Chinchilla Trivia... For Points!!

[Stacy]

(83) Chinchillas are vegetarians, and eat primarily grass and seeds, in the wild.Correct JM

(93)  The hay you use is often determined by what you can get that is the freshest.  Alfalfa has more leaf and less stem , and is richer than Timothy hay. Correct JM
 
(94)  Timothy hay is a favorite of most breeders for their chinchillas as a whole.Correct JM

[Sapphires girls]

Hi, Just thought I'd answer a few questions & maybe get some points since I'm a newbie.... 
 
86. In the wild chinchillas lived in small CRACKS & CREVICES among the rocks.  Correct

87. Chinchillas generally love dried fruit raisins, cranberries, etc. but should be given these in MODERATION.Correct

89. Do not use cedar or undried pine as they have AROMATIC OILS which can damage the RESPIRATORY TRACTS of the chin & cause LIVER problems.Correct

90. Avoid wood like FIR, SPRUCE, PLUM, & REDWOOD.Correct

92.  If you build a house make it out of KILN DRIED pine.Correct

95.  A chewable VITAMIN C as a daily treat can be enjoyed as much as other sweets.Correct

96.  A WOODEN or CARDBOARD house is recomended for them to hide in.Correct

97. 4-inch PVC drain pripe (white) T or Y joints/shaped are also dandy for the chin to hide in.Correct

[chinclub]

20 points for Stacy!
40 points for Sapphires girls

[Jo Ann]

Abby, Stacey & Christina ~ Good Job!   

Only a hand full left to answer!

(74)  All the chinchillas in this country [USA] _______ the descendants of the original 11 brought in by M. F. Chapman in the 1930's.
 
(84)  Pet grade corn is not good for your chin, but, for an occasional treat it is OK to give your chin __________________________ (very small amounts, of course).
 
(85)  When in doubt what is good to feed your chin, err on the side of _____ and _________.
 
(91) When building huts or other chew toys, it is  recommend you do NOT use ______, ______ or _______ wood as they are  poisonous.   
 
(98)  After dental work is done on a chinchilla the mouth is often tender, a mixture of buffered ____________________ of ___________, put about 2000 mg in a couple of teaspoons of ________ [preferably fruits], and give that for a few days.  You need to keep him ___________________ while he is on such high doses of C, and taper off after a few days. 

(99)  On the links page of California Chins what are the Names of the Web Sites the 7 links, link to?
 

 
Jo Ann

Remember: Edited to add ...
Going back to California Chins for the Answers! At: http://www.cachins.org/ 
EACH ANSWER MUST BE COMEPLETE TO RECIEVE POINTS
ANSWERS MUST BE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH THE QUESTION!

[Leslie]

Because I did not carry over the part about all accepted answers are On the CA Chins' website, (I just added it from the origional list of questions, to the questions above ...) I will count 3 of the questions here correct ... but they are still open for points.
15 Points for Leslie!

(74)  All the chinchillas in this country [USA] _were?______ the descendants of the original 11 brought in by M. F. Chapman in the 1930's.read the sentence and whole paragraph carefully to get this answer.
 
(84)  Pet grade corn is not good for your chin, but, for an occasional treat it is OK to give your chin __POPCORN________________________ (very small amounts, of course).  Check again at: http://www.cachins.org/ 
 
(85)  When in doubt what is good to feed your chin, err on the side of _LOVE____ and __CAUTION_______. Good answer, but not the one on California Chins
 
(91) When building huts or other chew toys, it is  recommend you do NOT use _CEDAR_____, __SPRUCE____ or _PLY______ wood as they are  poisonous.   Correct, but again, not what is on CA Chins
 
(98)  After dental work is done on a chinchilla the mouth is often tender, a mixture of buffered ___Calcium-Ascorbate powder___ of ___Vitamin C_, put about 2000 mg in a couple of teaspoons of _YOGURT_______ [preferably fruits], and give that for a few days.  You need to keep him ____hydrated___while he is on such high doses of C, and taper off after a few days.  Correct  (but the yogurt can be baby food)

(99)  On the links page of California Chins what are the Names of the Web Sites the 7 links, link to? Hint: Click on each one to find the actual name of the site.

