Dear All,

I was having intentions in having a chinchilla as a pet but there afew things that worries me and hope any of you can help me.If u guys/girls already own one..please advice me on the situation.

According to information on the net....chins require a cool+dry area for best living. Their confort zone tempreture is at 22C-26C.the tmpreture in Farenheit should never go above 80F which here in malaysia is average of 75F-85F.To be safe when humidity+heat should be less or equal to 150. So i did a calculation as follows:

80(heat)+84(humidity)=164 aka more then safe zone for chinchilla. In the net, there are several ways in reducing the tempreture...but i am concerned bout the humidity factor...coz if possible i want the chin to be as confort and as happy as possible or they might get heat stroke and might die.this is RM550 down the drain.

So if any of you have taken in a chinchilla....please help regarding this issue

Your time is highly appreciated

Sincerely

Ren Lee Ross

GOod Day,

Thanx for the info....i have another question to ask...regarding the cooling pads...i read there are a few ways of cooling the cage manually.

a) use tiles that has been in freezer overnight and place it at the bottom of da cage.>>effects 4 hours if not mistaken

b) place ice cubes in covered cooking tray and place it in cage and chin will lay next to it.>>dunno how long it last

c) put ice in ice box and place on top of cage

Is there any recommended cooling pads/system that has been use to ensure it is cool for a longer period of time.

Again..thanx for any information...coz i really wanna make sure i can provide best care b4 i actually buy one