Hi Pet lovers,
Would like to start a thread here to make friends with all of you Chinchilla owner or non-Chinchilla owner OR future Chinchilla owner.

I love chinchilla due to the soft, thick fur and very tame in nature. No body odor, no smelly poo, easy to take care when we provided the basic need of chinchilla.

Here is few photos of mind, PLEASE POST YOURS!









Simple guideline for Chin owner.
Chinchillas, originating from mountaineous regions of South America, are great pets - cute, social, yet inexpensive and relatively easy to take care of. However, most beginner chinchilla owners don't know much about the animals. In fact, chinchillas, like other small rodents, can be rather delicate and an illness contracted for instance by a cold draft or high temperature can be fatal for them within a very short period of time.

The most common mistakes made by inexperienced chinchilla owners include the following:

10) Wrong cage placement. Both too hot or too cold temperatures are bad for chinchillas. They can easily get heatstroke at temperatures of above 90F (30C), but can also freeze at temperatures below 50F (10C). Drafts are to be avoided as well, since they can cause pneumonia.

9) Mistakes when handling. The correct way to pick up and hold a chinchilla is by placing one hand below the body, with the thumb around a front leg, and supporting the weight with the second hand below the hindquarters. Never pull a chinchilla by the tail since it has a lot of delicate vertebrae which can break easily.

8) Not giving the chin a chance to take a regular dust bath. Dust baths are essential for chinchilla hygiene, and a fun spectacle to observe, too. Chinchillas should have the chance to take a dust bath at least once a week.

7) Using a wire mesh bottom cage. This is not a very good idea since chinchillas' small feet can slip through the mesh and get irritated by the metal, causing foot sores. A solid floor cage with a soft bedding like pelleted paper is much better.

6) Overfeeding treats. Many a newbie owner is all too happy feeding sweets and treats to a chinchilla, unaware that it is in fact harmful for the animal. Treats like a raisin should not be fed at all. Things containing chocolate and industrial sugar should not be fed as well.

5) Not making the house chinchilla-proof. There are numerous dangers in a typical household for a chin on the loose. The most obvious ones include anything that moves - be it people, doors, things that can fall down, or anything that can squeeze. Another one is cables - chinchillas chew everything in sight, and electric cables are not very healthy food! Green plants are another potential threat to chinchilla health - a lot of them (such as ficus or azalea) cause food poisoning if chewed on.

4) Not cleaning the cage regularly and often enough. Chinchillas are clean animals and feel miserable in a dirty cage. Bad hygiene is often one of the main reasons for infections and various serious diseases. A chinchilla cage should be thoroughly cleaned at least once a week (better twice), with the whole bedding renewed. Food bowls and the water tube should be cleaned daily.

3) Not providing enough space and exercise. A sight seen very often is a chinchilla hunched in the corner of a small cage, barely moving from that spot all day. Combined with unrestricted dry food access, this is a sure way to make a chinchilla overweight and significantly reduce its lifespan. For chinchillas, the same basic principle applies as for humans - leaner is better. A healthy chinchilla should feel firm to the touch below the fur, not soft and wobbly. Methods to ensure that your chin is in good shape and not overweight include enough space (at least 9 sq.ft for an adult chinchilla), toys to play with, an exercise wheel, and regular exploration forays outside of the cage.

2) Incorrect bedding. Wood shavings in particular, although very frequently used, are not a good bedding for chinchillas. They can cause foot sores and injuries to the chins' delicate eyes. Also, the wood dust which often accompanies shavings causes respiratory (lung) problems. Some kinds of wood, such as cedar or redwood, also contain oily components that can cause liver damage.

1) Improper food. This is probably the most frequent cause of illnesses among pet chinchillas. In particular, feeding a lot of moist vegetables such as lettuce can cause diarrhea, which can be lethal for a chinchilla within one or two days. Insufficient access to water (for instance, failure to notice that a gravity water bottle's ball was stuck and the chinchilla cannot drink enough) leads to dehydration and is also quite dangerous. Providing water in open bowls instead of a bottle can lead to contamination with droppings and bedding material and various infections as a result.

By avoiding these mistakes you are on a good way towards having a healthy and happy chinchilla with a long lifespan (perhaps over 20 years!).

Here is few website is good reading and learning knowledge of caring of chinchilla weather for beginner or expert.

1. Chincare.net
2. US Auction chinchillas.com
3. greenwoodchinchillas
4. azure-chinchilla
5. Learn About Chinchilla In The Wild
6 .Chinchilla Illness Basic and Advance knowledge.
7 .MountOfChinchilla.com龙猫山(Malaysia!)

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Chinchilla is vegetarian, serious vegetarian!



Chinchilla Owner
1. Chinchillas - Own ChinchillaS
2. StarDust - Standard Grey( Bubble), Medium Ebony( Chacoal)
3. Crazymouse - Standard Grey
4. Lockheart - Standard Grey
5. Carinmanfong - Standard Grey
5. Dannyoski - Mosaic (Nono)
6. vincent_cbl - Mosaic, Medium Tan
7. shingin - Medium Ebony(Pebble), Dark Tan(Rocky)
8. sheril89 - Light Ebony(Chibi)

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Feb 13 2010, 10:58 AM

Difference colour difference price, some really expensive. The most expensive I get 1 is RM1400 for a Mosaic(U.S)

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Added on September 3, 2007, 4:12 pmYa la, you get Dog already, good for you...

