This is provided to help new or potential owners of CandleBright chinchillas to examine the reality of having a pet chinchilla and provided the best circumstances for both the animal and the person or people involved. Help from the site owner is always available. If you are seeking to find a chin at this time, please follow the next paragraph Please CUT and PASTE this to a WORD doc program and provide all the information you can, or that you feel comfortable giving at this time. More information maybe requested prior to your application being accepted and the purchase of a chinchilla is completed. Once all the answers are compiled, please email me with subject line: CHIN APP Name: Address: Email: Phone: What are you looking for in a chinchilla? Pet? Show/Breeder? Both? Sex: Age: Color: How did you come to decide on a chinchilla? IS this your first chin? And if NOT, please include info on other chins you currently own or have owned, in the past? IF you have had chins in the past, what became of this (those) animals? What other pets do you currently own? What other animal/pets do you seek to have in the future? Have you ever surrendered a pet to a rescue or shelter? What were the circumstances? What other pets will the chin be exposed to, or will the cage be near? In what type of cage will you house your chin? Size (dimensions)? Wire type/spacing? Floor type? Where will the chin cage be located? What type of bedding will you be using? What brand of food will you use with your chinchilla? What other foods will you use with your chinchilla? Will the chin run loose outside the cage? If so, where and how often? If you were no longer able to keep your chinchilla would you contact the breeder first to obtain help in locating a suitable home or at least advise the breeder what has become of the animal? Do you have a veterinarian that will be providing health care for your chinchilla? Does this vet office have previous knowledge and experience with chinchillas and exotics? How much research have you done on keeping chinchillas? How much research/study do you plan on doing after you get a chinchilla? What would you say are the three things that impact a chinchilla’s health? What three ailments are most often seen in chins? Do you have a financial plan in the case of health care for your chin? How long do you expect to keep this chin? How long can chins live? Do you plan on breeding chinchillas, now or in the future? Do you know the difference in pet quality and breeding/show quality? Do you have pedigree/lineage information on any chin that you currently own? What price range do you feel would suit your needs? Would you be willing to pay a non-refundable deposit to hold a specific animal? Do you want to be included on a waiting list? Have you ever attend a sanctioned chinchilla show (MCBA or ECBC/Empress)? Do you have any general questions that pretain to chin care you would like to ask? Check this chin info pages - maybe it will help you decide what is best for you! |
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