Chinchillas have great appeal, like cuddly little "balls of fur". Their exceedingly soft, dense coat has more fur per square inch than any other known mammal!
amnesty - 2012-09-20 Hi my name is Amnesty and I just got a chin a couple days ago and I was woundering what can I put around my bed and dresser so she dosent get under?
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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-20 The eaisest and quickest thing i can think of is to purchase 4 untreated pine 2 X 6 and 6 fedt long. You can just wrap 3 around the bed, usig the bed posts as foundation and for the dresser just undeneath the dresser. You canjust wait thought - she will stop doing this in a week or so - I would imagine.
Rosie - 2012-04-14 Hey, I've 2 chinchillas which I've had for about 5months now. I have not got them out the cage as of yet as one of the chins is very scared still while the other one is not and loves being stroked and nibbling on my hand, is there anything you can suggest to make the smaller one more relaxed? They have a large cage which is about 6ft by 3ft and loads of boredom breakers but he would rather hide in his house 90% of the time. thankyou xD
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Charlie Roche - 2012-04-14 Take them both out and place on neutral area such as bed or kitchen any area not so big you can't catch them. Bribe them with cracker and honey. I would think the nervous one would learn from the cuddly one.
Charlie Roche - 2012-04-14 Take them both out and place on neutral area such as bed or kitchen any area not so big you can't catch them. Bribe them with cracker and honey. I would think the nervous one would learn from the cuddly one.
Anonymous - 2012-04-15 Okay thank you so much will try it.
Nadia - 2011-07-30 So I have been looking at different information the last couple of days... and one website stated that chinchillas are illegal in the US can someone please give me some correct information?
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-30 Chinchillas are legal inthe United States Per USDA (united States department of Agriculture)a Chinchilla is an "agricultural animal raised for the purpose of fur production" and not considered an exotic. I have no idea what site said they were illegal
Nadia - 2011-07-30 thanks... I forget the website but i just wanna be 100% sure before I buy one.
Anonymous - 2011-08-02 What is a good size cage, if i want to adopt 2 to 3 chinchillas?
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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-04 You need a huge cage. Sorry it took me so long to write you back but had to do some homework and some thinking. Recommended size for 2 chinchillas, that I could find was 3 feet by 3 feet by 6 feet. They move around quite a bit. Obviously for three, you should go larger. Then I got to think about double decker bird cages without the divider used as they are usualy 3 feet by 4 feet by 6 feet. Then I thought about making one. Probably making one is your best solution for this large a size. You can buy wire and clips (Morton Jones has both) and just make one. You can use the legs that Morton Jones provides as well as a base pan. I think that would be the most economical way to go and get as large as you need.
Cera Farringer - 2011-07-12 I am highly considering getting a Chinchilla, but I already have a million pets. So I have a few questions, Are they really high maintenance? Do they pee everywhere? How big do they get? Hahha.. Well reply.. PLEASE! Thank you, Cera [:
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-13 The Animal World article will tell you about their living requirements, food, cage etc. They are primarily kept in an enclosure with aborbin substrate. You take them out for play and cuddle and excercise but mostly in an enclosure with absorbent bedding. So you don't worry about whether they "pee a lot" as they are doing it in the pen. The chinchillas' body is 8 3/4 - 15 in long. The tail is 3 - 6 in long. They can weigh anywhere from 18 to 35 ounces. High maintenance, you need to keep the Chinchinlas pen clean and it would need to be quite sizable. Excercise and play outside the pen.
chris - 2008-06-19 My girlfriend has had a chunchilla for two almost three years and he (his name is Boe) has recently developed a habit of barking at me whenever I get near his cage. When my girlfriend and I first started seeing each other he was fine with my presense. I built him a much larger cage than what he had and we take care of him as we always have. It has only been in the past three weeks he has developed this aggression! He doesn't try to bite or atack me, but he does bark and lundge at me as though I were a predator. I wonder what could be the cause of this attitude change. Could it be that he is in rutt, like a buck coming into his own or does he simply not like me anymore, and if so what might I do to bond with him. It's not like I can throw the football with him! One more thing, he won't even accept food from me any longer! Please, anyone that has had a similar experience,... Thanks so much! Chris
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Brit - 2010-05-28 I have a chinchilla who has bonded with me pretty well. And was ok when I first introduced my boyfriend to him. But now he barks at him, cries whenever he's around, and scrambles out of his arms with a near-death urgency if he takes him up? lol...
emma - 2010-06-06 Dear chris, Any animals aggression could be like peoples, they simply just get mad because maybe you did something he didn't like or gave him something he didn't like or something like that. Maybe you can try something like giving him a treat you know he likes and giving it to him as I always say the best way to a pets soft spot is by food well I hope that helps. sincerely, emma
Dick Yielder - 2010-12-08 Just give him a nice treat to chew on like .....anything sweet.
