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Chinchillas Pros & Cons - yoosergio - 2010-10-18
So... here is the thing:
I have to make a debate about chinchillas, with other classmates, half of the team will say the cons, and I, with the rest of the team will say the pros of maintaining the species. I have some info, but since Southperry is a Chinchilla-loving forum, I decided to ask for your help.
So... what's good/bad about Chinchillas?
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Corn - 2010-10-18
This is the most epic debate ever.
Just show them pictures through this thread.
Oh, and ask Fiel for the finer details.
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Cyadd - 2010-10-18
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Corn Wrote:This is the most epic debate ever.
Just show them pictures through this thread.
Oh, and ask Fiel for the finer details.
Just show them pics. No one could argue against that cuteness. Don't even talk, just show them the pictures right after each other, with a stern face.[/COLOR]
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Cyadd - 2010-10-18
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Corn Wrote:This is the most epic debate ever.
Just show them pictures through this thread.
Oh, and ask Fiel for the finer details.
Just show them pics. No one could argue against that cuteness. Don't even talk, just show them the pictures right after each other, with a stern face.[/COLOR]
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - yoosergio - 2010-10-18
Cyadd Wrote:[COLOR="Red"]
Just show them pics. No one could argue against that cuteness. Don't even talk, just show them the pictures right after each other, with a stern face.[/COLOR]
Double post? Haha, I'm having that problem also... SP makes me think it didn't posted my reply... lol
Corn Wrote:This is the most epic debate ever.
Just show them pictures through this thread.
Oh, and ask Fiel for the finer details.
YESH! They will kneel down to their cuteness... But I can't use pics... Well, I think so, but I'm gonna print one at least, 'cause the most part of my stupid class doesn't know what is a Chinchilla...
It's 'cause we're seeing "Biodiversity" and we had to choose an animal in danger of extinction for the debate... And what's better than Chinchillas?!
Also, Chinchillas aren't any bad for the world, but they don't have any really useful advantages either...
But the pure cuteness is the simple reason to maintain them.
What would be of us without chinchillas?
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Fiel - 2010-10-18
Cons:
- Chinchillas can't sweat - Because Chinchillas cannot sweat, they are sensitive to heat. This will raise their core body temperature, and raising it too high will cause cardiac arrest and failure. As such, Chinchillas need to be in a place where the temperature will always be temperate and not near a place where they are exposed to light for long periods or places where it's too cold. Also, because chinchillas can't sweat, fans are useless to chinchillas. If you need to cool a chinchilla down and fast, you need to cool down his environment. If you suspect he's overheating or getting too cold, remove him from the environment to a place that's more temperate and alter where the original place is.
- Chinchillas have a limited diet - Feeding chinchillas anything with too much water in it is a bad idea. This can give the chinchilla painful indigestion. Although you'd love to feed him a bajillion raisins (and he'll love you for it), it's not good for them to eat too many. Do not feed him food that has dessert pellets in it. The chinchilla will just eat the dessert pellets and beg for more food.
- Chinchillas cannot get wet - You should never, ever let a chinchilla get wet unless you have a damn good reason for it. Chinchillas cannot get rid of the water, so the water acts as an insulator which raises the core body temperature and kills the chinchilla. It's also a bad idea to use a hair dryer to take away the water as this will raise his core temperature as well. Use a towel to brush through his fur rigorously every five minutes until you get all of it out. Continue to monitor his fur for possible infections arising from the hair. Do not give the chinchilla a dust bath until he's completely dry. Giving him a dust bath will make things messy and will make it 10x harder to get all the water out.
- Chinchillas need the right kind of wood - Chinchillas have very long teeth that they need to wear down by chewing on wood. The wrong kind of wood is poisonous to them, so you have to watch out which kind of wood to give them.
- Chinchillas need time to become familiar with you - Many people get a chinchilla thinking that they can love them as they would love a dog. This is simply not true. Until the chinchilla becomes accustomed to you, it's a very hands off kind of pet. Many chinchillas as they get older also get more docile, then you can pet him as you want.
