Chinchilla Care - Requested
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- The basics for caring for chinchillas! You asked for it, so here it is!
Julie who is sitting in the dust bath in the video is getting her regular dust bath. She was allowed to sit in the dust during this video, but just so everyone is aware, the dust bath container should not be left in the cage at all times because the chinchillas can develop respiratory problems. Allowing them access to it 10 to 15 min at a time is safe.
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Is it possible for you to do a taming video for Chinchillas?
Hi can you do some cage tours of all your rodents please so that I can get an idea of the type of housing they need :) and some other just because I love cage tours haha
I have asked for that to
Animals Forever hi
YES
paper bedding isn't a good type of bedding. reason why is paper expands when wet and if they eat the bedding it will possibly expand in there digestive track. the best type of bedding would be non pill fleece.
If provided with the right environment, they will not eat the bedding.
Chinchillas shouldn't have paper bedding!! Agreed!
They won't eat it if they have other things to occupy themselves with
Omg!! Your chinchillas are soooooo cute!!!😍😍 I am wanting one in the future. You are my favorite TH-camr btw😊
Chinchillas are cute I love them
I might get a chinchilla so this video is really helpful THX HAPPY TAILS
OMG YOURS VIDEOS HELP ME A LOT AND TEACH ME A LOT ABOUT ANIMALS
Hi, I have a question about chinchillas. Where do they go to the bathroom? Can they be litter trained like rabbits? I've been watching a lot of chinchilla videos lately but none of them talk about their bathroom. Thanks!
+Lauren Kim they go to the bathroom wherever they are sitting.
they can't control their pooping but some chinchillas will take to urine litter training, not all. so people will put safe bedding, like aspen or kiln dried pine, in something like a glass pyrex dish in the cage where they seem to pee the most. they have like dark yellow orange pee so you will notice if they use it. my one chin used to pee in his dish but he prefers digging in it and getting it all over one corner now, lol. my other one took to a litter tray right away and still uses it. chins do what they want at any given time though!
lol love the cabbage bowl! 😂
I'm getting a chinchilla in January and this vid was really helpful thank you
LilBuddyMax 777 I'm getting one tomorrow!
I WILL have a chinchilla someday!! Thank you for this video!!
You are welcome!
+Happy Tails I have a question if they can't have plastic in their cage than what kind of wheel do I get!?!?!?
+Lps foxylover some stores sell metal wheels 😀
I wish you could do pet ladybug care. It may seem weird but you can get a pet ladybug I myself happen to have 3 and I want Dotty, Dani and Freddy to be happy. I know lots of stuff but I want to know some other stuff
All your animals are so cute I will someday have this many animals in my home. Thanks for the video😄
Thanks!
My chinchilla dislocated her leg while jumping to a plat form 😢 I HAD TO WATCH MY CHINCHILLA DIE 😭😭😭😭😭 we tried to find a vet we went 2 towns away and still could not find one we had to go two days later to see one but it was gonna be to expensive to get it amputated so we had to put her down I only had her 3 weeks but I had not had a pet for 5 years so that was a huge deal for me I have never been so attached 😭 I wish I still had her I can’t even look at chinchillas with out crying 😭😭😢😭😩😫
Thank you so much! You have taught me so much about caring for my chin.
Why are you starring into my soul imma die rn no emotion
So, I want a chinchilla and I'm currently doing my research... I have a couple questions.1. I have a dog who barks very often and it can be heard any where in the house when he does, is that not good for the chinchilla?2. Is it safe to have only one chinchilla? It would have interaction from me regularly.3. My bedroom is usually quite warm, it runs the hottest in the house. The other room I could put my chinchilla in would be either very cold or very warm depending on the weather. Which room should I put it in or are none of them safe?Thank you and please answer my questions if you have the time.
The dog barking may stress the chinchilla out. But closing your bedroom door maybe help. It's save to have one chinchilla if you are going to spend a lot of time with it if not you should get 2 chinchillas because they may get lonely. But also if you do get two chinchillas make sure they have been together most of their lives because some chinchillas don't get along. It's always better to keep the chinchilla in the colder room because they are used to it ( should be used to it) to hot can kill. I hope I helped I many not be an expert but I've had 2 chinchillas of my own. Very lovable pets.
it doesn't matter if you are gonna interact with it all the time even if that's 24 hours a day, get two chinchillas. they need a friend that can understand them, they don't like being handled by humans to much.
