Does anyone have a chinchilla? Share experiences

Totoro is very similar in appearance to rabbits and squirrels, small and fat, with a rabbit-like head and a squirrel-like tail. Chinchilla, formerly known as South American chinchilla, belongs to the rodent velvet mouse family. Because I like Totoro Miyazaki's "Totoro" very much, I've always been on the lookout for Totoro.

The average life expectancy of chinchillas is more than ten years, so novices must be fully prepared before breeding, and must not be impulsive. Newbies should pay attention when raising chinchillas:

Summer is the season when chinchillas are sad, because chinchillas have thick hair, so when the weather is hot and humid in summer, it is best to turn on the air conditioner at home to reduce the indoor temperature.

The chinchilla cage should be placed in a cool, well-ventilated place, but not in the tuyere, if the chinchilla has been blown directly by the wind, it will catch a cold.

Usually you can use raisins to please Totoro and get close to it; However, you should not feed more, just feed 3 to 4 pills a day. If you feed more snacks, it will make chinchillas picky eaters and not eat staple foods.

The chinchilla cage should be placed in a quiet place, if the surrounding environment is noisy, the chinchilla will not rest well due to nervousness.

When Totoro first arrives at the new home, the owner should not be in a hurry to release it out of the cage, but let it stay in the cage for a period of time to familiarize itself with the new environment and the new owner, and then release it to let it play for a while.

Usually when the owner is fine, you can gently call Totoro's name next to the cage and talk to it, so that Totoro can remember its name and the owner's voice, pay attention to be sure to say it cordially, not to scold it loudly, otherwise Totoro will only be afraid of you and will not approach you.

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How did the landlord's chinchilla buy? Go to the pet store to buy it or Taodi online? I even want to buy one.

The top 10 regret reasons for having a chinchilla are as follows:

1. My neighbor totoro is relatively small, and it is easy to get sick with stress reaction in a new environment.

2. My Neighbor Totoro has limited interaction with people and can only complete some simple actions.

3. My neighbor totoro's perception of the world basically depends on smell and bite, and if it is free-range, it will bite any item indiscriminately.

4. My neighbor totoro has high requirements for temperature, especially in summer, it needs air conditioning or ice nests to cool down.

5. My neighbor totoro is a small animal that sleeps during the day and jumps at night, and the biological clock will change you when you raise it.

7. Totoro has dense hair, and a large amount of hair loss will occur during the moulting period, which is easy to cause human hair allergies and is more difficult to take care of.

8. Most chinchillas are relatively cold, do not like to communicate with their owners, and only care about eating, drinking, and sleeping by themselves every day, and their interaction is weak.

10. Chinchillas are pets that are also more troublesome when taking a bath, they do not use water, but bathe in sand, which is very uncomfortable for people with sensitive respiratory tracts.

My Neighbor Totoro

My neighbor totoro is a genus of chinchillas and a vulnerable (VU) species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The front half of the body of the chinchillo resembles a rabbit, and the back half of the body resembles a mouse, with large blunt ears, fluffy tail hair, bright eyes, and many long whiskers on both sides of the nose. Native to the Andes region of South America, it is accustomed to dwelling in crevices and caves in rocks, and is good at jumping.

1. My neighbor totoro has standard gray and colored cats, and I recommend buying standard gray for the first time. The male and female are recommended to be male, because the male chinchilla novice is better to raise than the female. A good breed is Canada's Fontaine chinchilla, but you can buy these in a regular store, the key is the appearance, to have a round face, a lot of hair, and a long tail called a loose tail, which is more beautiful.

2. My neighbor tochilla is a very good pet, generally a staple food a day, grass a day, the staple food is recommended Aibao food, grass is divided into alfalfa grass and Timothy grass, kittens eat alfalfa grass, good nutrition, and eat Timothy grass when they are older. Feed it once a day, put it in the rice bowl, they will eat it themselves, ** buy it, I bought it from Lao Ximen, q-baby, it's pretty good.

3. My neighbor totoro loves to be clean, he will take care of his hair, not troublesome, generally about 4 days to change the tray, I am lazy, so I change it once a week, give her a bath when changing, it should be wrong to wash it once a day, because if you take a bath too often, it will cause dry hair, it should be bad, and you should not take a bath for more than 5 minutes each time. My neighbor totoro has no smell and is very clean.

4. My neighbor totoro is a plateau animal, and it is generally not very sick, if it is sick, you can analyze the specific problem specifically, and you can ask me again when the time comes.

