If you want to have a pet that does not need constant care, cleaning, haircuts, combing and washing, chinchilla will be the best option for you. In addition, that chinchillas at home are not very sociable and independent, they do not shed and do not suffer from fleas. And the lack of sebaceous and sweat glands in animals, deprives your house of an unpleasant smell.
Maintenance and care of chinchillas
Since for walking this animal does not require a lot of space, the chinchilla quite comfortably feels in the house or apartment. Enough in the warm season to take her out on the grass in a quiet place.
These animals live in a spacious cage, equipped with shelves, a toilet and a toilet. Care for chinchillas is not so painstaking, in her house you need to try to maintain order and cleanliness, change the toilet once a week, and clean the cell once a month. To feed this animal you need mainly a special food, which includes all the necessary microelements and minerals. Also, you can give dried apples, dog rose, hawthorn, raisins, dried apricots, figs, and dried carrots or beets. As an addition to dry food, there may be fruits and fresh berries. In summer the chinchilla is happy to eat and greens.
You can not feed the chinchilla with cabbage - this will lead to agonizing pain in the tummy. And, of course, meat, smoked meat, sweets are also prohibited.
Care for newborn chinchillas
Newborn cubs are almost completely ready for independent survival. They have opened their eyes, there is a light hairline, and the teeth are cut.
In the first days of life, caring for chinchilla cubs is to provide crumbs of milk. Determine whether children are hungry or not, you can only by behavior. If the children chase Mom, and she bites them and snaps, it means that the kids do not eat. As a supplement, use milk powder, diluted in water. In the early days of their lives, chinchillas should drink half a pipette mixture at a time, with an interval of 2-3 hours.
Care for chinchilla wool
To care for the fur of these wonderful animals, sand baths are necessary. To do this, you need to use special sand, only of volcanic origin. It is forbidden to bathe the animal in water, otherwise it will get wet through.
With the help of sand baths, chinchillas cleanse the fur, get rid of parasites, and get a lot of fun. Such procedures should be conducted once every three days, and even more often.
Combing the chinchilla, you can comb with rounded teeth, from the tail to the head, with the base of the tail, you need to hold it by hand.