Adams Valley View Chinchilla Ranch

my 96 year old grandma — ww2 vet wants to go the steelers and chargers game with his family! please help!!!

Not trying to burst anyones bubble, but I worked for these people for 6 months in 2012 and although they werent purposely executing them from what i could see… AT LEAST 2 chinchillas died every week. At the very least it was 2. And Mark Lester told me himself that they were going to pelt them if they could not find a buyer. Also i found 2 crack pipes in the work shed, after informing Mark he blamed it on the previous employee and convinced me not to inform the owners due to «age and stress». Being in that warehouse every day for 6 months makes it extremely easy to familiarize the interior, and I promise you 100% the videos they show on PETA is the real ranch in Vista, Ca.

I just heard the news. What a complete and disgusting mess that such a nice couple had to endure such treatment. We had gone there several years ago to purchase a chinchilla as a pet for our daughter. Lurlie was so sweet and kind taking our daughter around to find just the right match. We were there over an hour, holding different chinchillas and hearing all about how to properly care for them. We visited one other time when we were in the area, and had continued to purchase our feed and supplies from them. PETA should be ashamed!

This chinchilla ranch had a special place in my heart. I have two chinchillas and bought one of my chinchillas from here. They treat all their chinchillas humanly, and any stories otherwise are false. Lurlie Adams was one of the sweetest old ladies I have ever met. This ranch knows how to care for and love chinchillas. Whenever I went on vacations, I would board my chinchillas here and trust that they were well cared for. I recommended this place to everyone if they were interested in chinchillas. Even another friend of mine bought his chinchilla here too. I hope Lurlie rests in peace. I find it so SAD for what happened to this place in the end. Lurlie and this amazing Ranch will be missed.

Totally bogus! Union trib and PETA, BE ASHAMED! I have been a customer of the Adams’ for 13 years and was horrified to hear of the takeover of their ranch. Lurlie loved those chinchillas and that ranch was never filthy. These people were wrongly accused of animal mistreatment, so typical of the trib and PETA — total overreaction. Very unfair. Idiotic. Can’t say enough negative things about this situation.

We where there many times and meet Lurlie and the gentleman who worked with them. I can only say nice things about them they care about all the chinchillas and even help us when we had a sick little one.
I sure going to miss Mrs. Adams. RIP

This chinchilla farm is run by an amazingly kind, bright and dedicated woman. She’s dedicated her life to caring for chinchillas and does so with compassion, intelligence, kindness and love.
My brother and I adopted two chinchillas from a couple who had bought them here. Years went by after we adopted the two. Sadly, one of our two chinchillas died, not from ill health but from complications from his neutering by our veterinarian.
His brother developed diabetes over the years. Yes — we learned that chinchillas, just like people, can develop diabetes. This sounds awful but he was almost completely blind.
My brother needed to move out of our home and was unable to bring this blind and diabetic but otherwise healthy chinchilla along with him. Our real worry was that someone might accept he little guy and then feed him to their snake.
I found the receipts for him which pointed us to Adams Valley View Chinchilla Ranch. We drove him in. Lurlie, owned of this wonderful facility, had a technician who reached out to our blind little guy and offered him a forever home with her.
Then we spoke at length with Lurlie. She gave us a tour of her entire facility. Lurie’s knowledge of chinchillas and her beautiful devotion and love of the creatures moved us both. This facility is a wonderful one. It had to be because it was created and is run by this amazing woman.

I have bought five chinchillas over the past 14 years — all of which were bought from this wonderful chinchilla ranch. I called Lurlie numerous times with questions or concerns I had regarding my beloved furry pets. My 3 children and I would often stop by and visit with Lurlie and her staff, and always learned so much and saw firsthand the love she had for these beautiful and interesting pets. I am mortified that she and
has been slandered in such a.cruel.and.false way. The. claims made by PETA are ridiculous and untrue. I will NEVER support PETA in ANY way due to this awful attack they made on this lovely, intelligence, and. caring woman.

I just adopted 2 chinchilla’s from the humane society on Friday. They came from this ranch and they are absolutely perfect. One is 4 years old and one is 3 years old. My daughters have named them fooze ball and sketch. One is shy and just want to fall asleep on your lap the other is quite playful and when we open the door she literally jumps right into our arms. They are very healthy and all of the 70 that I saw were in excellent condition. I can say I am pleasantly surprised at how socialized they are since there were so many. It is clear that they were well taken care of. The owners were older and I thank them for finding a place to take all the chinies. They could have just put them on craigslist and they didnt. We love our chinchillas and I wish the media didnt try and make the owners look bad. The good news is that almost all have been placed in new homes. I feel like a lucky new pet owner and I work at a vets office and they will have great care.

