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erm no thanks 
although would be funny when my mates come round and I could tell them to stick their fingers in the water and see what happens
they would get a wet finger i imagine 
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3CorsaMeal
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my local cruise site has someone giving away 19 stick insect eggs.
lmao
the internet is so fantastic
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mwg
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stick insects I remember when my bro come home with some of them from his mates house once. totally crap pets
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
erm no thanks
although would be funny when my mates come round and I could tell them to stick their fingers in the water and see what happens
they would get a wet finger i imagine
would it not be like in the James Bond Movie where they ravage the flesh down to the bone in about 5 seconds 
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Dazzi-gsi
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my second chinchilla...
easy to look after aswel.
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mwg
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cool!
anything in particular to be aware of?
do you just have the one? friendly? 
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VegasPhil
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Sea Monkeys 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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mwg
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they like artic monkeys?
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Dazzi-gsi
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
cool!
anything in particular to be aware of?
do you just have the one? friendly?
Just the one for now but planning on getting another shortly, mine is friendly enough just likes to have a wee bite of your finger now and again... oh and eats anything in sight when its out
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Kerry
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Degu are from the Chincilla family
Both live to about the same age which can be several years and both are easy to keep and do not smell at all
Chincilla however are the freindlier of the 2 rodents i would say and degu do need regular check ups on thier teeth as they grow very quick.
Degu are good if u dont have much space as chincillas are more active and tend to run around where as degu just kind of wander about a cage.
Also chincillas are fun to have out the cage as they are great to watch and zip about everywhere
Degu is easier to handle and they tend to sit in your hand like the one in the pic but chincillas dont tend to sit stil for long
Check my garage for more pics and im happy to give advice 
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K17STY
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chinchillas are great. I had one and he made friends with the cat. You just have to watch in the summer they dont get to hot. Its amazing how high they can jump!
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Kerry
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yeh you have to watch for open windows
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K17STY
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or the christmas decorations
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Kerry
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or the wall
my chincilla put his mouth through the cage and chewed the wall down to the plaster
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Dazzi-gsi
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or the wall
my chincilla put his mouth through the cage and chewed the wall down to the plaster
Mine does this aswel, also sucks its own knob...should it do this ? 
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Nath
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That Degu thing looks cool. Often thought about getting a small(ish) random pet. Got a dog already but she doesn't come upstairs anymore as she's old and used to fall down them alot 
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mwg
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Mine does this aswel, also sucks its own knob...should it do this ?
PMSL
Thanks Kerry. I have quite a big room so I can fit a large cage in there. Is it best to have 2 Chinchillas? Just thinking 1 might get lonely on its own and I can easily get a big enough cage in my room for 2?
Presume they sleep all through the day with them being nocturnal?
Have looked at cages etc. online but not sure how the actual Chinchillas cost themselves as haven't been to a pet shop yet
[Edited on 12-05-2006 by Matty G]
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mwg
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Think I'll have to go a bit further afield to get a Chinchilla cos I just went to the petshops in town and one of them doesn't sell them and never has done and the other one that used to sell them has stopped selling them for some reason
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CCA
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get one from a rescue centre
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Dazzi-gsi
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Think its around 80 quid for a chinchilla, £79 at the pet store up here.
[Edited on 12-05-2006 by Dazzi-gsi]
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Ally
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pets at home newport and cwmbran always have them 
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mwg
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there is a pets at home at barrow which is about 25 miles from my house so I might try there.
looking to see if there are any rescue centres near me
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myke
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i'd get chipmunks if i had enough space.
going to be getting rats as soon as i get around to it.
Kerry is very helpfull on this subject.
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leeshez
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A cockatiel 
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mwg
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hate the bastards. mum has one
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