What do i need to know about chinchillas?

Question

i would love to adopt one BUT first i want to do as much research as i can before even thinking of being to care for it. can you tell me how they are how they interact and everything and anythign you can tell me to help me out.

are they similar to a certain animal?

Answer 1

They are very jittery. Don't expect to be able to cuddle or snuggle it because it loves his cage. They shed REALLY BAD! Keep a lint brush handy.

You will have to buy volcanic ash. Yes this sounds weird but that is what they bathe in in thier natural habbitat.

NEVER leave standing water in it's crate. ALWAYS have a hamster water feeder in it's cage. If it got wet, it's fur is so thick that it would take to long to dry out and the poor thing would die.

Hope I helped!

P.S they are very deicate animals so you will want to be able to KNOW that you have time for them DAILY!

If you will be leaving on vaccation always find an animal sitter.