Pet Chinchilla Injured and Wounded in Aspen, Colorado
On August - 31 - 2009
We had just completed climbing the Maroon Bells (took us almost 11 hours!) and went into Aspen for a late dinner. In front of the Explore Book Store (where they have a great vegetarian bistro on the second floor) I spotted this Chinchilla on the public sidewalk. I suspect it was somebody’s pet that got away and was probably hit by a car. It was still alive but acting a bit strange. The other passersby took it to a nearby pet store for proper care and attention.
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zeekzilch Says:
One of the other …
One of the other passersby took it to a local pet shop…
- Roger J. Wendell
Golden, Colorado
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
cpfanrox Says:
omg!!! did u save …
omg!!! did u save him?? i cried in this vid!
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
cpfanrox Says:
whats a degus??
whats a degus??
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
Epson4ash77 Says:
hmm….Chinchilla? …
hmm….Chinchilla? Degus? it looks like a mixture lol.
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
kurryballs74 Says:
was that a degus?
was that a degus?
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
119Link Says:
poor animal
poor animal
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
LINQ0311 Says:
Poor guy.
Thank … 
Thank you for making the effort to get him some help. You and your friends are good people.
Poor guy.
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
mrgruntos Says:
It’s not a …
It’s not a chinchilla, but a close relative. at least you were 1/2 right at that… people should never leave pets for the dead like that.
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
protectmydogz Says:
Oh and Aspen is way …
Oh and Aspen is way to cold or just a little to cold for a chinchilla they need about room temperature to survive although it does rather look the same as a chinchilla i must say so i can see why you thought it was a chinchilla
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
protectmydogz Says:
nope thats not a …
nope thats not a chinchilla actually it is actually a type of rat and you can tell from the tail that chinchilla have a short sprouting out tail yet that one has a longer tail and is very firm looking :I
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
Josh8hood Says:
no way a chinchilla …
no way a chinchilla. dark brown fur and very long skinny tail. quite a long body.
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
cfriedman22 Says:
I agree - the …
I agree - the coloration is odd…and unless it is a kit it is quite small…
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
yeah075 Says:
I dont think that …
I dont think that is a chinchilla its coloring is more similar to a wild rat or viscasha, a chinchilla relative. Sizing also indicates that this is not a chinchilla it is to small and nose is very pointed. I think it might just be cross between a wild rat and a chinchilla or it could be some other animal entirely.
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
zeekzilch Says:
You’re correct! …
You’re correct! However, I’m not from Aspen so I relied on the locals, there at the scene, to take over - I figured they knew best where to go, etc.
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
yogoqueen Says:
you shouldve taken …
you shouldve taken it to a shelter, not a pet store
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
kc7fys Says:
Well, I am …
Well, I am impressed and wowed!
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
zeekzilch Says:
Good point! I guess …
Good point! I guess the poor creature looked so bad, to me, that I needed some redundancy to emphasize the seriousness of the situation!
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
kc7fys Says:
Or rather how HE is …
Or rather how HE is both injured and wounded?
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
kc7fys Says:
May I ask how is …
May I ask how is both injured and wounded?
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
zeekzilch Says:
Some of the other …
Some of the other people going along the sidewalk took the chinchilla to a local pet store for immediate care and attention. I live about 150 miles (240 km) from Aspen so I was not able to follow-up as we had a long drive ahead of us that evening…
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
joyrula Says:
this is so sad! so …
this is so sad! so what happened to him? did you manage to make him well? please let us know…this is so unfair! he surely had a home, but someone didn;t care enough so he ended up outside, injured in the street!so sad!
Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am