Mollie The #Chinchilla Talks About The Move And No TV

Hi everyone.  This is Mollie the chinchilla.

 

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Well, you’ll never guess what happened.

 

First they woke me up when it was daytime – apparently they forgot again that chinchillas are nocturnal, which means we sleep in the day – and there was some unauthorized grabbing.  I mean, I like the odd cuddle, but it’s meant to be on my terms.  But they didn’t even ask permission.  Mummy just reached in, grabbed me, and pulled me out of my cage.  Even worse, she then stuffed me in to a plastic box.  Naturally I made my opinions on this known, and voiced my displeasure at such treatment.

 

Anyway, I was stuck in the plastic box forever.  Well, it felt like it, though Mummy says it was only about half an hour.  I didn’t like it though, and was getting really upset.  I was glad when I finally got put back in my cage (though not to happy that it involved more unauthorized grabbing).

 

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If that wasn’t enough, there’s no TV!

 

Well, technically there is TV.  I mean, the TV still lives where I am; My cage is still in the same room as where the TV is set up, and when the human caretakers watch DVDs I can see what they’re watching.  But my TV shows that were on all day... Gone!

 

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Before the day I got shoved in the plastic box a couple of men came to look at the TV, and said things about how they, “Can’t access the dish without breaking a whole load of health and safety laws,” and how the human caretakers would have to, “Pay for an independent company who are willing to take the risks,” if they wanted the TV to be working properly again.  So the human caretakers decided not to bother bringing it with us to where we are now, which is some place called, “New flat,” apparently.

 

I wasn’t too happy when I heard about this plan, since I was worried about losing my TV shows.  I love my NCIS! More than that, I hate when it’s quiet.  Music is OK – Mummy listens to all sorts of music, and I even like some of it, especially what she calls, “80s music,” – but music all day... No thanks!

 

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Luckily, Mummy had a plan, and I actually really like what she did.

 

She tuned a radio in to something called, “BBC Radio 4,” for me.  It does sometimes have music, but mostly it’s talking, and a lot of the time it has things she says are called, “Radio dramas,” which are like TV without pictures.  I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it when she told me that was her plan, but I do.  In fact, I love it!

 

Plus, with how they have things set up in this new flat place, they don’t need to be in with me and the TV all day every day, which means they can keep the baby gate shut, and the dogs can’t come and bother me all the time, which is nice.

 

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So, I have my radio, some space from the dogs, and a window they keep open a little whenever it’s not too cold or stormy, so a nice breeze in the room.  I also still have my own fan, so on hotter days I have that as well as the breeze to help me stay cool.

 

I do kind of miss my NCIS and other shows.  But only a little, and you know what? I don’t like how I was woken in the day for unauthorized grabbing, and how I had to be in the plastic box, but if this is what it gets me... It was totally worth it.  I love this new setup!

 

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Squeak soon,

Mollie