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Originally Posted by nEighter
I am SERIOUSLY thinking aboat getting one of these guys! So damn cute, sound like cool animals too!
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they are cool pets.
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Originally Posted by stang_lover69
they're expensive though...just fwi. $150 to buy one plus the cage and food and toys. it all adds up.
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not too spendy, the thing that got us was we have ended up buying everything twice, the plastic stuff they sell in stores for chinchillas really isnt made for them. Charlie destroyed 3 plastic wheels in the first few weeks, then he broke his cage we have about $400 total with him, the cage and his special saucer wheel that I could run on and not break. and between food n bedding its maybe $30-$40 a month. I really love how easy it is to care for them though. Just clean the cage once a week, make sure he has fresh water each day and dont over feed. They only pee in one corner of their cage and wont anywhere else unless you make them extremely pissed at you (then they'll spray at you) and their crap is just small hard balls so its easy to clean up.
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Originally Posted by nEighter
 maybe in the spring. I wanna baby one, so it grows up knowing me  I hear you are supposed to have 2 right?
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some breeder say yes, some say no. From what I can gather it doesnt make a difference, just be sure that if you do buy 2 of them that they do not fight and kill eachother.