Meg - 2009-04-20 I got a Chinchilla just yesterday. I decided to name him Romeo for his boyish yet cute personality. He is very cute, and he is already starting to get used to my scent. He likes to run when its play time at 8:00, he jumps over pillows and climbs stairs all for fun! Last night he kept climbing up me and putting his nose right on my lips as if he were kissing me! Sometimes I just can't resist to take him out durring the day. Sometimes he is tired and just lets you hold him, or sometimes he wakes up and gets going! I think Chinchillas are great animals, although they require lots of attention and care, I would suggest them to a family that is mature and responsible enough to research them, and take good care of them.
Xoxo, Meg :)
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Syd - 2010-11-01 Yeah it's amazing how excitable the little guys are They're sooo soft too and it's really fun to play with them.
Rickie Taylor - 2008-09-23 I have been admiring and wanting a chinchilla so bad, and finally I got one. I got Miss Lily May a few weeks ago and I love her very much! The only question i have is Why does she always poop when we have her out playing, and does anyone else have the same problem? She always goes bathroom all over us... its easy to clean up but its kinda imbarrasing when my friends and family hold her. She is a joyful little critter though. She also LOVES playing with my beagle. Im just hoping shell gain my trust and vice versa so i can let her run freely as long as she comes back on cue.
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C. Mallory - 2010-10-29 Hi well to tell you the truth , you can't potty train a chinchilla, it's not in their nature... My chinchilla will be 16 in November and she is a wonder ... and she makes a good watch "dog" and they all have their own special ways they love to play, but don't really like to be held. and do really like the quiet time during the day.. the only thing you have to watch is that your beagle doesn't get too playful with her... bones break very easy Good luck with Miss Lily.
Chinchillas have great appeal, like cuddly little "balls of fur". Their exceedingly soft, dense coat has more fur per square inch than any other known mammal!
Hi my name is Amnesty and I just got a chin a couple days ago and I was woundering what can I put around my bed and dresser so she dosent get under?
The eaisest and quickest thing i can think of is to purchase 4 untreated pine 2 X 6 and 6 fedt long. You can just wrap 3 around the bed, usig the bed posts as foundation and for the dresser just undeneath the dresser. You canjust wait thought - she will stop doing this in a week or so - I would imagine.
Hey, I've 2 chinchillas which I've had for about 5months now. I have not got them out the cage as of yet as one of the chins is very scared still while the other one is not and loves being stroked and nibbling on my hand, is there anything you can suggest to make the smaller one more relaxed?
They have a large cage which is about 6ft by 3ft and loads of boredom breakers but he would rather hide in his house 90% of the time.
thankyou xD
Take them both out and place on neutral area such as bed or kitchen any area not so big you can't catch them. Bribe them with cracker and honey. I would think the nervous one would learn from the cuddly one.
Take them both out and place on neutral area such as bed or kitchen any area not so big you can't catch them. Bribe them with cracker and honey. I would think the nervous one would learn from the cuddly one.
Okay thank you so much will try it.
So I have been looking at different information the last couple of days... and one website stated that chinchillas are illegal in the US can someone please give me some correct information?
Chinchillas are legal inthe United States Per USDA (united States department of Agriculture)a Chinchilla is an "agricultural animal raised for the purpose of fur production" and not considered an exotic. I have no idea what site said they were illegal
thanks... I forget the website but i just wanna be 100% sure before I buy one.
What is a good size cage, if i want to adopt 2 to 3 chinchillas?
