So You Want a Pet Chinchilla - Important Chinchilla Facts

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Kylie Just a funny story, my chin named gizmo was running around one day and went into my daughters barbie bathroom and pooped in the toilet, it was amazing how he pooped only in the little commode, smart lil fella 10/20/2011
Haylee G hi i realy like chinchillas . i want one so bad . well im 11 and my name is Haylee 9/22/2011
Mod I'm about to pick up my boy chin this May .The info is so useful,thnx 3/21/2011
Ian Howard Woo, sounds tough 2/5/2011
Ri They poop over 200 times a day so clean the cage a lot 1/28/2011
kennedy my chinchilla seemed perfectly fine, they have a full bowl of food and full thing of water then my male chinchilla pushed the bowl of food off of the ledge it was sitting on then about 10 minutes later he pooped in it, but it wasnt small or dry, it was really big . . . smelly, and wet, is this bad? is my chinchilla okay? should i get him checked out at the vet? please help!
thank you		 8/5/2010
zack Very Good facts. It Helped Me Quite A Bit. I Just Got A Chin Last Week. I have One Question though. i have an ebony chin. how rare is that kind ? 7/27/2010
bird great info ..thanks! 12/19/2009
regina were do chinchillas live in the wild 4/30/2009
Bkjbfdkj very interesting I learned a lot 4/27/2009
Stephanie Great information, but don't forget to include that they chew everything and anything, and a lot of the cages found out there now come with plastic ramps, shelves and bowls, a big no no unless you want a large vet bill because your little critter has ingested these plastics. I got a large board and cut it in 4 the width of my cage and screwed screws in it. Also watch the linings of the cage, cedar shavings are highly toxic as are redwood, eucalyptus, and some other hardwoods. Untreated white pine is the safest bet. Also most chins love to play and it's very good for their development. Lastly, back to the chewing thing, they do this because their teeth are continuously growing and they need to gnaw them down, you can buy wooden huts, stone disks, and other devices to help them with the process, I myself give my chins natural rawhide dog bones. 4/4/2009
jessie thanx! this helps alot! 6/29/2008
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