5. Vaccinations are not required.

Totoro is not like a dog, not as intelligent as a dog, but Totoro has the IQ of a 3-year-old child.

My neighbor cat has a good temper among all rodents, and will never aggressively attack or bite unless you make it feel particularly dangerous. And chinchillas love to be clean very much, the poop has almost no taste, and all chinchillas are still very easy to raise.

As long as the chinchilla controls the temperature (between 5 and 25 degrees, not higher than 25 degrees) the staple food eaten with water.

Grass (alfalfa grass, Timothy) take a bath.

I clean it frequently with (exclusive bath sand goods bath powder).

Pay attention to ventilation on it.

What does chinchilla eat and how do you feed it?

1. Basic feed.

Feeding them is not difficult at all, as long as every evening, when they first wake up, use about one large teaspoon"Totoro baby food"Add a small handful of alfalfa grass and you're good to go. Alfalfa grass is one of their favorite types of hay, so don't pick some weeds from the side of the road.

There is also a kind of alfalfa grass bricks that are pressed into cubes, which can be used for grinding teeth in addition to being more economical.

2. Drinking water Of course, fresh water is indispensable, and a gelatinous water bottle for small animals can be hung outside the cage. Because the quality of Hong Kong water is really not complimentary, I still recommend that you use water that has been used or steamed water is safer.

Remember to change fresh water every day and wash the water bottle with hot water every week.

3. Snacks Many snacks such as a few dried grapes, Ludeng melon seeds and even a small piece of apple are also very enjoyable. There are also snacks just for them that are also available in the market. Although they love this type of food, remember not to overfeed them.

Because they will become picky eaters, they may also cause gastrointestinal discomfort, diarrhea and other phenomena, which is not beneficial to the body.

4. Vitamins and minerals.

In Chinchilla food, there are already enough vitamins, but if you are thin, you can add a little liquid vitamin to the water and let it drink.

In addition, put a piece of mineral stone or wood for small animals to allow them to grind their teeth and absorb minerals.

5. Feeding rules:

1) Feed them once a day at dusk, when they just wake up. But if your chinchilla doesn't want to go back to the cage because you're full, you can feed it after you've released it to play.

2) It only needs enough hay during the day to use it as a grass school in the house.

3) At the age of three months, the portion size is halved and then gradually increased until the adult is eight months old.

4) If you can't finish eating, it means that you are feeding too much, and the portion size should be reduced.

5) If there is no food left, it means that you may have fed too little.

6) Dry grass that cannot be eaten should be discarded to prevent it from becoming moldy.

7) Chinchillas should only be fed snacks when they are out to play, but remember not to have too many portions.

8) Don't give them aggressive food, but be mindful of it, because even if they are fooled, it may be a long time before they accept the food you give.

6. Harmful food:

1) They may like bird or hamster food, but feeding chinchillas with other feeds for a long time can be harmful to them and is not detectable in real time. The most common problem with chinchillas is gastrointestinal problems, and as long as you don't mess around with treats, there are usually few problems.

2) Green plants such as lettuce, etc., one or two pieces are fine from time to time, but a large amount of them can cause diarrhea.

3) The wood (mahogany) of cedar is harmful to them.

It is recommended to buy a 4-month-old kitten under 8 months old to feed alfalfa during the day and feed it at night More than 8 months old Feed Timothy during the day Feed it at night The food is the same If you take a bath, buy special volcanic ash The water should be changed often Change it once every 2 days Change it once a day in summer There is also a need to feed some dried papaya These chinchilla stores have the best food mazuri But it is not recommended to feed this It is too nutritious It is best to eat Aibao Don't buy sawdust with flavor The original flavor is the best Just change the sawdust once a week Grass My cat eats alfalfa dodola Timothy eats Zuli's Timothy cats are not very fond of eating, but for the sake of his health, you have to give him food, and eat less snacks, which is not good for him.

3-4 months is recommended for newbies.

The method of breeding has been explained in detail upstairs, or you go to the chinchilla bar to learn it, because there are more things to pay attention to.

The extreme ambient temperature of Totoro is about 32 degrees, and most people use ice nests or ice packs to cool down Totoro in summer, and these are enough, and even many Totoro will not go to stay in the ice pack, because the indoor temperature in normal residential areas will not be particularly high, and it is not much of a problem not to cool down Totoro, but it is still recommended that you prepare these things.