Chinchillas have a long tail and are
very furry. They are normally gray to dark gray color
with a lighter color on their belly, they also come
in designer colors, we carry a variety.. They are
about 10 to 14 inches long and weigh 1 to 1.5 pounds.
With a proper diet and proper care a chinchillas life
expectance is 8 to 10 years. They love to make noises
(talk) at night when they are most active. Chinchillas
are extremely curious creatures.
LIFE EXPECTANCY: Chinchillas life expectancy with
proper care is 12 to 15 years.
WHAT AND WHEN TO FEED YOUR CHINCHILLA: During the
day when your Chinchilla is not active you should
only provide them with hay and water. During the evening
when your animal becomes active you should give him
chinchilla pellets and fresh hay. Be sure you remove
soiled hay from outside the hay bowl. You should also
give your chinchilla treats during playtime or exercise.
Always be sure your Chinchilla has fresh water.
TREATS: You may give your chinchilla small pieces
of apple or carrot, a single raisin or half a hazelnut
or peanut per day. On a rare occasion a small piece
of hard white bread or roll. Your chinchilla will
also need chew treats. The best ones for your chinchilla
contain sunflower seed and nuts and are in the shape
of sticks or hearts that you can buy in pet stores.
11 RULES FOR THE RIGHT ACCESSORIES:
1. We recommend a wire cage with a plastic bottom,
a rabbit cage. The cage should be at least 24 inches
long, 16 inches deep, and 20 inches high.
2. Their sleeping hutch (house) should be either a
wooden hutch or a plastic igloo. Your chinchillas
sleeping house is not just for sleeping at night but
napping in during the day. If you have more then one
chinchilla you will need a larger sleeping house plus
a few extras so if your chinchilla’s need time
away from one another they can do so.
3. You will need to have a sandbox available during
the evening activities for your chinchilla to take
a sand bath in. You should buy a porcelain chinchilla
dust bathhouse to help keep down on the mess your
chinchilla will make when taking a bath. V.I. Pets
sells baths and special sand to place in it, which
are made just for your chinchilla.
4. You will need to have shelves for sitting on at
various heights for your chinchilla to have fun with
when they are playing.
5. You will need driftwood or shelves (anything washable)
for your chinchilla to climb on, they will also use
them for running up and down to play and exercise.
6. You will need to have chew blocks which are made
for just chinchilla’s for your chinchilla to
chew on in their cage at all time. You may also have
wooden chew stick which are made for all small animals
in there cage at all times and these come in all shapes,
sizes and colors.
7. You will need a staircase in the cage for exercise
and play. You should locate the sleeping house high
off the cage floor with a staircase leading up to
it. This will make it so the staircase and sleeping
house can also be used as a lookout seats.
8. The bottom of the cage will need to be covered
with care fresh or corncob about 1 inch thick.
9. You will need a water bottle with a stopper. The
water bottle should be filled everyday with fresh
water.
10. A hard plastic dish for hay is ok but they will
chew it up. Hay can be placed next to the food dish
or use a hayrack.
11. The food dish will also need to be ceramic and
should be heavy so the chinchilla cannot easily spill
his food.
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