Is anyone missing a chinchilla?

[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

While setting up for my yard sale on Ossipee Rd, I saw a dark gray chinchilla dart underneath my roommate's car. I've never seen one before (I recognized it from pictures that I've seen on blogs), but I assume they're not outdoor pets...

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[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Either that, or the rat problem in Somerville is far worse than I imagined!

Poor chinchilla--he's probably freaking out.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

they live in the wild in worse conditions :) perhaps there's a breeding population, and the fur can be spun to make little coats for hairless cats or something :)

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[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Dude, wild chinchillas in Somerville would be awesome! We'd be knee-deep in snuggle-starved softness!

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

zombie chillas :)

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[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

That would be so cool!

[gruene.livejournal.com]

Their natural habitat is the Andes mountains. They'd be pretty miserable here in July and August.

[satyrgrl.livejournal.com]

What a cute critter! I hope it finds its way home soon.

[ominousspectre.livejournal.com]

If it's still there, you might call animal control. I imagine that I would check there first if I lost a pet without a tag. Then if someone sees this post and hears about a lost chinchilla, at least it's off the street and somewhere that it could be recovered (theoretically).

Call animal control

[grateful1311.livejournal.com]

Please call animal control if you still have your eyes on this little guy. He will not live long on his own.

617-625-6600 ext 2190
On until 8pm tonight.

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[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

:( Unfortunately, the little critter was gone by the time I saw this (I was outside for the afternoon/early evening). I hope that it finds it way home to to someone else who calls animal control!

Re: Call animal control

[squirrelitude]

I'm having trouble understanding how you could see a loose chinchilla and not grab it and put it in a cage. This does fit into my worldview!

(I'm a few houses down, by the way -- if you just don't have the resources to harbor a chinchilla, I'd be willing to take it off your hands if you can catch it. :-P)

Re: Call animal control

[squirrelitude]

Update: Just sighted a critter about the size of a rabbit dart freakishly fast across the road to 37 Ossipee. The downstairs cat is patrolling the area with interest. If that was the chinchilla, I can now understand why it was not caught in the first place!

Re: Call animal control

[grateful1311.livejournal.com]

I was going to defend the OP by explaining how quick they move. It would kinda be like trying to catch a healthy rat, not easy.

At any rate, if anyone sees him and can quickly call us we will do our best to catch him and keep him safe.

[squirrelitude]

Final update: Chinchilla sighted as roadkill in front of 30 Ossipee. :-(

[squirrelitude]

Sidenote: If anybody wants chinchilla pelt...

[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Poor chinchilla. :(