The above video SHOULD be a demonstration of the difference in size between a fairly
young chinchilla kit AND one at about 6 weeks--and the baby kit here is now the adult DYLAN
who you can see again at the end of Chins for Sale with his color class champion ribbon
from the SEC MCBA show November 2008.
A NOTE TO THOSE WORRIED ABOUT THE EXPENSE OF A CHINCHILLA: we hear you. These
economic times are hard for everyone; however, there is much comfort to be had from a
pet. Although pedigree chins are more expensive to buy than let's say an ASPCA dog or cat,
they are WAY cheaper than pedigree dogs/cats. The start-up costs do include cage and
"stuff," depending on how much more you want to buy other than food dish and water
bottle; however, once you've bought all that consider: chins have NO necessary visits to the
vet (dogs and cats sure do), chins have NO necessary long term medication (no heartworm
pills/oils/etc.), chins can be left alone over a weekend by themselves at home with two
water bottles and a full food dish (try that with your dogs/cats and see what happens), chin
food, and litter, is an ongoing expense, but you can buy pine litter in LARGE bags at KMart or
WalMart and food from me and end up spending about $l0/month for maintaining your chin.
Your dog/cat food--I don't think so. SO before you think, "too expensive, too much trouble"
keep all this in mind.
We have been breeding chinchillas for a total of about 30 years experience and have bought
quality chinchillas from experts and taken their advice on matching chins to maximize
desirable characteristics and minimize imperfections. Many of our breeding chins we have
had for years and almost all have excellent temperament in addition to being housed in
family areas where they are accustomed to noise, such as vacuums, barking dogs, ringing
phones, etc. They will not be startled by the noises in your house nor will they avoid your
touch or interest in them. We would be happy to answer your questions about how to
choose a chinchilla, how to buy a cage and what supplies are necessary (see home page
for sample set up which we will put together for you if you buy a chin or two from us),
whether and what kind of "companion" chinchilla to buy if you have one already, or are
thinking of buying a pair---any question you may have we welcome. We want you to buy with
confidence that you are getting a healthy, happy animal and come back for another chin!
But even if you do not buy him from us, we want you to know what you are getting into with
this wonderful, exotic pet so he can live a happy healthy long life in your home. CHINS ARE
HYPOALLERGENIC so often folks who cannot have a furry creature because of allergies can
have a chinchilla! They are also quiet and nearly odorless. SO, what are you waiting for?
Lyn Shuster LASMD925@aol.com 407-894-4070
Here are MUTATION COLOR GENETICS in a nutshell so that you can appreciate the colors of
the chinchillas for sale, and other colors that might not be currently for sale but that we
might have in breeding and about which you could inquire if interested.
Standard gray is the original chin color. Over time, other colors appeared in chinchilla
offspring and were encouraged by breeders. Current mutation colors are as follows:
DOMINANT colors: white, black TOV (touch of velvet), beige and ebony (variably expressed
and an additive color). RECESSIVE colors: violet and sapphire.
Homozygous (also "homo"): chin has two genetic copies of a color gene
Heterozygous (also "hetero"): chin has one genetic copy of a color gene
With some colors, homozygous produces a different color, i.e. homozygous beige is a very
light, almost blond animal whereas heterozygous beige is darker. A homozygous ebony
indicates a midnight black animal, heterozygous means any degree of ebony effect from
minimal ("dirty belly") to almost as dark as a homozygous ebony chin. Some colors are not
seen at all unless the animal has two copies of the gene-- the recessive colors--so those
terms are not useful descriptions, and an animal with only one copy of a recessive color
gene is called a "carrier," i.e. violet carrier (VC) or sapphire carrier (SC), important
information for breeders.
We breed chins with ALL of the above colors. Because white bred to white is lethal, as is
black to black, these colors are always in combination with another color. Examples: pink
white is a white-beige combo that often looks almost "all white," white mosaic usually
means white with gray and in a patchwork, though if another color is mentioned then the
patchwork is that color (like beige), white ebony is what it sounds like (if mosaic, then a
patchwork pattern), ditto for white violet and white sapphire. The amount of white vs. color
in any given combo white chin can vary tremendously and these are one-of-kind,
unusual-looking chins an often have a price to match. Black velvet is black-TOV with gray;
when black-TOV is combined with beige it produces a chocolate face and back and is called
brown velvet. With other colors, such as violet, the TOV coloring is sometimes very subtle,
but the effect on the coat, i.e. even softer fur than usual, is usually evident. Ebony darkens
other colors AND causes the color to be "wrapped" all around, i.e. no white belly. Violet and
sapphire with ebony are called "wraps" but with beige, generally the term used is "tan" to
indicate darker beige all over the animal. Beige chins have red eyes, all others have black.
