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What’s so special about the Pumpkin Patch?

Our Chinchillas and bunnies are bred for beauty and Superior loving, social, temperaments.
You won’t find our bunnies housed outside in hutches, or our Chinchillas living in tiny breeding cages. Our animals live in two comfy climate controlled rooms in our home. Soft lighting and quiet music playing ( They love country music!) complete a calm, nurturing environment. While living here they are treated as members of the family, until they join their new forever families.
Our bunnies each have their own spacious cage, loaded with toys and a litter box. Litter box trained rabbits make wonderful indoor pets! Each bunny also receives hopping and playtime out of their cage on a daily basis, to keep them physically and mentally stimulated
Chinchillas are handled multiple times daily. They are the friendliest, sweetest Chinchillas you could ask for! Frequent dust baths and high quality food make them as pretty on the outside as they are on the inside!
The love and commitment to our animals is what makes the Pumpkin Patch so special!.
If you are thinking about adding a Holland Lop Bunny, or a Chinchilla to your home, we will work with you to find just the right match for your situation! We want you to love your Chins. and Bunnys as much as we do!!!!!
Breeding and Rescue
We have seen and heard so many sad stories about the quality of Chinchillas and Bunnies that are found in the large pet stores. It is both heartbreaking for the animals and for the people that adopt them and end up with costly vet bills, and unhealthy animals, or animals with aggressive temperments.
We made the choice to breed because we love them so much we want people to have the opportunity to buy a healthy animal with a great temperment, due to genetics and environment.
Rescue
We are also totally dedicated to rescue. If you know of a Chinchilla or Bunny in need of help we will do whatever we can.
We rescue bunnies consistently from the NY City animal shelter. Rescued bunnies will be spayed or neutered before adoption.
The bunnies we adopt out are selected for temperament to make excellent family pets. We work with all our bunnies on using a litter box.

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Before buying or adopting a Chinchilla, it is very important to do your research.  Although my family and myself ADORE Chinchillas, they are not the pet for everyone.  Check out our Link Section to find informative articles on Chinchillas so you can make an informed decision BEFORE you add one to your family.

Before contacting us about a particular Chinchilla please be sure to read this section.

Food For Thought:

Some of the wonderful things about Chinchillas!

  • Chinchillas have no odor, and are very clean compared to many other rodent pets
  • Due to their dense fur, it is rare to have allergies to a Chinchilla
  • From a teachers point of view, they are a fantasic classroom pet to teach about Humane Eduation.  They also have such an unusual history, kids love to learn about the geography and habits of these amazing animals
  • They are just so darn cute!!!!
  • They have a long life span, so they will be with you for many years if cared for correctly
  • They are funny, lovable, and once again……….they are so darn cute!!!!!!

Some important things to think about:

  • Chinchillas require additional care and expense compared to many other small animals.  Aside from quality food and bedding, frequent dust baths are essential to their health.
  • Vet care can be expensive, and exotic animal vets are not always easy to locate.
  • Chinchillas have many different personalities.  Some do not care to be held, and tend to be nervous around humans, even their owners.  Could you still love your Chinchilla if it ended up with a challenging personality?  Pets like children are a lifelong commitment.
  • Chinchillas can be seen as prey to some kinds of other pets such as dogs.  Can you keep your Chinchilla safe?
  • Can you provide air conditioning and very good ventilation for your Chinchilla?  Chinchillas can not take warm temperatures.  Over-heating can easily result in death.
  • Can you provide you Chinchilla with a large cage with plenty of room to jump and play?

What to expect when you bring your Chinchilla home?

It is very stressful for a Chinchilla to change environments.  Almost ALL Chinchillas will be nervous and stressed out in their new home.  It is very important to understand this before you bring your Chinchilla home.  This DOES NOT mean your Chinchilla doesn’t like you, or doesn’t like it’s new home, it just needs an adjustment period.  Be kind and patient and you will be rewarded with a friend for life!

What if I have questions?

Unlike the big pet stores, we are always here to offer support and suggestions.  Our goal is to make you love Chinchillas as much as we do, and that is A LOT!!!!!!!  It is also our goal to make sure the Chinchilla receives the best care and home possible.

Return Policy

It is very important that you do your research BEFORE deciding to add a Chinchilla into your life.  Pet ownership is a commitment for the life time of your pet, it should never be taken likely.

Aside from the Pumpkin Patch, we also work our hardest to provide rescue to any Chinchilla that needs us.

If you buy a Chinchilla from us and decide at any point that you can no longer keep it, we will welcome it back but we will not provide a refund.  Chinchillas are not for everyone, and it is the purchasers responsibility to understand the temperament and behavior patterns of Chinchillas BEFORE you bring one home.  If you purchased a Chinchilla from someplace else and can no longer care for it, we will do our best to welcome them into our rescue when ever we can.

All animals leaving the Pumpkin Patch are believed to be in good health.  If you take your Chinchilla to an exotic vet with in the first 7 days of ownership and it is found to have any medical problem that occurred while in the care of the Pumpkin Patch, the animal may be returned with a full refund during that time period.  The Pumpkin Patch Chinchilla Barn cannot be responsible for injury or illness that occur while in your care.

 

Policies for buying/adopting our rabbits

Our rabbits are very special to us. Whether you are buying one of our rabbits for show or pet, we want the love and care we have given them to continue in their new home.
Our rabbits have never lived outside. Anyone buying or adopting one of our rabbits will be expected to keep the rabbit indoors.
One the best things about Holland Lops is how loveable and sweet they are. We want them to be able to interact and be part of a family just as they are here.
We have done everything possible to raise the healthiest rabbits we can. When they live the Pumpkinpatch to the best of our knowledge they are in excellent health.
If you have any questions or concerns about the health of your new pet, you should see your veterenarian within the first 7 days of purchase or adoption. If anything is found to be wrong with the rabbit that occured BEFORE leaving our home, you will be entitled to a full refund within the first 7 days.
If at anytime you can know longer keep you rabbit we will welcome them back into the Pumpkinpatch, although we will not be able to offer any refund. We believe that pets are a lifetime commitment!