Chinchilla???

Question

well i just got a chinchilla on tuesday. her name is nipper just wondering if this is normal. it seams like she drinks alot is that ok ( i just refilled it last nite and its at most half way gone the next nite )? plus idk if this is normal but it doesnt seem like she eats alot of her pellets.... more of the timothy hay is that ok? btw she was born on may 19 08 idk if that helps or not.

Answer 1

mine drink alot of water and eat hay more then pellets, don't worry

Answer 2

Hi!  Well it's totally fine! lots of water is great for them! especially since its summer!  they NEED lots of water to keep them hydrated! just as long as they are eating the hay.. because pellets are basically timothy hay and alfalfa meal! but make sure your chin still eats some atleast ya know?? oh! and just an fyi please please don't give your chinchillas more than a treat a day! well they say you should only give them 2 or 3 treat a WEEK.. but I give them one a day.. because i used to feed them lots of treats because they're so adorable.. but then they got diarrhea.. :( thats when i read about it online.. and diarrhea's not fun for us OR them.. :( but ya.. hopefully that helps!!! :)

Answer 3

Yeah my chinchilla eats alot of hay and nibbles on the mazuri pellets.  As far as the water goes,  make sure the water bottle is not leaking.  I thought that my chinchilla was drinking lots of water untill I noticed that the water bottle had a slow drip that gave the false impression that he was drinking alot.  Other than that I don't see anything wrong with your chinny...completely normal if you ask me.  Have fun!

Answer 4

it should be okay unless it stops eating the pellets completely or starts drinking extreme amounts of water