Eye and fur color have NO effect whatsoever on temperament or hardiness, so pick what
you like and can afford. Because of the difficulty breeding good sapphire or sapphire
carriers, please inquire--we have fabulous breeding stock, including a color class champion
female. We're working on white sapphire, TOV sapphire (we've had two of each) and even
beige sapphire. IF you are interested in ANY of these, please do inquire.
GOOD WEBSITES FOR CHINCHILLA LOVERS:
Chinchilla Rampage
Carolina Chinchilla Connection
Mutation Chinchilla Breeders Association
AND click on the link to Chinchilla Rampage to find an article by Lyn on chinchilla genetics
complete with pictures. (Click on "news article" when you get to the website).
CHINS FOR SALE, for kit pictures please CLICK on "CHINS FOR SALE" in top left menu:
LISTINGS FROM MY Central Florida Chinchilla FELLOW BREEDERS:
SONIC, gray boy born 8-9-10, $125.
FUSE, dark ebony boy born 7-3-09, $250, from Chin Forest.
CHIRKLE, white ebony boy born 3-7-2010, $250, from the Chin Forest.
MAGIC, medium ebony boy born 4-8-10, $250, from the Chin Forest.
BLAKE, dark ebony boy born 4-8-10, $250, from the Chin Forest.
COOKIES, white mosaic girl born 2-7-2010, $250, now DISCOUNTED to $225, and CREAM,
gray boy born 2-7-2010, for $125.
KITS AVAILABLE from Lyn's Chins:
NOTE: BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIALS! Two pair of lovely boy chins--sapphire and white and
sapphire and gray---your choice $300! Chins love company--two boys can be great buddies,
as can two girls....I'll start out with them:
**Sapphire boy, born 10-27-09, SAVOY, $250, rooming with Feb 11 nce gray boy, RAYMOND
$125. BUY THEM BOTH for $300!
**SASCHA Jr. sapphire boy, born June 12, for $250, rooming with SNOWBALL, born
5-15-2010, $150, buy them BOTH for $300!!
NOW these boys are not part of the Back to School Specials...but I'll make you a good deal
on any two you buy:
**ADAM, born 6-2-2010, mostly white pink white boy $175.
**JACQUE, born 6-6-2010, pink white boy with interesting markings, $200, UPDATE now
$175.
**BEN, born 7-5-2010, beige boy, $150.
KELSEY, light white mosaic girl, born 6-15-2010, $225.
SEDONA, born 7-29-2010, sapphire girl, from Sybil's parents, LOVELY color, $350--she is
sale pending now.
SEVILLA, her sister, 7-29-3020, gray girl possible sapphire carrier, $125.
DORA, tan-brown velvet sapphire carrier born 7-30-2010, GORGEOUS, $250 and sale
pending now..
Newbie Coconut kits born 8-8-10--pink white girl, CINNAMON, for $200 and gray girl with a
great white flag tail, PEPPER, $125--WHOA Pepper looks to be a white mosaic, that price will
go up if she is...
CASSIE, pretty gray girl born 8-15-2010, $125.
Last, and certainly CUTEST, little girl TEENA, born 8-12-2010 and 22 grams at birth--she's up
to about twice that 2 l/2 weeks later. She's a fighter and looks like she'll make it. Inquire if
you are interested---her picture is in Chins for Sale.
LOOK at "CHINS FOR SALE" FOR PICTURES OF THE CHINS ABOVE but below are some
pictures from the recent Orlando chin show--if you like them, order a photo CD of the show
for $5 (mailed to you for $l.50 more)--just ask me. It is ready and a great CD, thanks to
Joshua Moyerman's expertise at camera work and film editing.
The room setup....
Our Judge Ann Ingram...
Here is Lisa Jenkins and her husband, Keith, and their home is The Chin Forest.
AND their son Ryan's prize-winning information poster about chinchilla genetics...
And a cute "you looking at me?" shot of a violet chin mom (see the kits underneath
nursing?).
ENJOY.
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