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How to Take Care of Chinchillas
When taking care of chinchillas, always keep them in a cooler environment, provide regular dust baths, and feed them a nutritious hay and pellet food. Keep a chinchilla happy and active with...
What Not to Feed a Chinchilla
Chinchillas should never be fed meats, fats, lettuce or candy, but small dried fruit can be given occasionally as treats. Maintain a steady hay and pellet-based diet for a pet chinchilla with...
Owning a Pet Chinchilla
Owning a pet chinchilla requires doing a bit of research to fully understand its lifestyle, as they are nocturnal, they live off of a hay-based diet and they can live for up to 20 years. Discover...
Feeding a Chinchilla
Chinchillas should not be fed anything too high in protein or anything too fruity or sweet. Offer a standard chinchilla diet, and supplement it with Timothy hay or orchid grass, with advice from...
How to Take Care of a Chinchilla
When caring for a chinchilla, remember that they are crepuscular, which means that they are more active in the twilight hours of dawn and dusk. Base a chinchilla's diet around grasses and hay with...