My dog is always kept downstairs and my chinchilla is on my room with air conditioning keeping him safe and healthy . my dog barks quite a bit but that should be alriht
if you socialize with it daily for atleast 30 minutes the chinchilla will be fine :)
Angelina G for 3: put a tile in the cage
My Chinchilla that i just got a few days ago won't eat her food pellets. i got her and her cage and everything for free from someone who didnt have time to give her the attention she needs. it seems as tho she ate the regular food before and i heard that there must be hay in their cage at all times. she only goes for the hay and refuses to eat the pellets but other than that shes fine... does anyone have any tips on what i should do
DakotasBabyGirl Did the chinchilla eat the same pellets you have before? If so, you should get the pellets that your chin eat before and make it is the majority of the pellets in the bowl with a little of the new pellets. Then gradually increase the new pellets until you're only feeding your chin those pellets. Hope this helps, sorry for the late reply.
Best things for ALL rodents to wear their teeth down are branches that are not toxic for them (hazel,appel etc.)
Please do a pros and cons video on chinchillas!
Can you make a video of how to potty train chinchillas
Life Of Elli yes they can 😑
You can't potty train their poop, but you can their pee. Just get a flat glass or ceramic dish, fill it with aspen wood bedding, and place a rock (make sure it's been cleaned throughly) in the dish and they will be drawn to pee on it! If you notice one particular place where they pee a lot, it's best to place the dish there
Dakota Dalto My chinchilla pees in his food bowl 🤦🏻♀️
Getting a second chin is all fine and dandy. But you need to be prepared if your chins suddenly don't get along. I had my two together and they were perfectly fine for months. Till one day my second one just didn't feel like sharing anymore( PS I had a two level ferret nation, there was lots of space) he started chasing my other chin around and eventually took a bite out of this ear. So I had to separate them. They live fine seperatly now. But it does happen.
I really wish these videos were available decades ago. I had a chinchilla for several years. He was an adorable little rascal, but he would have been soooo much happier and healthier if I'd had access to this information.
that is a beautiful bearded dragon!
love them!
I love beastie and ivory
Can you do a video on how to care for a bearded dragon?
Angela Burns lol they aren't hard at all just look up the thousands of other videos about bearded dragons
I love ur vids keep making vids about chinchillas because I am getting two of them in 2 months and I trust u with the facts
Thank you :) I will add it to my list
+Happy Tails thank u soooooo much
thanks
How much would u say all in all it would take to get EVERYTHING you need for one? I want one so dearly
I think the initial set up would be a few hundred dollars. Chinchillas usually start at about $150 and the cages state at $150. But you can also look on craigslist of used cages and check shelters and rehoming sites to find a chinchilla for cheaper.
Please make more videos with the chinchillas there great
You say "pellets" but don't mention what those pellets should have in them?
Nikki B. She said an alfalfa based pellet. If you live in the USA, the best pellets for chinchillas are the Oxbow Essentials Chinchilla Food (NOT Oxbow Garden Select) or Mazuri Chinchilla Diet.
I'm 11 and my mum is thinking of getting me two chinchillas do you think it's a good idea for me to get a chinchilla.
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Happy Tails thanks :)
Bellathekerryblue Bella I've just turned 12 (in November) and my dad got me a chinchilla in may and I absolutely love him he cuddles me sits with me and is adorable as long as you correctly handle them and have a good cage and take care of them well I think you would love having one as a pet
Holly West Hello! I hope you get them a friend, because they are social animals!
Bellathekerryblue Bella IM 11 TOO AND I HAVE ONE BUT MY MUM WANTS A SECOND ONE. I just don't want them to fight cos mines nearly full grown
I live in Canada close to the border, is there such thing as too cold because in the summer it gets to about 77 degrees Fahrenheit, and 29 degrees Celsius, is it to cold
Please do a chinchilla cage tour
I want a chinchilla🐹🐹🐹🐹🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐹🐹🐹
How many pets do you have>? and how many difrent breeds do you have
How do i keep a chinchilla from throwing food and hay out of the cage
the oldest chin in the world was 28 years
Can you do a hamster care video?
If you want hamster care you can check out ErinsAnimals, HoppingHammy, Chocolatecolors26 or Cookiehamster2086
omg at the beginning the chinchilla just staring had me dying😂😂😂😂😂
Hi! I really hope you answer this because I'm planning to get a pet. I was wondering if you can make a rabbit care video? Thanks! I love your videos
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hey I love your videos. I was wondering if you could do a cage tour for your chinchillas and ferrets? I was thinking about getting one or the other but not sure how to set up the cages. thank you so much for the informational videos. I found them very helpful.
can you do a sugar glider care video plz
I love chinchilla really good video
My chinchilla who is at least over 6 weeks, he is very small, wont drink from his bottle ;-; only out of your hand or a bowl, we take him out and give him water but yea, at least he doesn't roll around in the water or try to get wet when we give him water.
I was told that you cant hold a chinchilla because they dont like to be held or touched. Is that true?
I've seen chinchillas in with degus. Is that okay?