MCBA
International Pet Chinchillas Association
Underhill Chinchillas Worldwide
Chin Net
Chinchillaclub.com
Chinlove 20002001
chinchilla.de

[Jo Ann]

  All accepted answers are On the CA Chins' Web Site

The following questions are still open:

(74) Answered All the chinchillas in this country [USA] _______ the descendants of the original 11 brought in by M. F. Chapman in the 1930's.Hint: Read carefully the whole paragraph ... it may change what answer you enter.
 
(84) Answered Pet grade corn is not good for your chin, but, for an occasional treat it is OK to give your chin steamed   _____________ (very small amounts, of course).
 
(85) Answered When in doubt what is good to feed your chin, err on the side of _____ and lots of it.
 
(91)Answered When building huts or other chew toys, it is  recommend you do NOT use ______, ______ or _______ wood as they are  poisonous.   
 
(99)  On the links page of California Chins what are the Names of the Web Sites the 7 links, link to?
Hint: Go to each site ... sometimes the name of the site itself may change over the years.
 You must link to each one to find out where it goes.

 
   This should help ... I've given you parts of each answer and or hints.  

[Jo Ann]

Come on  .....   there is only 5 unanswered questions ...

5x5... that's 25 points + 8 points for each post.

Somebody needs to snatch those points!   

The remaining questions are right above here! 

California Chins is a research center for chinchillas ... a great site to learn from!

 
Jo Ann

[chinclub]

Added Leslie's Points. 

[Stacy]

(74) All the chinchillas in this country [USA] are not the descendants of the original 11 brought in by M. F. Chapman in the 1930's.
Correct JM
I think this is it but I am not sure.

[Stacy]

(91) When building huts or other chew toys, it is recommend you do NOT use CEDAR, undried pine  or oak wood as they are poisonous. Plum Wood is also poisonus to chinchillas.   Correct  JM

[Stacy]

(84)  Pet grade corn is not good for your chin, but, for an occasional treat it is OK to give your chin steamed corn on the cob (very small amounts, of course).Correct JM

(85)  When in doubt what is good to feed your chin, err on the side of hay and lots of it.Correct JM

[Debbie.nl.ca]

98) After dental work is done on a chinchilla the mouth is often tender, a mixture of buffered Calcium ascorbate powder of Vit.c, put about 2000 mg in a couple of teaspoons of baby food [preferably fruits], and give that for a few days.
I think this goes with this,LOL
You need to keep him well hydrated, while he is on such high doses of C, and taper off after a few days.This one had already been answered by Leslie.

[Debbie.nl.ca]

(99) On the links page of California Chins what are the Names of the Web Sites the 7 links, link to?

would this be


MCBA (Mutation Chinchilla Breeders Association, Inc)
International Pet Chinchilla Association
Underhill Chinchillas Worldwide
ChinNet
chinchillaclub.com
chinlover20002001
chinchilla.de

[Debbie.nl.ca]

I'm not sure what your asking for.
I went to all the links I could get into, one didn't work,chinchilla.de
One needed me to install language, but it was taking so long.
Someone else will have to try for this one.
I was just killing sometime.

[Jo Ann]

Everyone seems to be having problems with #99

(99) On the links page of California Chins what are the Names of the Web Sites the 7 links, link to?

Each of you copied what was listed, not where it went to, which was the question   

When you link to:
MCBA (Mutation Chinchilla Breeders Association, Inc) It takes you to the MCBA Website
International Pet Chinchilla Association N/A, it is no longer at that location.
Underhill Chinchillas Worldwide Has changed it's name to: Underhill Chinchillas Resource Guide
ChinNet Goes to Chin Net
chinchillaclub.com Has changed it's name to Chinchillas.Org
chinlover20002001 Has changed it's name to Luv 'N Chins
chinchilla.de N/A, it is no longer there.
 
Jo Ann