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Taming Your Chinchilla

Chinchillas are active and playful pets, and can become accustomed to human handling with a little time and patience. The younger your chinchilla is, the easier time you’ll have. Try to find a chinchilla who has been handled frequently — this will make your work a lot easier. But you can tame just about any chinchilla of any age. Here are a few basic tips: Take your time. When you first bring your chinchilla home, give him a chance to adjust to the new environment. Keep interaction and cage maintenance to a minimum for the first few days — that … Continue reading →

Chinchilla Basics

Looking for a smaller sized, furry, long-lived pet? Think about the chinchilla. This rodent can reach a length between ten and fourteen inches (with another six inches for tail) and can live more than twenty years! Chinchillas are perfectly happy to live alone or in same-sex pairs — especially if the pairs are littermates, or have lived together from an early age. They are active and playful, but most often at night; chinchillas are nocturnal by nature. With gentle handling, most chinchillas will become tame and bond very closely with family. Your chinchilla will be active when he’s awake, so … Continue reading →