Question well two our chinchilla wont use a wheel. we have tried the standard shape and the "silent" almost chair like shape. We actually had to take them away because he was chewing on them. Any tips on how to get him to use one? He has plenty of space (4 levels) but i think he would enjoy running. Also we have one and wish to get a second but we're worried about him being aggressive. We'll have the second in a separate enclosure till we can determine if they'll get along but any tips would be helpful.
pretty chins!!
pls do a dwarf rabbit care video!!
your chins are so beautiful i have 3 im so happy with them
are chinchilas good pets for kids (i'm looking for new pets!)
Love your videos
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From my experience, chinchillas are not good for young kids because they have delicate rib cages and are very antsy.
More mature kids, like 12-15 are best for these little guys.
But, you know your little ones more than I do. Lol.
Hope you find a good pet!
okay thank you!!!! that was really helpful
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No problem :3
Hannah Not a Banana I'm 11 and I'm getting one I'm very careful with animals so some 11 year old are ok with them :)
I love chinchillas
Can u do a pigeon care
You should do a meet all my pets video!!!!
She did
My friend had two guinapigs, however one has died, she also has two rabbets. I have heard that keeping guinapigs and rabbets together can be dangerous, is this true?
I have Guinea pigs, and they don't seem very different when it comes to care. I already have hay, and alfalfa pellets that I bought by mistake. Would aspen be okay for chinchillas, or must you use paper bedding? I switched my Guinea pigs to aspen bedding because carefresh was getting too pricy after awhile.
hello happy tails, all of ur vids gave me most info for pets care. but i have one request, can u make a vid how to introduce your pets to another pets. for example birds with dogs. or chinchillas with dogs . i plan to get a dog and chin, sugar gliders, but i want them to be together. so i can play with them equally. what i fear is. my dog (puppy) too agressive. or the chinchilla is too agressive. or the SG too agressive
thx
Can you keep your dog and your chinchilla in THE same room
As long as the chinchilla is in a safe cage that the dog cannot get into, then yes.
what bar spacing is okay for chinchillas???
Can you do a tour of you chinchillas cage
i liked julie
Thank you for this info I've heard a lot of people telling me that you don't need to take your chinchilla out of its cage I don't have a chinchila due to their expenses and space and I feel ashamed that pet shops don't always have proper food for them which is another struggle that some people are experiencing. Since I always wanted a chinchilla I have the need to learn a lot about them,but I am not responsible enough so I am propably staying with the pets I have
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by the way I am a really big fan of you're channell really good quality videos, confirmed information and cuteness, I admire the way you treat your pets in my opinion you are an amazing owner and your will to help others is also precious
hello!♡ (i hope you will answer this lol, or someone will) I'm 14 and i'm willing to save up money to buy a chinchila/chinchilas, and now i'm trying to look up their diet and how I should raise them. Can you please make a video about their diet and what it should contain? I also go to school every day, and i get back like at 3-4pm. When do they need to eat, and how many times per day? I'm trying to know as much as possible, because maybe i don't have a chance to raise a chinchilla/chinchillas because of school and studies (sometimes i get at home at like 6pm), Can you also make a video about the DO's and DON'Ts when raising a chinchilla?
(correct me if i' wrong please haha), chinchillas eat hay and that special little things you showed, right? Things like nuts & raisins, berries, should be given twice week at very small doses? They also need dust baths every day, and they need water changing every day, and they need at least 30 minutes of just going around your room (but u can't leave them all night because of dust and that can cause complications?) They need their cage cleaned once a week, and it's recommended to clean EVERYTHING that their cage contain at least once a month.
Am I missing out something? I want to know everything when it comes to their care. I'm a little worried I won't be able to contain their diet stable, because I don't know anything about their diet >.<
i'm from europe so sorry for my english haha :)
Maybe I am part Chinchilla I get Over heated allll the time :
I have a chinchilla that lives alone for almost 3 years now. Does he absolutely need a partner?
gabi If he's been fine and jumping around and you give him attention every day, then he doesn't need one.
Hi!! So I'm seriously considering getting a chinchilla. With that being said , I do own two dogs (a chihuahua and a blue heeler) who bark very often and very loud. Would this freak the chinchilla out? Also I was wondering if you could show some examples of cages that would be good for chinchillas (including how to put the levels in). Also would it be ok if I only got one chinchilla? I could possibly get two, but is it safe to only get one?
❤😍😚L♡VE chinchillas so much, alfalfa pellets are a super food, incredibly good for the brain. I myself drink alfalfa tea foe its benefits. Chinchillas are such healthy eaters.
