I had a chinchilla in college and was a great pet. Watching him do his dust bath was always really fun to watch. The way the run around the house was awesome and trying to catch them was always a challenge. ( Catch them by the tail ). Easy to take care of , and super soft fur. The girls that came over , were easy to impress by laying this adorable squirrel in their lap to pet and play with. Highly recommend as a cute pet to have. On a side note, if you let them out of the cage and let them roam around and they seem to disappear, they can crawl under any cabinet above the toekick and into and underneath the cabinet only to come out at night.