To leash or not to leash

We always have this idea of getting a leash/harness for Cotton. It'll be nice to have her around when Daddy and Mummy go for a walk around the estate (at night or when the weather is cooling, of course). However we are concerned if such an idea will be too much for her.

She is jittery to begin with. A slight movement or sound will send her jumping all over her cage. *cough* Coward. If we put her on leash/harness, you will most likely see 2 grown adults desperately trying to catch hold of a wild and aggressively jumpy Cotton. So embarrassing.

Besides, chinchilla releases chunk of its fur as a defence mechanism when caught in a stressed situation. We won't want a balding chinchilla, that's for sure. It'll be too weird.

Their bones and bodies are relatively soft. The leash/harness may cause injuries. What if she breaks her neck?

So should we or should we not?

Cotton Everywhere

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Mummy is having lotsa fun playing with Cotton's image.

Cotton's Mushroom House Part II

Glad to inform that her mushroom house is restored (I meant bought;P). 

She's a happy chin now.

Will the real Chin pls stand up?

Cotton's Mushroom House

Last night, Mummy tried to be playful and lifted the mushroom house (while Cotton was still in it) with one hand. Cotton moved and that tilted the balance of the house. Well, you know the rest. YES! Clumsy Mummy dropped the house with Cotton in it and it shattered to pieces immediately. 

Now Cotton has to settle with a small porcelain bowl before the new one is purchased.

Sorry baby, Mummy is such a klutz  :(

Note: no animal or human being was hurt during this dangerous act.

Back from Redang

Back from recharging at Redang, 1st thing I do is check if my baby is still moving. Not to say I don't appreciate my cousin's effort (taking care of cotton) when we're not around, but teenagers with their monosyllabic answer don't exactly fills me with confidence.

Phew.. she looks quite well I'm glad to report. The cage is in dire state of cleanliness, but that's easy enough to clean up. Think she really miss us, with the jumping around and yelping sounds she like to make when she saw we're back. We miss you too cotton!

1st post by Daddy!

testing...1..2..3 testing.. testing... 1.. 2... 3

*oops... ducks dagger eyes from mummy :p