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 3 2007, 04:12 PM

Thanks! I got some even cutter!

Care of Chinchilla? Ow... Then I think I better give you this link you can read it IN DETAIL of care fact of chinchilla. www.chincare.com

For us who in local having chinchilla, first thing need to make sure is your house temperature, second what feed you offer them, third read more on care fact of chinchilla. I read some where in our local forum,those chinchilla is really suffering and is waiting to die like that .... sigh...

Chinchilla CANNOT EAT any NUTS/CORN/Vegetables at all. They design to eat dried, low fat, hight fiber and high energy food.(Vegetarian)

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Jan 5 2008, 05:21 PM

Ya, is Totoro/Pikacu in carton character.

Video is a bit hard for me...

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Added on September 3, 2007, 6:59 pmYour also can visit Chinchillas
All are quality chin over there

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 3 2007, 07:01 PM

15 at this moment.

Hi dien, You can go HERE. If you can't read the chinease, just click on the pages for pictures, all my chins picture is in there.

But you can read the pictures!

Ya... If no AC, you need to give dust bath more often to make they fur fluffy or provide them cooling pad.

Health of the chinchilla will be reflect on their fur as well, if feeding poor feed, poor hay, feeding junk food(grapes/nuts/seeds/fruit/corn) you going to get a skinny and poor health chin which will make them look like a STREE RAT then Chinchilla.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 4 2007, 09:25 PM

Staying in a big room in separate cage.

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Added on September 4, 2007, 1:59 pmThis is one of the baby chin, 2 days old.







This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 4 2007, 01:59 PM

Yeah... Lot's to read. A very good site for Chin owner to follow.

New born baby usually look blur like that...

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Added on September 4, 2007, 5:46 pmThank you. I love the colour!

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 4 2007, 05:46 PM

hahaha... Chinchilla is a smart rodent, but they not as smart as Dog and cat. You can train them doing some trick, but it take alot lot of time to make that happen. I didnt teach them any treat, I only make them feel good about my presence.

Each chinchilla have difference characteristic, some very tame, some very very tame, some is just nauty. They love you to give scratch them on their neck, some chin won't a lot you, some will. They not 'really' like begin held, usually from 3seconds - 5 minutes is the most, but we/human enjoy holding cause of the fur and is very tame when they feel secure in your holding position.

I always hold them, so each for 5mins x 15 = i got 1 hours 15 mins of holding! they will look at you when you walking around the cage doing cleaning, or waiting for you to let them out! OR waiting for you to feed them food.

For Chinchilla, baby born with fur, eyes open and can run after few hours was born, that's why Chinchilla pregnancy is 4 months. First few hours after born baby chin look a bit like have wet fur, but very fast it will dried up and fluffy. 2 days old started to jump and cage climbing

I manage to snap a photo(the one I get) 30 mins after baby was born.



This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 4 2007, 09:22 PM

Yeah... come in FULL SET! not like hamster born naked!

I mean see the pictures....

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Added on September 6, 2007, 10:06 amYa...born with fur, everything is complete! But I am sharing all this in not to encourage breeding, it just a sharing or what is chinchilla's life progress.. in fact Chinchilla is hardest to breed compare to all rodent.

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Added on September 6, 2007, 10:17 am

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 6 2007, 10:17 AM

No, Chinchilla been here for few years already(5yrs or more), quite new for OUR country, but for western more then 50 over years...
Chinchilla is not a new species, which involve mutation on the colour Is a nice, cute furry friend.

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Added on September 7, 2007, 3:01 pmFor hamster, either the babies is still birth or sick, the mom wont simply eat it. Secondly hamster have difference behaviour, once they get ' over scare', they will protect the babies by consume them...

For chinchilla, yes you can touch the babies, but is not wehn it still fully wet. I usually hold it after the baby fur is dry, usually 3-4 hours later, if not the mom will reject the kit and not take it as her own.

Actually chinchilla it need simple food. Good quality pellet, good hay, water, right temperature, that's all. You will have a healthy chin as pet. Timothy Hay is the daily need of the chinchilla.

So far I have not see any chin owner come in here and post together...

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 7 2007, 03:06 PM

hahaha... something like that

This is my granddaughter, call Faith. She is 1 weeks old.

Beige. Beige usually come witi ruby red eyes. Some beige colour have the 'dirty spot ear' , but my chin dont have. If you have chance to see in the market beige colour chinchilla, you will mostly see beige come with 'dirty spot ear'.

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Added on September 9, 2007, 11:07 amThank you and welcome on board

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Sep 9 2007, 11:07 AM

When? discribe the colour

Chinchilla are rodent, so they dont like to be hold for 'long time' in nature. Each chinchilla have their own personality, of cause you need to spend time with them enable the chin to get use to your smell. About 'tame', all my chin is tame. They won't be act like dog and cat. As you call them, they come, no, chin won't do that, you give food, they COME!

Yalor, they are like that want la, and they will beg you for letting them out! Once you let them out, you can see them ALMOST IS TIME TO SEND TO MENTAL INSTITUTION!!!


Here is some photos of my babies chins....







Grouping them to take photos is very hard, they keep on want to run away....