I see everyone commenting about their bedding, but “just maybe” the pet expert knows more about her animals then a random commenter. I know everyone just is trying to be kind, but it could be frustrating , getting told the same thing over and over. No offense to anyone ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
So my boy is turning five in a few weeks, and i've been thinking lately that another male would be more fun for him. I'm not quite sure, since he is turning 5. Also, he's very skittish, but not aggressive. Any tips? Also, his feet are red and raw, and he has fabric layers on his ledges, but it doesn't seem to help
Some chinchillas don't really like companions. I often rescue runts/abused boys who really struggle to socialize with other chins. I also had a little diva girl. I make sure to socialise with them very often to make up for the lack of companions
I’m getting one in two days but are they good with one year old crazy kittens cause I have two crazy kittens
Your kittens will kill your chinchilla
Could you make a video with you and your chinchillas playing? You dont have to obviously.. but its very entertaining! 😂Thanks for the info!
Pls someone answer is it ok if I get 1 chinchilla?
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It depends if you have enough time to take care of the chinchilla. If you do have work for more than 4 hours a day then I dont think a chinchilla is the right pet for you. If you socalize with it for more than 30 minutes a day and let it out of it's cage from time to time, then It will become joyful and nothing will happen to it. But if you do indeed only interact with it once a week, then It will go into serious depression and It might even die. Hope this comment helped (:
witnesstheone its ok just that you need to play with it for like 2 hours
Can I have a chinchilla in the same room as 2 bunnies? (Not in the same cage)
Yes
we went and looked at chinchillas and the lady said she would take us to the nice one and it tried to bite her and the lady said you can't get them wet at all
I am thinking about getting 2 chinchillas and I was looking for everything they need and I couldn't seem to find the correct pellets for them. Is there a specific type of alfalfa pressed pellets I should get or can they be any kind?
There was an ad on fb about a chinchilla in a group im in. I am really worried about it because I don't know if young children should be around chinchillas because of how fragile they are. This ad was talking about how it wanted a kid around the age of 9 to play with it. I would want to get the chinchilla so I would know it would be in a good home but my parents don't want me to get more animals. I'm just hoping it gets into a home that knows about chinchillas.
would a chinchilla make a good pet for an experienced kid I'm just a kid and I have 10 pets already I've always wanted a chinchilla and I have done a ton of research do you think it would be a good idea to get chinchillas
I have a question, if your Chinchilla cage is not in your bedroom where you sleep, will the noise of the wheel bother you? Thanks!
my name is RubyRose hello i was wondering uif you could answer a few questions,are chinchillas okay with being handled what is the age for being also trained thankyou
I have a quistioon my chinchilla has not been sleeping much and has been acting werid help plzz
I own a chinchillla and I'm 10 years old. I would LOVE to see more of your chinchillas interacting
Hi I'm Sarah Scott can you make more vids on chins cause I'm getting one and I was wondering if you could help with more info
I have one chinchilla, a boy. I play with him and let him run around an hour+ every day, and check in to say hi multiple times a day. Will he be okay alone, or should I look into getting another one?
I'm going to have a chinchilla as a pet but I don't know when my dad is getting me one 😦😦😦😦
why room is usually at 77 degrees Fahrenheit is there any way to cool down my chin . Thanks for the help
Can you feature your chinchillas and guniea pigs more plz ♥️♥️♥️♥️ luv ya channel
Hi there, I am about to get a chinchilla and I have ordered a cage that has a plastic base and I am worried it might chew on it. Do you think it would be okay if I place many toys inside ?
Chinchillas please about barking and different type of medical problems
I have a Black velvet chinchilla boy, he is 1 year old and I want to get another chinchilla he can live with. Can I get a baby chinchilla to bond with him? ( I will ofcourse get a male )
I have a question, the cage I have has a wired bottom. the wires are not far apart and my chinchilla has a solid place to rest when he needs it, but my question is, what can I use to make the bottom in the cage solid? I don't have much access to cardboard and a fleece or towel I simply can not wash all the time as I have to pay to wash clothes. of I can have any suggestions that would be fantastic.
wire is safe al long as its a tight grid and cleaned regularly and properly ,cardboard is also not safe neither is towels
I bought my chinch at flea market when it was a baby
I really want to own chinchillas after my rats but my parents say no because of their lifespan :( if I did get one I would get a rescue an older one :)
I’m gonna get a chinchilla soon, but do they need to have another chinchilla companion?
My cage is homemade, it is a tank at the bottom and a wire cage at the top. There is a wooden ladder leading to the wire cage at the top. The tank is empty, but the wire cage has their food, water, hammocks, etc. Is it ok to have my cage like that?
I have 2 sugargliders,1 turtle with fish, and a dog. And now I a chinchilla should I wait?
what if your chinchilla doesn't know how to use a water bottle? my chinchilla came from a home where they provided a bowl and not a water bottle
if i take my chinchilla out for 3+ hours a day, and i am home most of the time will it die without a partner? my chinchilla doesnt get along with the 2 other chinchillas i have and it is separate.