Feeding Chinchillas

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Chinchillas have quite delicate digestive systems and so have special dietary requirements. Rabbit food does not meet the nutritional needs of chinchillas and frequently makes them fat. Food The primary food item for chinchillas are specially formulated pellets. Unlike other animals, chinchillas will only eat small amounts at a time and so you need not [...]

Feeding Chinchillas

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kellyann:

i didnt now my chinchila was pregnant and i wolk up it had 3 babays but only 1 survived is that norn=mal ?

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Brittany:

Can anyone link me to the vita - min enriched seed mix???

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Jacqueline and amy:

We just got a chinchilla from a friend and she is two years old from what they said.do they like bottles for their water or a water dish. It doesn't appear that she is Drinking from Her water bottle.

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- Tom C:
  
  It is normal for a new "Chinny" to adjust. They will take water but only when they want it. Remember to repalce the water daily and clean the water bottle at each fill.
  
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kelly:

just wondering if chinchillias are allowed to have timithy hay? My chinchillia started to act a little strange today , not acting himself. Not eating as usual or drinking as usual. Didn't really want to play. Can you help what should I do? I did turn on the celing fan to have the room cool, but what else should I do?

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rachel:

1. chinchillas are hypoallergenic
2. chinchillas should never run free or unattended they are chewers and may chew electrical wires and everything else. also they will poop everywhere. it can be very dangerous to leave a chinchilla unattended, they could be attaked by other animals in your home and there are many instances of them drowning in toilet bowls.

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Raya:

hi,
i need searious help. I'm a huge fan of pets , but i'm allergic to cats and dogs,so my only chance of having a fluffy animal is the chin...i have 2 questions...
1)can a chin live in a house without a cage just like cats and dogs?
2)do they cause allergy just like cats and dogs?

please help, i'll apreciate it

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- Chinchilla Planet:
  
  1) No.
  2) Possibly, but allergies would be due to the dust they bathe in rather than to the chinchilla.
  
  Sorry!
  
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- Pam:
  
  I have read that you should not let your chin roam free in your home and also they dont have a dandor so they dont cause an allergic reaction hope this helps
  
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- Tom C:
  
  Don't let the chin run around freely in a home. This practice is dangerous to them because they like to investigate and chew up stuff. As for allergies if you are sensitive to dust, the volcanic dust may have an effect on your health when they take a "dust bath".
  
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