Chinchillas:
"Luigi" -- 11 year old standard grey male chinchilla -- born approx. 5/2012 -- fostered in Auburn, IN
6 month old white ebony locken (curly) female chinchilla #1 (with spot) -- born 10/26/23
"Gizzy the Good Gremlin" -- 11-13 year old standard grey female chinchilla -- furchewer -- born 2011-2013
"Pangchin" -- 7 year old hetero beige female chinchilla -- furchewer -- born approx. 11/2016
"Shinobu" -- standard grey male chinchilla -- unknown age (adult)
8 month old pink white male chinchilla -- born 8/28/23
MNWI P61 -- 1 year old standard grey male chinchilla -- born 5/6/23
MNWI P1 -- 1 year old dark tan / chocolate Royal Persian Angora (RPA) male chinchilla -- born 2/1/23
Chinchillas & Critters Currently Pending
--these animals may/may not be again up for adoption in the future; if interested, please contact--
none at this time
See our other available chins on these pages:
This page updated: 4/27/24
We are located in Wolcott, Indiana, about 30 minutes north of Lafayette. We may be able to deliver or meet, depending on your location, for an additional fee. Inquire if interested.
We accept venmo, cashapp, paypal, and cash (preferred) for deposits / payments. If you need to pay another way, please inquire.
Feel free to email if interested, or text / call (leave a message) 219-789-0026
Want to put down a $50 non-refundable deposit to hold a chinchilla? You can!
--Deposits are non-refundable and hold the chinchilla for up to 14 days (during which the chinchilla must be picked up or delivered). We can extend this holding period with boarding for an additional fee--
For deposits, we accept:
paypal -- amgajda@sbcglobal.net
venmo -- @Ashley-Gajda
cashapp -- $AshleyGajda
zelle -- 219-789-0026
We can also take credit / debit cards. Please call to place a deposit via credit card.
If you have *not* talked with us prior to placing a deposit, please make a note with your deposit about which chinchilla you're wanting to hold, as well as a phone number / email where you can be reached (or simply, reach out to us!)
Chinchilla (and Other Critter) Listings!
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Standard grey male chinchilla -- "Luigi"
Born approx. 5/2012 -- 11 years old
**Luigi came into the rescue with his buddy Mario, who unfortunately was sick and had to be euthanized. He was then adopted out to a home with another chinchilla, introduced, and the two got along beautifully... until his new buddy also passed away. Now, he's back and is looking for his lifelong friend!**
**Luigi is currently living at a foster home in Auburn, Indiana. He can be adopted / picked up directly from his foster home, or he can also be brought back to the farm in Wolcott for an adoption as well**
Here's what Luigi's foster home has to say about him: "So far, he's been very curious of me! He likes to nibble on fingers (especially finger nails) but it isn't hard enough to hurt. He likes to come to the front of the cage and see what everyone is doing. So far, he also likes when the cat sits near the cage too. One of our cats likes to stand on her hind legs and look into the cage and he gets right up in front of her and just talks. Not angry barks, just the normal chitter he does with Dan [the foster's pet chinchilla]. He also likes standing on the air vent on the floor. He digs at it and it makes very interesting noises (that I think he likes)."
Sweet boy
Does alright with handling and petting
Enjoys a looser grip when being held
Takes a little effort to catch when in a cage, likes to play games with you
Good energy level for his age
Great personality, very outgoing and friendly
Comes right up to the front of the cage
Adoption Fee:
$100 CASH / $110 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
Hetero beige female chinchilla -- "Pangchin"
--furchewer--
Born approx. 11/2016 -- 7 years old
**Pangchin was brought in when her owners were moving out of the country and were sadly not able to take her with them.**
Please read:
Pangchin is one of those chins that likes things done on her terms. If you do things on her terms... she will love you forever (maybe). When you reach for her, she will chitter and chatter and talk at you. She will protest and grumble until the cows come home... but she actually is very sweet and doesn't bite / spray or anything like that (maybe she just enjoys hearing herself talk?). We chitter back to her... and then proceed to scoop her right up. She can definitely be handled and petted, and she does rather well with handling and petting... once you get past that barking exterior. She doesn't love handling per se....but what she REALLY wants and loves is scritches (again, on her terms). Now, if you go to give her scritches, she may initially bark and chitter at you... but then when she realizes she's getting scritches... she melts (see picture). We're pretty sure that scritches are the way to winning her over.
Adoption Fee:
$150 CASH / $165 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
Pink white male chinchilla
Born 8/28/23 -- 8 months old
Cute boy
Curious & wants to check things out
Comes up to the front of the cage to see what you're up to
Poser!
