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I considered getting a chinchilla at one point. They are soooo soft, and I think they're cute (in kind of an odd way). I can't imagine a chinchilla hurting a bird because they're herbivores (if I remember correctly) and pretty timid...prey animals, just like parrots.
As far as them being easily frightened to death, I have heard that too, and maybe they are more fragile than many pets. However, I used to neighbor a 3rd grade classroom that had two chinchillas as class pets. Although the kids were kind to the chinchillas, the kids were pretty loud (we're talking about a whole class of 8 & 9 year olds) and boisterous, and the chinchillas did just fine. I would guess that-- like parrots-- it depends at what age you get the chinchilla and how it is socialized....and it may depend on the temperament of the particular chinchilla as well.
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