by Jack Sterling
If not for you, then perhaps for a loved one or perhaps your children. Before you decide to introduce a brand new furry friend to your home however, it really is of vital importance that you choose to read up on chinchilla information as well as learn about exactly what there is to understand about the animal.
A chinchilla may live to be around 15, give or take a few years. Some chinchillas only live 12 years, while others live a longer life; up till the age of 20. It's easily possible to get a tame chinchilla, so long as you provide them with the attention and nurturing they require while they are young.
Note: In case you're considering buying a chinchilla for a child: Show the child the way to correctly handle the chinchilla. Even though it may appear all warm and cute, the chinchilla knows how to <strong>bite</strong> when it feels threatened. Should the child accidentally squeezes the rodent a little too hard, it may panic and bite. Sit down together with the kid and show him/her how to hold and pet the chinchilla. If dealt with early on, you won't have any bite marks from your chinchilla.
But what about the odor?
You're in luck! Chinchillas do not share the "unique" smell that some other rodents have. Owning a chinchilla won't turn your house into a mini zoo when it comes to scents. If you clean up your chinchilla's cage once per week, you will have a pretty much odor free area. In fact, strong odors from your chinchilla may suggest that it's got some kind of parasite (in the event you haven't cleaned it in a while, then it is most likely just it's cage)
What does it eat?
Mostly pellets made for the animal. You could supplement the pellets with a little green spinach or hay, but note that the majority of the chinchilla's daily consumption should come from the pellets. That doesn't mean that the chinchilla is choosy in terms of food. It might dine on a left over cheese burger, some chicken wings, snacks along with other salty food, so be sure you do not have left over food close to it's cage when you let it out to be able to play. (blank) Should the teeth grow too long, it could hinder it's ability to eat, therefore buying something for it to munch on is very important. Also, keep a vitamin or salt block in the cage for vitamins.
Can I train it?
Yep, you most certainly can. As with nearly all other animals, the way to train a chinchilla is through food treats. You may bait it with a bit of piece of fresh fruit. Place piece of fruit onto your shoulder/arm/hand and wait for the animal to leap on to you. Remember to pet it thoroughly afterwards!
Buying a chinchilla
I'll now look at a couple of things you need to be aware of at the pet store/breeder should you decide to get a chinchilla. The perfect time to get a chinchilla is when they're 10 weeks old, should you get them at an earlier age, they will likely not have had the sufficient contact needed from it's parents or siblings. If you're able, ask to check out it's parents before buying it. Look out for spots of fur missing, watery eyes and drooling (drooling usually means tooth problems). Some really good attributes to search for in a new chinchilla tend to be: curiosity, healthy looking eyes and fur, as well as a good personality.
I really hope I have helped clarify the most crucial details for you.
Having chinchillas as pets is a wonderful thing.
The author of this article, Jack Sterling, periodically writes articles about <a href="http://tinyurl.com/7lazosk">chinchilla facts</a> and other chinchilla-related content like what <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6ggo2o7">chinchillas as pets</a> are like.
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