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We have a hetero beige female chinchilla that is looking for her new home. She came to NWI a bit ago, along with two guinea pigs, when her owners had to move out of country and were unable to take her. This seems to be possibly an unexpected move for them, as she is still quite young and it doesn’t seem like they thought they were going to have to give her up, shortly after getting her.
Her name is Melo, she is a hetero beige female chinchilla. This is the darker of the two beige colors in chinchillas – she is a beigeish / brownish color, with a white belly. Melo about 6 months old – we have in our notes that she was born around 6/13/2016. Don’t let her name fool you – she’s anything but mellow… she is a spitfire of a little chinchilla -- she will keep you on your toes! While we do have pics of her enjoying her hammock, and she does enjoy some "down time" now and then, it's a good thing she's 6 months old, because we know she wants to go out for playtime, and now's the perfect age to start her! Melo is an energetic little chin -- she loves to run back and forth on the bridge in her cage, and the second you open the cage? She is immediately ready to come out and play! In fact, you have to watch so that she doesn't sneak past your hands and let herself out of her cage! She is a spry little thing when she does get out and just happily bounces away from you. She'll be a lot of fun at playtime. Sweet chin, doesn't bite. Very energetic. Needs a home that plans to let her out and / or give her a wheel (chin-safe) so she can run off some of this excess energy. Don't let that cute babyface fool you -- she's a spunky little girl!
This chinchilla is currently living alone, and we do not know if she gets along with other chinchillas. If you are curious as to whether she might get along with your, or one of our, chinchillas, let us know and we’ll see what we can do.
This chinchilla would make a great “first chinchilla” for someone who’s never had chinchillas before, as long as they understand that she is quite the active girl.
This chinchilla will come with some food to start you out (2 pounds of Tradition pellets), a goodie bags of chews/treats, and a printed out version of our care packet. She will also come with a lifetime of help and support, should you ever need it. If more supplies are needed, we also sell a variety of chinchilla supplies, from cages to hidey houses to hammocks and everything in between.
Regardless of past chinchilla experience, all potential homes will be asked to read our chinchilla care packet and fill out our adoption application/chinchilla questionnaire. If you are unwilling to do this, please do not waste our time or yours. No chinchilla will go to a new home without an adoption application being filled out - no exceptions.
This chinchilla is located in Hammond, Indiana (zip code 46324). We can ship chinchillas from Chicago O’Hare, to a major airport near you. Inquire if interested.
The adoption fee for Melo is $150
For more info and pictures, visit our website - http://www.nwichinchillas.com/availablechinchillas.htm
If you are interested in this chinchilla, or have any questions, please let us know. We also do have other chinchillas and other small animals up for adoption as well. You can email us at amgajda@sbcglobal.net or call 219-789-0026 for more information or if you have any questions. If you call and there is no answer, please leave a message and we will get back to you.
