Interesting Stuff
You Should Know
about Chinchillas
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Interesting Facts about Chinchillas Continued
By: Huey & Dewey (our pet Guinea Pigs)
25. The most common type of chinchilla found in the domestic
and pelt scenes are the Lanigera species.
16. Chinchilla coats have about one hundred hairs in each
hair follicle, which makes their coats so thick that fleas
can't get to their skin. (Humans have 1-2 hairs per
follicle.)
17. Chinchillas never bathe in water, but use fine dust
instead. They will flip, roll, dig and play merrily in their
dust bath bin in their quest to be clean.
18. Use special commercial sold for chinchillas for your
pet's dust baths. Other dust, even if it looks the same,
won't clean their fur properly.
19. When a chinchilla is grooming himself, he is happy and
relaxed.
20. Chinchillas come from dry mountainous areas and need
lower humidity and dust baths several times a week. Dust
baths are necessary to keep the chinchilla's fur soft and
clean.
21. A chinchilla makes sounds like chirps or peeps.
Chinchillas also make a sound that sounds something like
"kee-kee-kee."
22. If a chinchilla is frightened by being grabbed, they
will release a patch of fur, (called a fur slip). This helps
them escape predators and it doesn't harm the chinchilla,
the fur will grow back.
23. Chinchillas are most comfortable at temperatures under
seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit (twenty-four Celsius) and
can overheat and become ill if the air temperature is too
high.
24. Chinchillas are nocturnal; they sleep during the day and
play and forage at night.
25. Their teeth grow continuously throughout their lifetime
so it's important that they have wood and other materials to
wear them down on.
26. A chinchilla kept in captivity needs a multiple level
habitat for exercise, as well as a wheel and toys.
27. Put the cage for your pet chinchilla with at least one
side to the wall in a quiet corner to help the chinchilla
feel safer.
28. Chinchillas, if handled gently from a young age, will
become very tame and attached to their owners.
29. Pet Chinchillas eat grass hay and chinchilla pellets
with small amounts of vegetables as treats.
30. Chinchillas are most active in the early morning and
late evening, so don't put their cage where their noise will
bother you at those times.See Also:
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