Saturday, May 09, 2009

Furry Friday/Saturday: Chinchillas

IF I were going to get bigger furry pets, I would go for chinchillas:




Their wild habitat is high in the Andes, where they ping about the rocks:



They look like rabbits from Mars:



Chinchilla fur is so dense not a single parasite can live among it. They must take weekly dust baths in special (expensive) volcanic sand. They seem to really like doing this:



Baby chinchillas look really horrible:

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17 comments:

  1. Bimbimbie9 May 2009 at 07:24

    Never have I seen uglier looking babies Gleds ;) Love the one enjoying a bath.

    Hope things are settling into place at your new home and that you are giving phone boxes a wide berth from now on*!*

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  2. Changedit9 May 2009 at 08:53

    My daughter used to have chinchillas. They gave her a few nasty nips, so she gave them up. My biggest furry rodent at the moment is an 8 year old rabbit. On top of the 2 cats and 2 dogs. xxx

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  3. Gledwood9 May 2009 at 10:43

    Bimbimbie: no more fone boxes for me. I know aren't those babies scaley and yukky??

    Fishwiskas: I wanted to get a giant rabbit I could walk in a harness. Then I realized everyone by me seems to keep fighting dogs. It would be eaten in a moment. Then my attention turned to Martian Rabbits...

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  4. Akelamalu9 May 2009 at 12:37

    Chinchillas do look a bit like rabbits. I think the babies look really cute!

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  5. sofia9 May 2009 at 14:28

    hi gled!!!!
    i am so sorry, but i don`t have internet at home, neither computer, right now...
    that`s why i have beeing a bit quiet... thanks for your comments, you`re very sweet... stay in touch.
    i hope you`re doing well. big kiss, stay in touch.

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  6. Changedit9 May 2009 at 17:24

    Gled ... Martion rabbits are cool with all that green fur :D and the beat fighting dogs hands down every time. I have seen it happen!!! K x

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  7. Syd9 May 2009 at 19:44

    I think that they are really cool. I can't imagine killing them for a coat. I even like the babies.

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  8. Baino10 May 2009 at 00:36

    Aww why do I feel that hampster is doomed . . .love the chinchillas and c'mon, bit harsh? Baby everythings are cute!

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  9. Lone Grey Squirrel10 May 2009 at 11:13

    .....and the lion will sleep with the lamb. Still I'd rather not be the hamster.

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  10. Puss-in-Boots11 May 2009 at 02:25

    One day that snake just might feel hungry. As for those Chinchilla babies, I think they're quite cute!

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  11. kellylebelly11 May 2009 at 11:46

    Maybe the snake is vegetarian?

    I think the baby chins are cute actually. Most babies of the species have that - head and eyes bigger than rest of body - thing going on.

    It makes me want to get a chinchilla but I've got a psychopath/serial killer cat so don't know if I should really. Maybe when he's old and senile.

    xKelly

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  12. Reeny's Ramblin'11 May 2009 at 14:13

    I can see that hamster goin down, don't trust my opinion tho coz I absolutely am terrified of snakes. Those baby chinchillas should be baked in a quesedilla they are so ugly ;)

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  13. Sarcastic Bastard11 May 2009 at 14:41

    Hiya, Gleddy. Great pictures in this post.

    Hope your week will be a good one.

    Love,

    SB

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  14. Gledwood11 May 2009 at 16:34

    Akelamalu: aye, yer not wrong!

    Sofia: Ah! I wondered what happened to you!! I will ;->...

    Fishwiskas: I would love to see that...

    Syd: they must have made amazing coats. But I can't imagine killing the cone-nosed wonders either...

    Baino: aye, I was only joking! Yes I aqree with you about the snake, though I feel it's probably being wise knowing (a) whether it goes for the hamster or not, it will get fed anyhow... and (b) as long as the hamster's alive it gets a free 24-hour heatpad and reptiles really need something like that bc they're coldblooded ...

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  15. Gledwood11 May 2009 at 16:38

    Lonegrey: I think the snake gets more than the hamster out of that deal, as I said above...

    Pussinboots: aye I'm with you on the babies really ... I agree with you on the snake... only maybe it's never caught and eaten live food in its life so it'll never learn...

    Kelly: you're sposed to keep chinchins in cages (though lots of people don't, but they can eat electrical cables...) so the cat would have at least that obstacle. If worst came to worst the chin could defend itse'f with its conical bitey-nose...

    Reeny: what on earth's a questila??

    Sarcastic: ta!

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