Relatively easy to scoop up into your arms
More on-the-go & does continue to explore when being held
Does pretty well with being handled and petted
Bit more on the active side
Sweet boy though
$500 CASH / $550 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
White ebony locken (curly) female chinchilla #1 (with spot)
Born 10/26/23 -- 6 months old
**she is retaining a good amount of curl into her adulthood -- on her sides, hips, belly (holy cow), and she's even got the kinky whiskers!**
**pics and description updated on 4/27/24**
Very curious girl
Likes to check things out
Very cute!
Staying on the smaller side
Comes right up to the front of the cage to greet you
Very outgoing
Very sweet girl!
Super easy to scoop up into your arms
Does well with being handled and petted
Sits pretty nicely in your arms while you're loving on her
Curious, but not overly rambunctious
Will chill with you to be handled and petted
Very very sweet girl
Just a doll!
Great personality on this one
Super friendly and outgoing
$1000 CASH / $1200 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
Standard grey male chinchilla -- "Shinobu"
Adult (actual age unknown)
**Shinobu was left in a box outside a Chicago veterinary practice... who then called us. He is clearly an adult male standard grey chinchilla... but that's all we can tell. The people at the vet clinic named him Shinobu while they waited for us to come collect him.**
**Shinobu is not a fan of the floating-mid-air-act-of-being-picked up. He's fine once you're holding him, but doesn't like the dangling feeling, and doesn't like the look of hands descending on him from above. Needs to be scooped from below or he will bark and express his displeasure with you**
Does well with being handled and petted
Relatively calm when in your arms
Actually chills pretty nicely when being held
Relatively sweet chinchilla
Adoption fee -- $125 CASH / $138 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
Standard grey male chinchilla -- MNWI P61
Born 5/6/23 -- 1 year old
**this boy is out of fantastic lines, and so we grew him out to show, and he did alright... just not well enough to keep for our own herd -- show record below**
MCBA NY Show -- Sept. 2023 -- 1A Phase Champ (light phase)
MCBA WI Show -- Oct. 2023 -- 1st Only (dark medium phase)
ECBC Great Lakes Show -- Jan. 2023 -- 2nd (standard)
MCBA Nationals -- March 2024 -- 2nd (dark phase)
Nice male, relatively calm
Will come right up to you
Might even hop into your arms / up onto your shoulder
Happy to check things out, but on the calmer side
Not overly active, just content to chill
Does great with being handled and petted
Nice personality mix of curious but also cuddly
Very sweet boy
Will make someone a great pet!
$250 CASH / $275 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
Dark tan (chocolate) Royal Persian Angora (RPA) male chinchilla -- MNWI P1
Born 2/1/23 -- 1 year old
**we grew this boy out to show, and showed him several times... unfortunately, we simply have too many of his relatives here to keep him! show record below**
MCBA NY Show -- Sept. 2023 -- Angora Male Color Section Champion
MCBA WI Show -- Oct. 2023 -- Reserve Angora Male Color Section Champion
ECBC Great Lake Show -- Jan. 2023 -- 2nd*
MCBA Nationals -- March 2024 -- 2nd*
*(comments about oxidation / coppery tip)
Super easy to scoop up into your arms
Does well with being handled and petted
Sits pretty chill in your arms while being loved on
Very mellow
Just content to sit in your arms and veg
A true "couch potato chinchilla"
Very very sweet boy!
Will make someone an awesome pet (or breeder)!
$2000 CASH / $2200 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
Standard grey female chinchilla -- "Gizzy the Good Gremlin"
--furchewer--
Born 2011-2013-- 11-13 years old
PLEASE READ -- Remember how the good gremlin still caused trouble? Yeeeah...that's Gizzy! Gizzy is a nervous chinchilla that is not a fan of being out of her cage. She's not a fan of being caught / picked up. Holy cow can she jump, and she can get out of any playpen / containment you try to put her. Even her cage... leave the door open and turn your back for a moment too long... and she is GONE. Gizzy is easily stressed out, and when she gets out, she is HARD to catch. Gizzy is more of a look-but-don't-touch type chinchilla, who would not appreciate snuggles. We have not had a lot of handling time with her, as that's just not her thing, and anyone looking to adopt a chinchilla that they really want to interact with should really look some of the other furballs we have available, as Gizzy isn't it. We were told that Gizzy likes belly scratches, but we have not been able to really verify this. She has proven to be very flighty and would do best in a low-stress environment, preferably an adult-only-home. Due to her nervous behaviors, we don't think playtime would be "fun" for her.
Adoption fee -- $75 CASH / $83 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT