Comments | chinchilla_love: A cuddle buddy for chilly!

isabellawhateva in chinchilla_love

A cuddle buddy for chilly!

Mar 31, 2009 16:17

So the other day I read online about "cuddle buddies" for chinchillas. My chin seemed a little lonely so I picked up a little, soft sheep stuffed animal for her. I made sure to get something chinchilla-sized to be as realistic as possible.
When we took her out and introduced her to it, she ignored it, but today my fiance came home to find her ( Read more... )

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shesatiger March 31 2009, 20:27:23 UTC

hmmm, could you take a picture of your stuffed animal?
I'm now interested in getting one for my Chin =)

isabellawhateva March 31 2009, 20:31:09 UTC

I'll edit it to put photos behind a cut :)

isabellawhateva March 31 2009, 20:33:48 UTC

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3207075
^that is the actual item I bought

shesatiger March 31 2009, 20:37:54 UTC

thanks so much!
I am going to buy my chin one right now =)

scandalmonger March 31 2009, 20:33:23 UTC

I have a 'cuddle buddy' for my girl as well, although her's isn't an actual stuffed animal. We got her a stuffed cube toy roughly the same size of her, and she's been sleeping cuddle up against it or using it as a recliner for the better part of a year. She loves it! Only problem with them though is that you have to take them out and wash them every so often.

elbatnavuope March 31 2009, 20:44:48 UTC

just out of curiosity, what is it made of? does your chin chew on it at all? i'm thinking something fleece would be safer possibly if your chin is a chewer... maybe i could make one... hmmmm

isabellawhateva March 31 2009, 21:01:34 UTC

We've been watching her to see if she chews it and she hasn't really. She usually only chews on hard material like wood.

meri_sielu March 31 2009, 23:42:32 UTC

That is totally the most adorable thing ever! <3

briany April 1 2009, 04:33:20 UTC

Its so adorable (and a bit sad) to see them snuggle up like that...

Just remember that the best gift you can give a chinnie is playtime with you--whether they're solo or paired up. :)

isabellawhateva April 1 2009, 15:56:11 UTC

Of course we play with her all the time :)
We just feel guilty cause we really want to get her a friend to live with but we can't afford it at the moment. We figured this is as close as we can get.

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isabellawhateva April 8 2009, 16:02:40 UTC

It's not necessarily that we can't afford another chin, it's that we can't afford to house it if the two don't get along. We have no idea how our chin gets along with others and we're not sure if she would live with another or not.