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I would love to bring my pet chinchilla "Smokey" to school
and share him with my fourth graders, but I'm afraid of him
getting sick or hurt. Can someone give me some tips?
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JEN /blockquote>

Thanks for your response. My cage at home is big enough, but I
would need to invest in another one. That reminds me, I'll
have to buy a quieter running wheel, because we'd never get
any work done.
On 6/19/07, samantha wrote:
> Do you have a cage that's big enough?
> On 6/19/07, JEN wrote:
&g...See More
Jun 19, 2007
L3vi /blockquote>

Why would you want a chinchilla in your classroom?! What a
dumb pet.

On 6/19/07, JEN wrote:
> I would love to bring my pet chinchilla "Smokey" to school
> and share him with my fourth graders, but I'm afraid of him
> getting sick or hurt. Can someone give me some tips?
Jun 19, 2007
Chara /blockquote>

No problem! Classroom pets are always exciting for the students!
I have been reluctant to get one, just because I have little
guys. So I was never sure how it would work. Plus I am too lazy
to clean up after it! lol!!! So let me know how it goes I am
very curious. I just may reconsider getting a class pet my...See More
Jun 19, 2007
me /blockquote>

Before you invest in another cage you might want also want to
check if any of your students have allergies or asthma.
Jul 1, 2007
AG /blockquote>

I bought my two chinchillas for classroom pets and it didn't
work for me, they ended up being home pets. My classroom
didn't stay an even temp. for them at nights. I tried
brining them back and forth each day and that wasn't
something that worked well for me. Also, mine are more
active in the evening sin...See More
Jul 22, 2007


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