Available Chins 2

Chinchillas:

--"Kingston" -- 4 year old hetero beige male chinchilla -- born 9/2020

--"Mavis" -- standard grey female chinchilla -- unknown age -- fostered in South Bend, IN

--"Katniss" & "Shisa" -- 9-10 year old standard grey female chinchillas -- born 2015-2016

--"Chili" -- 3 year old homo beige male chinchilla -- born 12/2021

--4 month old standard grey female chinchilla kit (baby) -- goldbar carrier -- born 12/8/24

--3 month old pink white male chinchilla kit (baby) -- RPA carrier -- born 12/21/24

--5 month old medium tan female chinchilla -- possible RPA carrier -- born 11/9/24

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

Want to put down a $50 non-refundable deposit to hold a chinchilla? You can!

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!).

This page updated: 4/7/25

Hetero beige male chinchilla -- "Kingston"

Born 9/2020 -- 4 years old

**update 12/9 -- we have learned that Kingston does not like other chins and does not want a buddy**

Can be a bit of a challenge to pick up

Likes to bark when you reach for him (all bark, no bite though!)

Very sweet when being held

Does well with being handled and petted

Seems to enjoy being scratched behind his ears

Very sweet boy

Calm in your arms

Adoption fee -- $225 CASH / $248 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT

Standard grey female chinchillas -- "Katniss" & "Shisa"

Born 2015-2016 -- 9-10 years old

--relatively easy to scoop up into your hands

--not the fondest of being handed, both kinda squirmy, and prefer a loose grip (no kids with death-grips for girls!)

--very on-the-go type chins

--LOVE their wheel & playtime

Farmhand comments -- "Both big fluffy balls of love. Super curious and excited upon first coming out, and love to play!"

Adoption fee -- $225 CASH / $248 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT

Homo beige male chinchilla -- "Chili"

Born 12/2021 -- 3 years old

**this boy came in with a group of chins... their original owners thought the had two males... which turned into a bunch of chins that Chili was the proud father of**

--a bit of a shy boy

--likes to hide

--can definitely be a challenge to catch

--not mean / aggressive, just afraid (will take up some time to build up trust with this boy)

--(once you do catch him) very sweet and actually chill in your arms

--makes protesting noises when you try to catch him / pick him up... his new home needs to be able to ignore these... we promise, you're not killing him, he's just afraid

--actually does well with being handled, and we're working with him to let him know that being handled isn't the end of the world and isn't going to unalive him

--very sweet when being held, just kind of panicky

Farmhand thoughts -- "super excited and jumpy but still really sweet! Easy to handle still."

Adoption fee -- $200 CASH / $220 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT

Standard grey female chinchilla kit (baby)

--goldbar carrier--

Born 12/8/2024 -- 4 months old

**this girl is TINY... as in, she's barely topping 300 grams now, at four months old....she will definitely need to go to a pet-only (as in, non-breeding) home**

--small... but mighty!

--has a barky opinion about everything when you reach into her cage to adjust her water, food, toys...

--relatively easy to scoop up into your arms

--pretty sweet when being held (*not* talkative when being held)

--pretty calm when being held and pretty sweet

--a bit more on the active side... but we would NOT suggest playtime until she is MUCH heavier. She still needs to grow quite a bit before using her energy for anything else.

--curious and likes to check things out... probably should stick to a smaller cage until she gets to a reasonable adult size

Farmhand thoughts -- "will yell (bark) at you when reaching in, but she's harmless and pretty friendly once she's out. Tiny and friendly!"

$250 CASH / $275 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT

Standard grey female chinchilla -- "Mavis"

--unknown age (adult)--

PLEASE NOTE -- Mavis is now being fostered in South Bend, Indiana, and can either be adopted out directly from her foster home location, or can be brought back to the farm in Wolcott for adoption.

**Mavis sleeps in the cutest positions, laying on her sides, her stomach, her back... but be aware, she's the sweetest when she's sleeping (and giving her family heart attacks when they think she's dead... nope, just sleeping!). Want to reach into the cage to get her out? She has no qualms with spraying you if she's in a bad mood. This is NOT a chinchilla for a family with little kids or anyone who's easily intimidated by chinchilla antics.**

**Mavis is a HEAVY chewer and will demolish anything she can reach, plastic DEFINITELY included. She will need to go home to an ALL-METAL cage -- NO plastic shelves, no plastic pan, no plastic anything. Everything within reach of her must be chin-safe. Think of her as the chin-toddler that you need to proof against.**

So, basically... she's considered cage aggressive. BUT! Once you get past the streams of pee and pick her up...

Likes to tuck her head into the crook of your arm while being held

Not bad about being held!

Actually does pretty well with being handled and petted

Will chill with you relatively nicely

**this chinchilla has never bitten anyone...she basically is territorial and needs an owner who understands that and will love her regardless**

**we have been told that Mavis will stress-run on a wheel (and this is HIGHLY believable due to her personality, so she should NOT have a wheel in her new home. She is already a petite chinchilla and would not do well with losing any weight**

Adoption fee -- $100 CASH / $110 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT

Pink white male chinchilla kit (baby)

--RPA carrier--

Born 12/21/24 -- 3 months old

--super cute boy

--super easy to scoop up into your arms

--does well with being handled and petted

--sits nicely to be petted

--looks around a bit when being handled but generally pretty chill

--very sweet boy

Farmhand thoughts -- "super tiny and super sweet! Full of energy and would love hanging out and playing."

$500 CASH / $550 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT

Medium tan female chinchilla

--possible RPA carrier--

Born 11/9/24 -- 5 months old

--cute girl

--likes to check things out

--super easy to scoop up into your arms

--very sweet and calm when you're holding her

--moves around a little bit & likes to sniff everything

--does pretty well with being handled and petted

--super sweet girl

--curious but not overly active

--sits pretty nicely in your arms

--very sweet girl

--friendly girl

Farmhand thoughts -- "very calm!! Does super well with being handled, I'd even say she loves it! Enjoys sniffing everything as well while she is out."

$400 CASH / $440 CARD OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT