Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Pet me

When I was in daycare a million and a half years ago, one of the daycare workers had a pet chinchilla. Jeremy and I were always the first ones there in the morning (and were a bit older than most of the kids), so we were allowed to help take care of him. If you've never seen a chinchilla, they look like this:

















and they are awesome little creatures, super soft, and don't bite. They "bathe" daily in a special dust because if they were to get wet, their hair would fall out. I found a video of a dust bath because it's just awesome. It makes me want to take daily dust baths.




Today, I want to know:

If you could have any animal as a pet, what animal would you choose?

I'd choose either a chinchilla or a penguin. The chinchilla gets the edge because penguins like cold environments and I like warm, sunny, cozy ones. They are super cute, though.

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6 comments:

  1. Running RicigJuly 6, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    My husband is obsessed with penguins. He thinks they are the coolest and lobbied pretty hard to name our dog Penguin when we got her. Luckily I won that battle. Bungee is a way better name.

    If I could have any pet, it'd probably be a seal. Have you seen 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea? After that, all I wanted was a seal for a pet.

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  2. ATTrioJuly 6, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I love this little video! I used to really want a pet chinchilla and then like many things I read to much into it and change my mind. I have a fish now but I think if I could have any pet it would have to be a dog. I love dogs and I can deftly take care of them them best.
    Sarah

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  3. AlyssaJuly 6, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Chinchillas are supercute! My neighbor had one when I was a kid, they are so amazingly soft. Is no pet an option???

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  4. KaraJuly 6, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    I'd want chichillas because you can easily bred them and then sell them for profit (their super soft fur makes fashionable apparel) Too much? I actually knew a girl in college who did that and took herself in Mexico on the chinchilla money. :)

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  5. AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    I have always wanted a chinchilla, but I'm sure I'd be allergic to it (if Delilah didn't devour it). I've actually priced pet penguins online for fun, but husband says no. I also went through a phase of wanting a capybara. I love animals, so I'd pretty much take any pet.

    After reading Kara's comment, I'm going to the pet store to get breeding chinchillas. Mama needs a new pair of shoes!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    OMG!!! How cute are those chinchilla's??? Love it!!! :) My husband wants a pot bellied pig so bad...yeah, not happening! ;)

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