You need a huge cage. Sorry it took me so long to write you back but had to do some homework and some thinking. Recommended size for 2 chinchillas, that I could find was 3 feet by 3 feet by 6 feet. They move around quite a bit. Obviously for three, you should go larger. Then I got to think about double decker bird cages without the divider used as they are usualy 3 feet by 4 feet by 6 feet. Then I thought about making one. Probably making one is your best solution for this large a size. You can buy wire and clips (Morton Jones has both) and just make one. You can use the legs that Morton Jones provides as well as a base pan. I think that would be the most economical way to go and get as large as you need.
Where did you want to put it?
I am highly considering getting a Chinchilla, but I already have a million pets. So I have a few questions, Are they really high maintenance? Do they pee everywhere? How big do they get? Hahha.. Well reply.. PLEASE! Thank you, Cera [:
The Animal World article will tell you about their living requirements, food, cage etc. They are primarily kept in an enclosure with aborbin substrate. You take them out for play and cuddle and excercise but mostly in an enclosure with absorbent bedding. So you don't worry about whether they "pee a lot" as they are doing it in the pen. The chinchillas' body is 8 3/4 - 15 in long. The tail is 3 - 6 in long. They can weigh anywhere from 18 to 35 ounces.
High maintenance, you need to keep the Chinchinlas pen clean and it would need to be quite sizable. Excercise and play outside the pen.
My girlfriend has had a chunchilla for two almost three years and he (his name is Boe) has recently developed a habit of barking at me whenever I get near his cage. When my girlfriend and I first started seeing each other he was fine with my presense. I built him a much larger cage than what he had and we take care of him as we always have. It has only been in the past three weeks he has developed this aggression! He doesn't try to bite or atack me, but he does bark and lundge at me as though I were a predator. I wonder what could be the cause of this attitude change. Could it be that he is in rutt, like a buck coming into his own or does he simply not like me anymore, and if so what might I do to bond with him. It's not like I can throw the football with him! One more thing, he won't even accept food from me any longer! Please, anyone that has had a similar experience,... Thanks so much! Chris
I have a chinchilla who has bonded with me pretty well. And was ok when I first introduced my boyfriend to him. But now he barks at him, cries whenever he's around, and scrambles out of his arms with a near-death urgency if he takes him up? lol...
Dear chris,
Any animals aggression could be like peoples, they simply just get mad because maybe you did something he didn't like or gave him something he didn't like or something like that. Maybe you can try something like giving him a treat you know he likes and giving it to him as I always say the best way to a pets soft spot is by food well I hope that helps.
sincerely,
emma
Just give him a nice treat to chew on like .....anything sweet.
I got a Chinchilla just yesterday. I decided to name him Romeo for his boyish yet cute personality. He is very cute, and he is already starting to get used to my scent. He likes to run when its play time at 8:00, he jumps over pillows and climbs stairs all for fun! Last night he kept climbing up me and putting his nose right on my lips as if he were kissing me! Sometimes I just can't resist to take him out durring the day. Sometimes he is tired and just lets you hold him, or sometimes he wakes up and gets going! I think Chinchillas are great animals, although they require lots of attention and care, I would suggest them to a family that is mature and responsible enough to research them, and take good care of them.
Xoxo, Meg :)
Yeah it's amazing how excitable the little guys are They're sooo soft too and it's really fun to play with them.
I have been admiring and wanting a chinchilla so bad, and finally I got one. I got Miss Lily May a few weeks ago and I love her very much! The only question i have is Why does she always poop when we have her out playing, and does anyone else have the same problem? She always goes bathroom all over us... its easy to clean up but its kinda imbarrasing when my friends and family hold her. She is a joyful little critter though. She also LOVES playing with my beagle. Im just hoping shell gain my trust and vice versa so i can let her run freely as long as she comes back on cue.
Hi well to tell you the truth , you can't potty train a chinchilla, it's not in their nature...
My chinchilla will be 16 in November and she is a wonder ... and she makes a good watch "dog" and they all have their own special ways
they love to play, but don't really like to be held. and do really like the quiet time during the day.. the only thing you have to watch is that your beagle doesn't get too playful with her... bones break very easy Good luck with Miss Lily.
Aww how adorably are these little creatures... so adorable! Tee_hee, luv them, and there fur is so so so soft.
Yes chinchillas are very cute and adorable and this will work great for my report but I am going to have to use my own words.
Does anybody know if Chinchillas nest before they have their babies?