- They can be a pain to catch - Trying to catch a chinchilla, while possible, also requires you to think strategically about how to trap him. He'll get really scared when you try to pick him up. Picking him up overhand triggers his natural instincts (as if he's being picked up by a bird). Picking him up underhand is totally cool with him.
Pros:
- Chinchillas know who their owner is - Many chinchillas will look outside of their cage to see if its their owner and, if so, will greet them enthusiastically. Often they can recognize that their owner is coming by his or her gait alone.
- Chinchillas are damn cute - Watching a chinchilla in a dust bath is like watching a little kid eating a snickers bar for the first time. This is how a chinchilla reacts to dust baths. Yes, that's one happy motherf'ucker.
- Chinchillas are extremely resourceful - You cannot let a chinchilla know where his dust bath is! I put my chinchilla's dust bath on my dresser, and I put the chinchilla's cage and stuff in the closet (chinchillas are nocturnal - they love the dark - just make sure they can at least see the sunlight so they can be regular). So, anyway, my chinchilla knew that the dust bath was on the dresser, so while I was letting him run around my room (make sure to chin proof it from things he could get into), he went behind the dresser and scaled the wall with his back against the dresser, then jumped in the dust bath and took a bath. Once I heard him taking the bath, I simply could not stop laughing.
- Chinchillas make you a man - And all the ladies want a man with a cute pet. It's also a good conversation starter with strangers. Saying you have a cat or a dog is boring. Who doesn't? So now you can say you have a chinchilla!
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Corn - 2010-10-18
You got a chinchilla, Fiel?
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Erebus - 2010-10-18
-Pro
They're Eatable
-Con
They taste terrible
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Erebus - 2010-10-18
I double posted on accident -_-
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Fiel - 2010-10-18
Nope.
The main problems that arise in ownership from a chinchilla are environmental issues that you only have to think about once when you get him, then once whenever you move him. As long as you follow general rules with chinchillas (water in food is bad, water on coat is bad, too much heat is bad, too much cold is bad), you'll be fine.
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Corn - 2010-10-18
Fiel Wrote:Nope.
The main problems that arise in ownership from a chinchilla are environmental issues that you only have to think about once when you get him, then once whenever you move him. As long as you follow general rules with chinchillas (water in food is bad, water on coat is bad, too much heat is bad, too much cold is bad), you'll be fine.
Should've realized you just copy pasted those pros and cons
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Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Fiel - 2010-10-18
Corn Wrote:Should've realized you just copy pasted those pros and cons
Unsubstantiated accusations really suck.
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Hazzy - 2010-10-18
I tried Googling quotes and got nothing. He either paraphrased or wrote that himself. :/
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Corn - 2010-10-18
Fiel Wrote:Unsubstantiated accusations really suck.
Jesus Christ, did you even read what you copy pasted
?Hazzy Wrote:I tried Googling quotes and got nothing. He either paraphrased or wrote that himself. :/
The article was written in first person. The person who wrote the article has a chinchilla. Fiel doesn't have a chinchilla
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Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Fiel - 2010-10-18
I chinsat over a summer for my brother a few years back. The dresser story happened to me during chinsitting.
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Corn - 2010-10-18
Fiel Wrote:I chinsat over a summer for my brother a few years back. The dresser story happened to me during chinsitting.
But you referred to that chinchilla as my chinchilla.
I AM NOT GOING TO BEATEN AND YOU KNOW IT FIEL
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Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Fiel - 2010-10-18
If you understood the circumstances of why I was chinsitting, you'd understand why I said "my chinchilla". Go away.
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Solarboy - 2010-10-18
Any reason at all about why they should / shouldn't exist?
Yeah, same team.
Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Corn - 2010-10-18
I'm beat. Damn.
Sorry for thread hijacking
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Chinchillas Pros & Cons - Fiel - 2010-10-18
I haven't contemplated the existential reason for chinchillas nor their genocide from the planet. Why would anyone?