Chinchilla's cushion - not for sale..

The best time to take photo of my chinchillas..

is when they're asleep on a cool cool afternoon!!

Joy of an apple..

Chinchillas' ugly picture part ii

Star of the day: Oreo

They can't talk and they seldom make a sound,
but they're sure great at getting the message across.

Chinchillas' ugly picture

Star of the day: Duffy


Hey, i mean it when I say these photos are ugly!(photographer's fault?)

Where my chinchillas live..

There's a view of my chinchillas' home.


Ok, other than sleep time it's more like a prison to them.

As usual there's a food dish, a bottle of water, the 'mushroom' and the 'fish' house for them to sleep or hide, a block of wood for them to chew on(but, argh.., they still prefer the walls outside), the calcium block(sometimes it's a block of pumice that would disappear within three days maximum). The cage came with two ladders connecting the different levels, which I thought, happily, they would look so cute running up and down the ladders. But they simply ignore the ladders and jump from level to level, or worse, jump off the ladder about half way. I removed the ladders after day one as not only did the ladders seem like an insult to their agility, it also posed a danger to my chinchillas as it would fall off due to their violent jumping(never have anything that's not fixed onto the cage).
I have thought of changing the cage to a slighty bigger one, but hey, what's the difference, since all they want is to be out of the cage and run(and chew)amok in my living room.

Do your chinchilla do this??

yes, I have been trying to catch Duffy at this for several weeks now. It had been months since I saw him 'resting' in such a pattern. This used to be his favourite place(under the TV console)and pose when he got tired?/ moody? during playtime. He would just lie there, sometimes for long period of time, until I can't stand it anymore and 'have to' disturb him. I thought chinchillas don't do that! Pictures of chinchillas always show them in hyperactive, engaging mode. Oreo, my other furry rascal never do that(lay on the side) out of the cage. The only times I saw him lying on the side, with his hind legs cross, looking as dejected as possible, was when playtime was up and he had not have enough fun. Even then, he will not do that for more than a few minutes. They really have very different personalities even though they are brothers(Duffy's the elder one)

Dreaming of raisins, my chinchillas' favourite treats

Yes, they love raisins! If I hide a raisin in my hand and clench my fist lightly, they will smell it and try to pull my fingers away with their little paws, their pinkie noses sniffing excitedly around my hands, as though their are kissing my hands(ha.. finally I manage to get some affection from my chinchillas!) Try it when you are in need of some affection, especially from pridefully chinchillas.

While my Chinchillas sleep..

Duffy, asleep in 'mushroom house'
Orea, half asleep.. probably eyeing the 'mushroom house'..
After sometime.. Orea squeezed in!! Isn't it cozy?

Introducing my little furballs(chinchillas fur)..

Oreo and Duffy!!