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By eHow Pets Editor
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Most people don't realize that chinchillas eat with their hands and may even throw their food from time to time. (This is only cute when you are tiny and furry.) Keep your chin happy and healthy with the right diet.
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Comments
aduguay said
on 12/26/2006 I am rescuing a chin today, but there are no stores to open to buy food till tomorrow. Can it eat rabbit food for a night?
aduguay said
on 12/26/2006 Would rabbit food hurt a chin for a day? We are rescueing a chin but is is a holiday and there are no stores open on a holiday to buy food tonight.
nerdomatic said
on 11/29/2006 Someone should amend this article. Consult any chinchilla book, speak with any exotic vet or chinchilla breeder and they will tell you it is clearly false. Chinchilla's should never be fed rabit food. Manzuri and Oxbow are both very good chinchilla food brands.
Anonymous said
on 8/25/2006 There are many different brands of food specifically for chinchillas. Food with treats and "junk food" in it is not good for them - they will eat the treats and nothing else. They should only be given one treat a day, never half a cup of raisins. There are also many chinchilla websites with proper care suggestions (as opposed to some of what is written here), as well as many breeders who are always happy to help.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 I have never heard of anyone feeding their chinchillas rabbit food. It is not the same thing as chinchilla food. I have three and I have only fed them Mazuri.