.5 years old
Smokey is a 2.5 year old standard grey male. He is a furchewer, and you may notice, his right eye has some damage. He is one of those chins that *loves* to hide.
So much so, that when he got an eye infection, we think it took us a couple days to notice, because he doesn't like to come out of his house / tube / hides, and we don't make the anti-social chins come out daily if they don't want to (should we? I mean... I suppose that's up for debate. I can't think of the last time this sort of thing happened). The second we noticed there was a problem, he was immediately started on eye drops / antibiotics, and his eye cleared up on less than a week. However... he now appears to have some scarring / damage to his eye. Will this clear up over time? Maybe? We're not sure. He's still got one "good eye" and he gets around fine.
He also is still sort-of-healing (well, healed-ish) from a paw injury. How he injured his paw? We don't know that either. Our rescue cages are far-enough away from other cages that they can't reach their neighbors, so your guess is as good as mine. Let's just assume this is an accident-prone chin, because they really are out there. That injury was treated immediately (this was prior to the eye), and he is now missing two fingers on his left paw (he's always giving you that heavy metal / rock music sign with the index finger and ring finger up). The injury is all healed, though he does occasionally hold up this paw in the air at times.
...and I mentioned he's a furchewer, right? So this guy is sort of a basket-case.
He originally came from a pet store in Las Vegas, and came here when his young owner had to move in with her grandma (here in Indiana) who didn't have room for a chinchilla and it's cage.
He isn't a fan of being picked up, and I'm positive that all the meds / treatments that he's been on has not helped that *one bit.* He will get in one of his hides or a corner and posture and bark and act suuuper tough. He's never bitten or anything, he just acts like he's going to, and let's be honest, for most people, that's enough to keep them away.
If you can get past the posturing and intimidation techniques and can pick him up, he does alright with handling and petting. He does move around a bit when being held and he will check things out while in your arms. Which is kind of interesting, as in his cage... he'd rather find a hiding spot and sit there forever, rather than check out anything new (he's very very cautious). He does settle down in your arms after a bit of handing and he is a sweet boy. When being handled, he prefers a looser grip and *really* doesn't like being restrained (like for meds and that sort of thing). Very wiggle-worm if you need to give meds.
This is not a chin I would try playtime with, as I anticipate he would find a *really really good hiding spot* and never come out. Like behind the fridge or under the couch. He would love a cage with umpteen hiding spots and very low expectations.
He should go to a home with teenagers and up. He won't be handleable by little kids and his intimidation techniques would work very well on them.
Adoption fee -- $75 cash or zelle / $83 card or other electronic payment
Interested in adopting? Fill out an adoption form on our website!
All of our chinchillas come with a baggie of food to start you out with as well as a printed out version of our chinchilla care packet.
These chinchillas are located in Wolcott, Indiana (47995 about 30 minutes north of Lafayette, IN. We can deliver for *some* chinchillas, and for others, we can help you with finding ground transport. We are able to work with your own transport as well!
We also sell cages / supplies / accessories for your new furball! You can make us your one-stop-shop!
Check out our website nwichinchillas.com
Standard grey male chinchilla -- "Smokey"
Born approx. 3/2023 -- 2.5 years old
Smokey is a 2.5 year old standard grey male. He is a furchewer, and you may notice, his right eye has some damage. He is one of those chins that *loves* to hide.
So much so, that when he got an eye infection, we think it took us a couple days to notice, because he doesn't like to come out of his house / tube / hides, and we don't make the anti-social chins come out daily if they don't want to (should we? I mean... I suppose that's up for debate. I can't think of the last time this sort of thing happened). The second we noticed there was a problem, he was immediately started on eye drops / antibiotics, and his eye cleared up on less than a week. However... he now appears to have some scarring / damage to his eye. Will this clear up over time? Maybe? We're not sure. He's still got one "good eye" and he gets around fine.
He also is still sort-of-healing (well, healed-ish) from a paw injury. How he injured his paw? We don't know that either. Our rescue cages are far-enough away from other cages that they can't reach their neighbors, so your guess is as good as mine. Let's just assume this is an accident-prone chin, because they really are out there. That injury was treated immediately (this was prior to the eye), and he is now missing two fingers on his left paw (he's always giving you that heavy metal / rock music sign with the index finger and ring finger up). The injury is all healed, though he does occasionally hold up this paw in the air at times.
