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[Lucy Tills]

Hi!

My name is Lucy Tills and I just recently adopted a chinchilla named Reepicheep. He's a really sweet little guy and I've completely fallen in love with him in the past week that I've had him.

I'm trying to tame him a bit and get him more comfortable with me. He already let's me pet him and takes treats from my hands. I'm using the treats mainly as a source for training, but I don't want him to get fat. So I've been doing some research on various greens I can give him as treats, since he doesn't get those regularly yet. However, I read that I have you to get them organic foods which I don't currently have access to, because we don't have organic foods available consistently at our local grocery store.

So I read I could give my chinchilla grass and dandelions, but without pesticide. Is it all right if I give him grass or dandelions from my backyard?

[mojito]

I wouldn't risk it. Not only are there about a gazillion (okay maybe not that many, but there are a lot!) of variations of the same species of plant (especially flowers),but unless you planted that yourself you aren't sure what's in the soil. The best company in my opinion is Oxbow, and you can find a lot of natural treats from them (and online!).
And no matter what the treats are, limit them or he will stop eating his normal diet since he will be stuffed full of treats!

[ABC Chinchillas]

The biggest risk of back yard grasses is intestinal parasites that can be picked up through the grass.