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How to keep chinchillas, characteristics, types
～ For beginners ～
It has been attracting attention on SNS and has been rapidly increasing in popularity recently.Chinchilla.
Although it has a short history as a pet, its adorable visuals and ease of care have led to a surge in persistent enthusiasts.
For those who want to welcome such a chinchilla to their house,How to keepIntroducing information such as points!
(Supervision:Pet Field Shinpei Dori Store）
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Chinchilla features
price:Approximately 30,000-200,000 yen
life:About 5 to 20 years
Ease of keeping:★★☆☆☆
Familiarity:★★★★ ☆
Longevity & various colors
Chinchilla as a petLife expectancy is around 10 years oldAnd some of them have lived for more than 20 years.The coat is gray, white, black ebony, beige, etc.About 15 different colorsThere is.
Easy to keep even in a house
Almost no sound, The voice is small even if it screams.Almost no body odor or dung odorTherefore, it can be bred in apartments and condominiums.
High learning ability
A very clever chinchilla.When you call the name, you come by and remember the feeding time.Some children even understand the lifestyle of their owners.
I love exercise
High athletic abilityI love running and jumping.Activity timeNocturnalSo most of the time I sleep during the day.
Sensitive to stress and temperature changes
Be vigilantEven when I'm sleeping, I can't sleep well because I'm worried about the sounds around me.AlsoSensitive to changes in temperature and humidityTherefore, it is necessary to create a quiet and well-controlled environment.
Taking care of the chinchilla
Basic care
| every day | Meals (once a day), changing drinking water, cleaning toilets and cages, bathing in the sand |
|---|---|
| Every year | Health check at a veterinary clinic |
An environment that can control temperature and humidity is essential
You can spend your chinchilla comfortablyTemperature is 15 ℃ ～ 22 ℃, humidity is less than 40%So, temperature and humidity control is very important.Do not drop above 25 ° C in summer and below 15 ° C in winterAdjust with an air conditioner.
An environment where you can bathe in the sand
For chinchillas, sand bathing is indispensable for deodorizing and preventing skin diseases.Therefore, in the cageAbout 1 to 30 hour a dayLet's put a special container and sand so that we can bathe in the sand.
食べ物
The best ones are hard and nutritionally good to prevent overstretching of teeth.Used with grass.Give once a day.
Helps prevent overstretching of teeth.Used with pellets.It doesn't matter how much you eat, so you can always give it.
Depending on the type, some may cause poisoning or cause illness, so be careful about the type and amount given.
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Chinchilla skinship
Curious and familiar
Alert but curiousChinchilla.By living together, I hope you will get along very well.As your intimacy increases, you can ride on your knees and shoulders, call your name, and sleep on your arm pillow.
Improving communication skills
You can appeal with a cry, and when you don't want to touch something you don't like, you can dispel it by hand.Communication is also easy because it is easy to understand what you are thinking
What to prepare for keeping a chinchilla
Things necessary(Average budget: about 20,000 to 50,000 yen)
・ Carry (container for movement)
·bed
・ Tableware
・ Pasture bowl
・ Water dispenser
・ Sand bathing container
・ Chinchilla dust (dedicated sand)
・ Pet sheets
・ Gnawing tree
・ Hamster wheel
·stage
Things that are convenient to have
Points for creating an environment
- Prepare a cage with a height of 1 m or more
- Install a wheel and stage to create an environment where you can easily exercise
- The sand bathing container should be designed so that the sand does not scatter.
Advice from professional staff
If you keep a chinchilla, hair and chinchilla dust will be scattered in the room.Also, since it becomes active during the time when humans go to bed in the middle of the night,Dedicated chinchilla breeding roomIt is recommended to prepare.
Since it is an animal that originally lives in the steep land of high mountains,Tall cagePlease prepare a breeding environment with different heights.
Pet field
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Chinchilla person in charge
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Handling type / color
Notice from the store
≪Rare! Chinchilla! Violet ebony≫
[2024 5, 10]
A very rare violet ebony has joined the group.
Unlike the normal violet color with white belly side,
The front part is covered in a beautiful mauve-purple color and is very beautiful.
She is a beautiful child with no loss of color and a very glossy coat.
It's a color that rarely comes together.
Don't miss this opportunity!
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[2024 5, 3]
I felt refreshed because my hair had grown quite a lot ✂️✨️
He was very clever from beginning to end👏💕
They were so excited and cute when I picked them up 🥰
We are waiting for you again ☺️
≪Thank you for always using us 😊≫
[2024 5, 2]
This is Tsum, a Shih Tzu🐶🩷
I used the trimming course✨
He is a very clever Tsum-kun🐶🩷
If you try to touch it while waiting for him to pick you up, his hind legs will stretch out 😄
It was so cute🩷
We are looking forward to seeing you again ☺️
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