Possibly check your local SPCA. If some chinchillas don't get adopted, they will get turned into fur coats! Please support these animals. I love chinchillas!

when you chose a pet chinchilla, it is best to get one who has been handled and socialized. The chinchilla should have been handled gently by people from the day of birth. This is important for socialization to people and usually is done by conscientious pet breeders. Ideally, you should try to get some backround on their individual behavior, since all of them have different personalities. Chinchillas are social animals. If the chinchilla you are looking at for a pet has a same gender cage mate that she gets along with, it is best to keep them together. Otherwise, be very careful introducing one into another’s cage. It is best to do this in a new, different cage that neither has been in before. Put a divider in the cage first where they can see each other, but not touch each other. Do not take the divider away too quickly and watch each animal’s reaction to each other through the divider. A previously isolated chinchilla may not be socialized to its own species. Thanx for reading.