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General Chat / Errr... Chinchilla Help
« on: September 04, 2007, 06:56:19 PM »
Well, I am 12 and I might get a chinchilla in a year or two. When my hamsters pass 
I probably will get one.
I have a few questions:
I wake up early at 6 am in the morning on school days to say hi to the hamsters, and when I get home I have a good bit of time. Will that be enough to play with them?
What type of food should I give them? I've heard of the best food mix, Mazuri, alot of people have had sucsessful chinchillas with it. Should I feed it timothy hay? IF so, how much? How much food should I feed it, 1 or 2 tblspoons?
I heard every time you clean the cage, you have to soak it in vinigar. Is it nescessary? I would really just like to wrinse it out, for a 2-3 story cage.
How good of eyesight do they have and how smart are they? What kind of taming techniques should I use?
I have done quite a bit of reasearch, but I would really like to talk with people who own chinchillas in person, right now, and I want to make sure all the info I have collected is accurate.
I probably will get one.I have a few questions:
I wake up early at 6 am in the morning on school days to say hi to the hamsters, and when I get home I have a good bit of time. Will that be enough to play with them?
What type of food should I give them? I've heard of the best food mix, Mazuri, alot of people have had sucsessful chinchillas with it. Should I feed it timothy hay? IF so, how much? How much food should I feed it, 1 or 2 tblspoons?
I heard every time you clean the cage, you have to soak it in vinigar. Is it nescessary? I would really just like to wrinse it out, for a 2-3 story cage.
How good of eyesight do they have and how smart are they? What kind of taming techniques should I use?
I have done quite a bit of reasearch, but I would really like to talk with people who own chinchillas in person, right now, and I want to make sure all the info I have collected is accurate.