The Chinchilla Network - NZ

I first saw chinchillas is a petstore when I was 12, they looked gorgeous, though not very happy in an old bird aviary placed in the middle of the shop.

For a while I passed on adopting chinchillas as they are quite expensive exotic pets, then when I started looking into career options I decided that I deffinitely wanted to work with animals, I began pre-study for a certificate in animal care focusing on exotic pets when I came across an overseas breeder with the most gorgeous babies.

I began looking at chin care in depth, working out what their ideal living conditions and food where, and then when I was 18 my parents adopted two little boy chinchillas for me from a lovely lady in Auckland who rescued chinchillas.

A decided I wanted to breed these gorgeous creatures soon after and began looking for female chinnies to one day pair up with my boys.

In all I adopted 8 chinchillas, at one year old I assessed each of them on their size, health, fur quality, and background. Out of 8 I got 1 single breeding pair of ideal health and weight for breeding.

I've been breeding chinchillas since 2008 as a hobby, breeding for size, health and personality and have had heaps of complements on my babies. I thank everyone who has offered their heart and home to one of my gorgeous babies and I hope they give you many years of companionship.

At the moment I have 5 of my own chins, my breeding pair Taz and Odakota, two young females who I'm hoping make it to breeding size, and Taz and 'Kota's latest baby who if going to his new in Feb '12. I have also begun doing chinchilla rescue and currently 5 rescues in residence.

I do not claim to know everything about chinchillas, I too am still learning but I am sharing my so far accumulated knowledge for the benefit of chinchillas and their owners. You can see my site for more chinchilla FAQ! littlechintas.webs.com