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How do I purchase a chinchilla?
Please review the chinchilla pages available page.

Contact us for details and contract on purchasing a chinchilla.

Prepare the cage so it is safe based on guidance provided in the Chinchilla Care page of this website.

Once a non-refundable deposit of 25% is received the chinchilla will be held for up to 30 days.

If chinchilla is not picked up within this time period the non-refundable deposit is forfeited. 

Accepted methods of payment: Zelle or Cash

What are price expectations?
All breeders have different pricing for their animals, any chinchilla offered for sale who is titled (Reserve Class Champion and higher) from any show will have a higher cost due to time and expense of preparing for show, travel, and comments by national experts.

Sterling with title starting price: $275

Hetero Ebony (medium ebony) with title starting price: $400

Homo Ebony (extra dark) with title starting price: $750

Without a title:

Sterling starting price: $225
Hetero Ebony (medium ebony) starting price: $300
Homo Ebony (extra dark) starting price: $550

Do you ship chinchillas?

At this time we do not ship chinchillas.

What comes with my chinchilla?
All chinchillas from Grand Canyon Chinchillas will be microchipped so your new baby can be easily identified. Your new fur baby will come with hay and pellets to help transition them to their new home. When coming to pick up your chinchilla the new owner will need to provide a carrier. Guidance for this can be requested prior to pick-up.

Why purchase a chinchilla from a breeder rather than the pet store?

Breeders spend thousands of hours ensuring they are breeding for healthy animals with strong genetic backgrounds. The breeder will also breed for good temperament to avoid chinchillas who spray urine and are aggressive and bite. The breeder will also only breed healthy animals to avoid many unwanted health conditions. Chinchillas from breeders will have a pedigree and can be a resource to reach out to when questions arise about your fur baby. 

What is a chinchilla show?

Chinchilla shows are held at different locations usually during winter time. They are a time when breeders come together to find out an unbiased opinion on the strengths of their animals and which animals would be best for breeding to have healthier, better quality babies in the future. All sterling chinchillas will compete for class champion and then the class champions compete for Grand Show award. The next show is the mutation show were all mutation chinchillas will compete for class champion and then the class champions compete for Mutation Grand Show award

It is a time when breeders can meet with each other in person to discuss various chinchilla topics and help each other. Many breeders are excellent teachers and are more than happy to explain any questions someone may have about having chinchillas as pets. Seasoned breeders can also support other breeders with recommendations on pairings for the upcoming year.

The show will also include some good home made food and donated door prizes to raise money for show expenses and the club hosting the event. If you are interested in attending a show I highly recommend it as a learning opportunity that cannot be gained by reading online. Contact the clubs on the resource page for upcoming shows and information.

What is the value of a Sterling Chinchilla?
While chinchillas come in many different colors, sizes and personalities they all have 1 thing in common. Their strength comes from the sterling chinchilla. All mutation chinchillas can point back to their sterling roots. In order to keep the mutation chinchilla healthy and strong occasional or sometimes often crosses must be made with the sterling in order to maintain size, density, etc. The sterling (previously called the standard) is the chinchilla that can strengthen any mutation line a breeder is working with. This makes the sterling invaluable to the breeder because the mutation line is only as strong as the sterling roots and crosses. 

What do chinchillas eat?

Chinchillas eat primarily pellets without any "goodies" added to the pellets. Recommended feed is Niblee, Modesto Milling, Bunny Nature Chinchilla Dream Food, Oxbow Essentials Chinchilla Deluxe or Purina Show, but this is not an exhaustive list. Chinchillas also need hay available to consistently graze on. Free feed good quality Timothy hay. I have found the loose hay has a higher quality than the cubes, but chinchillas can have either cubes or loose hay as acceptable options.

On a rare occasion chinchillas can have treats, but this should be when they are more than 6 months old. Treat options can be

• plain cheerios
• plain shredded wheat
• apple wood
• whole oats
• rose hips
• Weekly: raisins or goji berries (my chinchillas don't eat either of these but other breeders have found them to be tasty treats)