So you would like to purchase or adopt one of our chinchillas.
We are extremely picky about where our chinchillas go. You will be required to answer some questions before you can take one of our chinchillas home. Answer them truthfully and please don't take offense. We just want the best for our chinchillas. These questions will help us understand your chinchilla knowledge. They will help us understand his future living environment. They will also help us get a feel for his future owners. Don't think that because you answer a question a certain way you will or won't be able to have one of our chinchillas. However, we do reserve the right to refuse to sell to anyone for any reason.

OK now the questions:

How many adults in the household?

 How many children and what ages?

 What type of home do you live in (apartment, house, loft, etc)?

 Do you own or rent? If you rent do you have permission to have a chinchilla?

 Have you ever surrendered a pet to a shelter? If yes, please explain?

 Have you ever owned a chinchilla before? How many? Do you still own? Will this chinchilla be caged with another or seperately?

 How much research have you done on owning a chinchilla?

 Tell me what you know about chinchillas, and let me know what you still need information on so I can help you be the best chinchilla parent you can be.

 Male chinchillas require special monthly checks for hair rings, are you
 familiar with this need?

 What is you plan for the chinchilla? (pet, breeder, etc.)

 Maintaining a healthy, happy chinchilla can cost $50 or more a month. Are
 you financially able to care for a chinchilla?

 A chinchilla's life span can be 25 to 35 years. Are you prepared to make this
 commitment to a new pet?

 Please discribe the housing (cage) you will provide for the chinchilla. (we
 do not approve of wire bottom cages for our chinchillas as they are harmful
 and dangerous to a chinchilla)

Do you have a cage already or will you be looking for one?

 Where will you locate the chinchilla's cage? ( remember they are nocturnal
 and can be very noisy at night)

What will you be feeding your chinchilla? Treats may only be given sparingly and only after 6 months of age! Do you know how to properly transition your chinchilla to a new food? How much food and Hay should you feed? What is the appropriate Hay to feed?

 Is your home air conditioned? ( a chinchilla is very sensitive to
 temperature change and can easily die from over heating)

 Do you have other pet's in your home? If so please tell me about them. How many? ages? breeds? how long you've had them? Where did you get them? Any information helps.

 Do you have an exotic vet close? ( remember small animal vets are not
 qualified to treat a chinchilla, there needs are very differant then rabbits
 or guineas and the wrong treatment can be deadly.) Are you prepared to have to spend or more if necessary in a chinchilla emergancy?

 If the need every came that you could no longer care for the chiinchilla,
 please explain your plans for it. Most shelters do not except exotic pets and most are not knowledgalbe in the care for chinchillas. Please never drop an unwanted chinchilla at a shelter, there are many rescues available to help.

Chinchillas need lots of excerise. Can you provide your chinchilla with at least a half hour of play time out of it's cage per day? Will you also be able to provide it with an appropriate wheel in it's cage. Most wheels sold in pet stores for chinchillas are not safe. wire and mesh ones can cause feet problems. crossbar ones

 Please tell me why you would like to own a chinchilla as a pet?Add what ever else you would like to tell me, every little bit helps.