Are chinchillars that big? I always thought they were smaller.
They are not too big. A good quality chinchilla usually weights 800-1000 grams.
Here's me and one of my chinnies.
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/smromero06/Pets/Mystique/82911479_261423015_0.jpg)
And this is my littlest chinnie, Monkeybuny. (don't mind my hair I hadn't gotten to the flat iron yet)
![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/smromero06/Pets/Monkeybuny%20Squirrelbuny/75901356_237860066_0.jpg)