Having a chinchilla has taught me many things. Not all of them good, not all of them actually useful, but many of them interesting.
For those of you who are not aware of what a chinchilla is, it is a small rodent about the same size as a mitten (conveniently). Their fur is very warm and very soft. They have long ears like a rabbit and a long tail like a squirrel. When they are hiding behind your couch in order to surprise you with their presence, it looks very much like a squirrel has climbed into your home (through a broken dryer hose perhaps) and is hiding behind your couch. This is only distressing when you left it shut up in its cage in the basement the night before.
Here are some lessons that I have learned from the chinchilla:
1. Even the worst book is still tasty (sorry dear, we can go book shopping when you get home to replace the nibbled volumes)
2. You don't need thumbs to open things (like cage doors). You do need thumbs to open metal clips placed on cage doors. Humans are not very good at opening metal clips with their thumbs but they mean well.
3. Exercise machines work just as well as jungle gyms as they do laundry hangers.
4. You don't need a fancy house and gourmet dinners to be happy. All you really need is a cardboard box and a treat now and again to be truly happy. Oh, and a few books to munch on don't hurt either.
For those of you who are not aware of what a chinchilla is, it is a small rodent about the same size as a mitten (conveniently). Their fur is very warm and very soft. They have long ears like a rabbit and a long tail like a squirrel. When they are hiding behind your couch in order to surprise you with their presence, it looks very much like a squirrel has climbed into your home (through a broken dryer hose perhaps) and is hiding behind your couch. This is only distressing when you left it shut up in its cage in the basement the night before.
Here are some lessons that I have learned from the chinchilla:
1. Even the worst book is still tasty (sorry dear, we can go book shopping when you get home to replace the nibbled volumes)
2. You don't need thumbs to open things (like cage doors). You do need thumbs to open metal clips placed on cage doors. Humans are not very good at opening metal clips with their thumbs but they mean well.
3. Exercise machines work just as well as jungle gyms as they do laundry hangers.
4. You don't need a fancy house and gourmet dinners to be happy. All you really need is a cardboard box and a treat now and again to be truly happy. Oh, and a few books to munch on don't hurt either.
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