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Chinchillas

Baby Available!
 

            The exquisite beauty of the chinchilla's fur, along with it's great personality

             and irresistible appearance makes this creature a great family pet.

• The minimum size cage for a chinchilla is 2'x2'x2'. Wire mesh cages without a wire bottom are best. A ferret cage is suitable.

• Feed a high quality chinchilla pellet. Give fresh timothy hay several times a week. Use metal, glass or pottery dishes. They will chew on plastics.

• Chinchillas drink from a water bottle. Glass is recommended over plastic, unless you have a bottle guard. Chinchillas like to chew and can rapidly chew a hole in an unprotected plastic bottle.

• Chinchillas require a dust bath several times a week Chinchilla dust (volcanic ash) is available in most pet stores.

• Give 2 raisins a day for a treat.