Hey that's neat I don't say this often but you seem like you would provide the perfect home for a chinchilla! When I was working in the pet shop I turned many people off chinchillas. The owners of the shop were amazing and they really looked out for the well being of the animals so they were glad I studied up on so many animals. And when a home was truly wrong, they were so glad I discouraged impulse buys. I had knowledge of everything but fish, and for some reason reading about owning fish never interested me too much. I knew alot about the birds, ferrets, chinchillas, and the other rodents.

Hey, when I was in high school I was so unlike the other kids. I was absolutely obsessed with my animals, and not the usual teen stuff. I was so faciniated by my animals, and they all got the best care that I was capable of. As well as having chinchillas, I had a terrarium that was so big I could walk into it. I had lots of different types of lizards and I would lye on my bed and watch them for hours incredibly facinated by them. Also, I would sit and watch the birdfeeder that I put outside of my window and was in total awe of the wild birds. I was so different then a normal h.s. kid. I just had different interests then most of the kids. I liked to be different then the other kids, and I loved having so much knowledge of other stuff then just academics.

Hey what city in MI do you live in? I am in Troy, but I am sure you saw that. And I am really close to your age, I was so mature for my age when I was 20, which is why I felt I could house a chinchilla properly. I wish you luck, I bet you are going to be a great home for one! Good luck!