What a horrible thing PETA and the San Diego Union have done to this wonderful loving older couple who ran this farm for so long. Our kids wanted chinchillas years ago and we went there to buy them. We ended up spending hours there learning about the animals and talking to the owners about them. They played with the animals and had them on their shoulders. They would not let us buy any chinchillas until we convinced them we would provide a loving home and knew all the ins and outs of their care comfort and training. The ones we picked were too young so we reserved them and picked them up a few weeks later.
Over the years we visited several other times to learn more and to buy another animal and the incredible cages and exercise wheels etc they hand make there. They always made unlimited time for us and our children and obviously loved the animals.
The allegations in the newspaper article are slanderous and quite evil to this wonderful couple. SHAME ON PETA AND SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE. I would cancel my subscription to that rag, but did that years ago.
All I can say is that nothing in the article is true according to our visits and interactions with this farm and its owners. I am filled with pity for them being treated this way. And I have been a PETA supporter for decades. Never again!

Savage Electrocutions — stay away from this place. They are LIARS and all about the money — don’t drink their Koolaid about raising beautiful animals for pets — if there isn’t money involved the animals get killed. Look at the owners pic on FB — he’s an obese moron.

Got chinchillas in August 2013, great place with knowledgable owner and manager. Just heard they closed shop as of April 1, 2014! Need an update of situation…

I love this place. For sure, I will go to this lovely place forever. They are really love chinchilla. I got my first chinchilla boy at petsmart, and they don’t even know how old he is. :(I help my little cousin got his chinchilla baby here yesterday, they know everything about this chinchilla baby. I really recommend this place, they know everything about chinchilla and the most important is they know what is a good way to love your chinchilla. Please go to this place. don’t go to pet store because they know nothing about chinchilla.

The people who own this place seriously love chinchillas. This summer, I was having a baby and we needed to re-​home our chinnie. I was totally heartbroken (of course, I WAS nine months pregnant) and delayed and delayed as long as I could.
I didn’t want to sell him on Craigslist because I wasn’t confident that some random person would know how to take care of chinchillas or be a good home for him. I finally found this little ranch in Vista, thought it looked pretty ideal, and gave them a call. The man who owns it with his wife picked up and talked to me. He was awesome. No rush to get off the phone, he let me ask as many questions as I wanted (would they adopt my chinchilla, would he be bred, would he be killed for fur, etc.). He sounded like he just adores the animals and explained their whole farm to me.
I felt much more at peace about sending our little buddy here. When the day finally came to bring him there, I was a mess (again, even closer to birth, super hormonal). I cried the whole drive and was all shaky and tear-​stained when we got there. The man came out to greet us and helped us wheel the cage inside. I’m sure he was thinking «what in the world is wrong with this crazy pregnant woman?» Instead of rushing me or making me feel silly, he offered to give me a tour and see all the other chinchillas.
He gave us a walk-​through tour, showed us the mating section vs. the visiting pets’ section vs. the rescues. He even stopped to show us his favorites, and he’d reach in every few cages, pull out a tiny, fluffy baby chinchilla, and just let us hold them. He totally knew how to console someone who was dropping off their pet.
I felt much better by the end, and I know if they re-​home him, they’ll do a really good job screening and making sure the family knows how to take care of the animal.
He also told us that if someone’s chinchilla has a medical problem, they’ll vet the animal for free (set broken legs, do amputations if needed, etc.). I couldn’t believe how much they totally love the chinnies.

I take my animals here every time we leave town. They treat our animals great and I highly recommend them.

I love this place.

My son has saved his money for a chinchilla. We just went and bought all the necessary supplies. Of course as soon as he had the $ 69 for the standard male, he got so excited. We called to make sure they had one of the standard males available before we left the house, and were told that they sure did. When we get out there, they did not. Nor would they even have one for another month. What a waste of time, not to mention my son just spent $ 90 on a cage and supplies only to have it sit there until he saves more money or finds another place to get a chinchilla from. Very disappointing.

I got a sweet little chin from here in 2009. It’s obvious the chinchillas are cared for and I think it’s better you get them from here than a pet shop.

