Freedom... Almost.

Tonight was a fun night for Sally! Thankfully I had a handful of food ready. I was hand feeding her like I have done everynight when I get home and we are slowly working our way closer and closer to my body. So tonight we were on the cage door about halfway out and she decided to do a little wandering. First she came at me, which is ok because that means she is getting more comfortable around me. Then, she decided to jump over my hand and onto the floor. Instead of panicing I just let her wander a little and then held out my hand of food next to the cage and pretended I was going to pick her up. This, as planned, had her scootin back in to her safe area. A few minutes later she did allow me to pick her up and hold her. It was only for a few seconds but it was the first time she calmed down and just kinda sat there. I'm glad I have gotten so much time to play with her so she is getting comfortable. My work schedule is perfect for hers since when I get home it's her peak playtime hours.

I also found out today that not only has she been wrestling her hut, but she has eaten the roof off the top in the back. This was all hidden from the front and the side of the cage. It took a good glance to see something looked different. Upon further inspection I realized that a good amount of the roof, and the hay I have been givng her, is now inside her little hut where she has made a bed for herself. I found this to be so precious... And then realized that she does a good amount of sleeping on the top shelf in her cage. She never falls asleep first in her hut, it's always on the shelf. She will wake up crawl to the bottom shelf, sleep a bit there, and eventually make it into her hut. So why the bed is in there I have no clue! It's also supposed to be dark in there since Chins are supposed to sleep during the day, but with chewing the roof off it's allowing a good amount of light in. I guess she's just a silly girl!

Tomorrows task: I am hoping to get some time on the net to look up more on Chinchilla behavior. So far I can tell when she gets tense and everything, I would just like to read her a little better. I also have a few more pictures I'd like to post.