Chinchillas are rodents that are native to the Andes Mountains of northern Chile. Often kept as pets, chinchillas are also prized for their luxuriously soft fur and were nearly driven to extinction ...

The Potrero Hill Petco doesn't carry gerbils. There aren't any rabbits. It doesn't even have a ferret. But it does have chinchillas. "It's like having a large rat, but they take dust baths, and they ...