Valley View is an excellent place to get a pet chinchilla. I just got my first chinchilla ever and I love her to death. I did not get the name of the guy who spent two hours with my husband and I but he was full of knowledge and I felt completely prepared on becoming a new chinchilla mom.
The place is packed with at least a thousand chinchillas. They are taken care of but I do admit I wished they did have bigger cages and it is a bit disappointing to see metal rings around the female chinchillas. The guy explained they have one male chinchilla for every eight females. The females have a collar so they cannot go into the other female cages but the male has access to all the chinchilla females in his group. I understand what he was saying but I still felt bad for the little things.
They have pretty much every chinchilla color available except for the white, mosaic and the ultra violet. Which were the three that I originally wanted so again, a little down from that but I still was set on getting my chinchilla that day.
After the tour of the farm he took us over to the available chinchilla area and there were about 50 different chinchillas to choose from. The employee explained that you do not choose the chinchilla but the chinchilla chooses you. I thought it sounded a little crazy but I had a chance to hold a few chinchillas. They were cute and all but I just didn’t feel any connection at all with them until I spotted a beige three month old chinchilla awake in one of the cages. I asked the employee if I could see her and he placed her in my hands and did not move. She was very calm and allowed me to pet her and hold her. I was set on getting this chinchilla. She was perfect. Sweet and lovable which was exactly what I wanted.
I told the employee that she was the one I wanted and he took me over to show me what a good starter kit would be for a new chinchilla owner. The supplies are VERY reasonable. It is great quality, home based business and plenty of supply. They also do shipping so I do advice even tho you may not be close enough to drive order from them over the phone. I can’t imagine even giving my new little girl anything other than what they have at the farm. We got the bedding, food, protein, timothy treats) and treats. I was really looking forward to getting the apple ring treats since my husband and I work for Apple and our chinchilla’s name would be megabyte so it felt appropriate. Unfortunately, they did not have the treats we wanted but they did have these banana chips that were suppose to be just as good.
At the very beginning of the conversation I told the employee whichever chinchilla I get that day would be totally spoiled. I think he didn’t realize how much I wanted to spoil her. I already looked at their website and had a list of toys, cage etc of what I wanted from the farm.
The person who builds the cages just left their company so they are not able to make cages until they find another person. I was disappointed since I saw the online website showing a two tier condo cage and the only cage that was available was a basic standard cage. The employee reassured me that in a month they should be ready able to be on top of producing cages & toys. They promised me that if I bring in the cage they can build it up and I would only pay the difference. We live in orange county and vista is little over an hour away so it makes it a little inconvenient but I really did like the cage set up and also helping the small business owner.
The only toy like thing that had available were the little hammock that were a little pricey being $ 13.00 but it was made with safe material so the chinchilla can consume it.
After ringing everything up my husband handed his credit card and paid for everything which came out around $ 250.00. The chinchilla alone was 149.00 w/​tax and it’s a great deal since a standard grey chinchilla at a pet store is around $ 150.00. A beige chinchilla is a pretty unique color and I really am happy with the chinchilla I chose.
The two owners came over and hugged us both goodbye and gave us our chinchilla’s history of her birthday, parents etc. They keep that file on record so we can always ask them for that information. We then packed everything up and headed home.
I can honestly say hands down I can’t imagine a better place to get a chinchilla in southern california. I have been looking for about a year to find the perfect one and I seriously feel that I have found exactly what I wanted.
Megabyte loves to have her ears and chin rubbed and cuddles in my arms when she wants to nap. She gets along with our puppy Gigabyte (yorkie) pretty well. They are still getting to know each other but I can hold them both in my arms while they nap and it is working out great. I had a few reasons of why I gave the place 4 stars over 5 but I still highly recommend this place for a chinchilla purchase or any chinchilla supplies you need.

I make the long drive up to this place to buy all my chinchilla supplies. The owners are really friendly people. If your chinchilla is having any health problems you can call Lurlie and she always knows what to do.
They pretty much have everything you need, in BULK, with fair prices. I usually get a huge bag of timothy hay and a 25 lb bag of their feed. It’s not as convenient as petsmart, but you save $, make less trips, and the feed is a lot healthier. Chinchilla stomachs are delicate and these days I’m seeing way too much sunflower seeds & raisins in the feed at local pet stores.
I’m always a little bit sad when I go there though, it smells pretty bad and the chinchillas living there have these metal rings around their necks and live in cramped quarters.
In summary, If you are looking for a chinchilla or long-​term supplies, this is the place with the most selection and best prices. In addition, its about 20 minutes from Carlsbad outlets, so if you have a long drive at least you can hit up those afterward!