December 2011
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dailychinchilla:
A follower asked if chinchillas make good apartment pets. I accidentally deleted the question, so I’ll answer it here.
Chinchillas can make great apartment pets. That is, of course, providing your apartment is pet friendly! They do need a large, roomy cage with lots of room to jump, so make sure you have the space for that. If you can give him some out of cage supervised...
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Chinchilla Sounds and Meanings
owningachinchilla:
Chinchillas can be very vocal little critters, and, sometimes, it’s not easy to figure out what at the barks, chirps, and chitters mean. So here is a helpful “translator” (complete with audio clips) to help figure out what those noises mean.
Chinchilla safe toys, cages, and food.
owningachinchilla:
I recently stumbled upon a wonderful site (here) called ‘Whimsy’s. They sell tons of toys, used cages, food, and (to my delight) chew sticks and pumice stones by the pound. They also have a Facebook page.
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Owning A Chinchilla: Dangerous Things To Keep Out... →
owningachinchilla:
Pet stores always advertise chinchilla “safe” equipment that is, in reality, extremely dangerous.
The most common ones I find are the wheels.
The mesh is not safe for chinchilla feet. Toes and feet have been caught and broken.
This is actually geared toward rats (although I don’t see…
Owning A Chinchilla: Introducing Chinchillas →
owningachinchilla:
There’s a lot of information out there on the net about introducing chinchillas. When I began thinking about getting second chin, I searched around and saw that the techniques seem to be varied (from the dangerous to the bizzare), and contradictory. One breeder advocated smooshing, one rallied…
Owning A Chinchilla: Loose versus Cubed: The Big... →
owningachinchilla:
Hay cubes are chopped and compressed hay, they typically come in timothy or alfalfa and both hay cubes and loose hay provide a chin with his necessary nutritional fiber. If your chinchilla is experiencing difficulty chewing due to dental problems, try crumbling hay from a hay cube into a bowl…
owningachinchilla:
Chincare.com is a wonderful site that gives health care information, veterinarian resources, helps you find suppliers, and has a “critical points” check-list to look over before you decide to get a chin.
FAQs
owningachinchilla:
Will my cats/dogs/other pets be okay with the chinchilla (and vise versa)?
That depends entirely on your pets. For example, I have three cats and three dogs, as well as two chinchillas. Two of my cats couldn’t care less about the chins. One of them thinks they are a play thing (in a huntress sort of way). Two of my dogs routinely kill small rodents in the yard, and there is...
