Topic: Oatmeal Question (Read 5055 times)

4Leaf_Clover · « **on:** March 31, 2009, 12:03:56 PM »

I bought some kind oat mixture from chinworld.com. It has the long skinny oats and oats that look like oatmeal. Pikachu picks out the oats that look like oatmeal and will not touch the long skinny oats.

I bought another oat mixture from lonestarchinchilla because it looks like it had a bunch of the oatmeal that he eats....I got it in and there is none. Mainly just the long oatmeal that he didnt touch.

My question is....where can I get some SAFE oatmeal that he will actually eat? Is there some that you can buy from the grocery store that isnt bad for him? Thanks for ya'lls hep!!

VenusTheChin · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:13:07 PM »

I get the Quaker original oats. NOT the quick cook kind.

4Leaf_Clover · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2009, 04:29:14 PM »

And is this more considered a snack or can I keep some in his cage at all times along with his food and hay??

VenusTheChin · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2009, 08:16:32 AM »

I give it as a treat maybe once a week. My chins seem to enjoy rosehips more though, so they get those more often.

I would not leave the oats in their cage at all times.

ABC Chinchillas · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2009, 08:54:26 AM »

They can have 1/2 a tablespoon daily

Jo Ann · « **Reply #5 on:** April 02, 2009, 08:10:42 AM »

I give mine the raw/natural oats (the long thin kind) and/or the cracked natural oats, they love it. I treat it as a supplement mixed with a couple other things ... they only get 1/2 teaspoon daily and absolutely love it!

They also get the original Quaker oats (the kind you have to cook, not the instant), but I only give the original Quaker oats once or twice a week and about 1/4 teaspoon, hand fed. I treat it like a treat, they want more, but I don't like to mess up the balance of their diet. They would eat the Quaker oats and leave their pellets (which are best for them), if I let them have the Quaker oats very often.

Chinchillas can live on hay and/or hay and pellets alone, (and fresh water) if the pellets are of good quality. The 'treats' or extra things we give them have to be limited, or they will want the extras and leave what is the best for them.

Jo Ann

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