Posted on 07/06/2021 5:04:36 AM PDT by NOBO2012
I missed Mutt Day due to the 4th of July part deux. To make up for that oversight I’ve decided to add another animal to the must-celebrate list; thus I hereby pronounce that Taco Tuesday shall henceforth serve as Chinchilla Day as well.
Since chinchillas are so darned cute it does beg the question:
“Are chinchillas even real?”
Technically yes, they are rodents native to the Andes mountains of South America. They appear to be a cross between a rat, ground squirrels and rabbits.
They purportedly make good pets…but unfortunately like all cute things south of the border one must be vigilant as they can also be quite destructive if left to their own devices. Also, like all rodents, they can replicate surprisingly quickly - to the point you might find yourself with more than you expected, or know what to do with.
Also, please note, they come in many different shades.
But beware of the white ones – they’re privileged.
And likely to cause more trouble by virtue of this fact.
So if you must have a chinchilla, might I suggest a coat?
No, of course not; that would be offensive. And insensitive. Perhaps we should just leave the chinchillas to fend for themselves right where they are. Until such time as they are able to fill out an immigration form and get in line.
Does that make me a privileged racist? (rhetorical)
Posted from: MOTUS A.D.
” Also, like all rodents, they can replicate surprisingly quickly - to the point you might find yourself with more than you expected, or know what to do with.”
Like a tribble.
I read their fur coat is so dense that fleas cannot get to skin level.
How do they taste? And I don’t mean with their tungue.
It’s a rat and it’s not cute.
A popular “get rich quick” scheme in the ‘50s was to raise chinchillas to be sold to the fur market. Several people in my small western Kansas town raised them in their garages. None got rich.
Call me old fashioned, but I prefer beavers.
” Also, like all rodents, they can replicate surprisingly quickly - to the point you might find yourself with more than you expected, or know what to do with.”
Like leftists.
Wow, they are cute and they look more like a stuffed animal than a real one.
A popular “get rich quick” scheme in the ‘50s was to raise chinchillas to be sold to the fur market.
We have a rescue chinchilla. They often end up in shelters because they can live to be 20 years old and they need a big multi-level cage. No Habitrail on top of the dresser for a chin!
Princess wants a chinchilla - and then she goes off to college and can’t take it to the dorm - the folks get tired of cleaning out a big cage every week - and it’s bye bye fluffy pet.
We really enjoy our chinchilla and he’s so cute to watch. But we live on a farm and we understand keeping an animal healthy.
And before you ask - it’s not a chinchilla farm - Boo is a pure pet.
But if you want a chinchilla, check out a wildlife rescue before you pick one up at a pet shop.They are about as cute as a critter can get.
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