Cross Creek Chinchillas was founded in 2003.

 I first became interested in these incredible little rodents from the Andes Mountains of South America during hurrricane season of 2003. My dogs caught what we thought at first was someone's pet sugar glider. Upon closer examination, we learned it was a Southern Flying Squirrel. We took it in and bought a cage and some food for it while we located a wildlife rehabilitator. Unfortunetly, before we could find one, the squirrel passed away from internal injuries.

So, there we were with this big, new, empty cage. My fiance made the suggestion I do some research on ferrets and chinchillas. We had both been interested in the past on getting one or the other. After doing extensive online research, we decided we would like to get a chinchilla. My first two chins were purchased at a pet store, and their crazy little antics caused me to fall completely in love with them. I've continued my research utilizing internet forums with members worldwide who both own and breed chins. Since my first two were petstore animals and have no pedigrees or background information, they were never used for breeding, however, I have invested a lot of time and money purchasing top quality animals from some of the best hobby breeders and top ranchers to be used in my own breeding program.

My breeding herd consists of Color Section Champions, Color Phase Champions, and First Place animals from such breeders as Ralph Shoots, Cedarview Farms Exotics, Dirty South Chinchillas, Becky West, Furry Animals Oh My! and many more. Currently we are breeding for all color phases including TOV in Standard Gray, Beige, Whites, Ebonies, Black Velvets, and Violets. All our kits come with complete pedigrees, feed, alfalfa hay cubes and Blue Cloud dust. Please see our for sale page to view what we have available .