...and I mentioned he's a furchewer, right? So this guy is sort of a basket-case.
He originally came from a pet store in Las Vegas, and came here when his young owner had to move in with her grandma (here in Indiana) who didn't have room for a chinchilla and it's cage.
He isn't a fan of being picked up, and I'm positive that all the meds / treatments that he's been on has not helped that *one bit.* He will get in one of his hides or a corner and posture and bark and act suuuper tough. He's never bitten or anything, he just acts like he's going to, and let's be honest, for most people, that's enough to keep them away.
If you can get past the posturing and intimidation techniques and can pick him up, he does alright with handling and petting. He does move around a bit when being held and he will check things out while in your arms. Which is kind of interesting, as in his cage... he'd rather find a hiding spot and sit there forever, rather than check out anything new (he's very very cautious). He does settle down in your arms after a bit of handing and he is a sweet boy. When being handled, he prefers a looser grip and *really* doesn't like being restrained (like for meds and that sort of thing). Very wiggle-worm if you need to give meds.
This is not a chin I would try playtime with, as I anticipate he would find a *really really good hiding spot* and never come out. Like behind the fridge or under the couch. He would love a cage with umpteen hiding spots and very low expectations.
He should go to a home with teenagers and up. He won't be handleable by little kids and his intimidation techniques would work very well on them.
Adoption fee -- $75 cash or zelle / $83 card or other electronic payment
Interested in adopting? Fill out an adoption form on our website!
All of our chinchillas come with a baggie of food to start you out with as well as a printed out version of our chinchilla care packet.
These chinchillas are located in Wolcott, Indiana (47995 about 30 minutes north of Lafayette, IN. We can deliver for *some* chinchillas, and for others, we can help you with finding ground transport. We are able to work with your own transport as well!
We also sell cages / supplies / accessories for your new furball! You can make us your one-stop-shop!
Our adoption process requires all of our potential homes to read our care packet and fill out an adoption form. The care packet talks about the care and needs of the specific animal the home is looking to adopt. The adoption form asks questions about the type of home the animal will be going into, what type of cage will be used, what type of food the animal will be fed, and so on - questions to verify that the pet will be cared for well in its new home. There is no application fee with our rescue, the only fees are the adoption fees for the pets.
Our adoption process requires all of our potential homes to read our care packet and fill out an adoption form. The care packet talks about the care and needs of the specific animal the home is looking to adopt. The adoption form asks questions about the type of home the animal will be going into, what type of cage will be used, what type of food the animal will be fed, and so on - questions to verify that the pet will be cared for well in its new home. There is no application fee with our rescue, the only fees are the adoption fees for the pets.
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Visiting our adoptable animals requires an appointment. To make an appointment with us, give us a call 219-789-0026. The rescue is run out of our house, so we are not always home for someone to view the animals. We are home most afternoons/evenings, and people are welcome to come visit then (after having called and set up an appointment).
Visiting our adoptable animals requires an appointment. To make an appointment with us, give us a call 219-789-0026. The rescue is run out of our house, so we are not always home for someone to view the animals. We are home most afternoons/evenings, and people are welcome to come visit then (after having called and set up an appointment).
More about this rescue
I am Ashley Gajda and I am the "owner" (if it could even be called that) of the rescue. I opened this rescue because I hated to see small pets without homes, and wanted to help. We opened the rescue in 2003 with very few cages, but have since expanded and now take in a variety of small animals and have plenty of spare cages. It is just me running the rescue, so I'm always looking for volunteers to help with whatever needs it at the time.
I am Ashley Gajda and I am the "owner" (if it could even be called that) of the rescue. I opened this rescue because I hated to see small pets without homes, and wanted to help. We opened the rescue in 2003 with very few cages, but have since expanded and now take in a variety of small animals and have plenty of spare cages. It is just me running the rescue, so I'm always looking for volunteers to help with whatever needs it at the time.
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