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What kind of treats does your chinchilla like best?

raisins
papaya
rose hips
banana chips
oats
other

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Treats
« on: March 21, 2011, 10:59:56 AM »
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Re: Treats
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 03:59:04 PM »
EVERYTHING

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but i try to stay away from the sugary ones. i love the way rose buds smell.. yum.... its so funny watching them eat a flower..
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Re: Treats
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2011, 02:17:26 PM »
I hadn't realized you could feed them flowers..?  ::think::
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Re: Treats
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2011, 02:19:30 PM »
http://www.tjschinchillasupplies.com/chinchillatreats.html

everything but the cookies [they have sugar] and the goji's i don't think do, i read the ingredients they don't for some people say they dooo..

but other than that, all the items are safe for chins on this page, plus there are many other herbs, i just don't have them all.. you can do a search for safe chin herb.
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Re: Treats
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2011, 09:22:36 PM »
Chinchillas really shouldn't have dried fruit as treats it is too sugary. Best treats are plain cheeriod, Rose hips or plain shredded wheat. no more than 1 treat a day and nothing for a chinchilla under 6 months
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Re: Treats
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2011, 11:03:06 AM »
mine have never had papaya and i stay away from banana chips since that was mae's main source of nutrition before i got her and it nearly killed her. i usually give mine oats and they love them! i think they're really good because you can hand them over one by one (mine actually prefer it that way, oddly) so you get quite a lot of interaction out of it!
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Re: Treats
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2011, 12:57:32 PM »
chins really don't need treats.. none of us doo...lol..

heres a totally safe thing to do, just fyi, sometimes i just hand them pellets.. they eat it like oh yum yum... what's this... :2funny:
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Re: Treats
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2011, 01:26:32 PM »
Quote from: jmdebb on March 23, 2011, 12:57:32 PM
chins really don't need treats.. none of us doo...lol..

heres a totally safe thing to do, just fyi, sometimes i just hand them pellets.. they eat it like oh yum yum... what's this... :2funny:

that is so NOT true! i NEED chocolate! NEEEEEED chocolate!  ;D

i hand feed pellets too - mae especially - and they all gobble them down. they must be clearly different to the pellets in their bowl!
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Re: Treats
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2011, 07:54:56 AM »
Mine LOVE Jean's goji berries and they also like Dandelion Drops...but I am very careful not to over do...Definitely careful about severe moderation. I think at first, I was tooooooo generous (ya know they have that sweet little way about them..stand on their hind legs, give you the chinny eye and their little paws holding onto the bars...awwwww) However, I have learned to say NO!...One and that is it! Clever little buggers...using their cuteness..very persuasive.... rofl....You just have to remember..too much of a good thing is NOT good!
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