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Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: Rachael29 on December 31, 2016, 06:56:30 PM
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Hay guys and a very happy new year!!
I've been reading up on healthy treats for training and I read on a website that chinchillas can get 11-14 plain cheerios per day?! I wouldn't be treating them that much but that sounded a bit much. I was just wondering if anyone knows the proper amount of healthy treats per day I can give my boys through training and the best way to introduce this? I already give the. 1/2 to 1 shreddie per night once they go back in their cage so normally half as soon as they go in and half before I go to bed. So any help and or advice would be awesome.
Thanks
Rachael
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Chinchillas need a plain diet with little to no variation. Treats should be given sparingly and infrequently. 1-2 per week. Many websites and owners say giving treats often are fine but as a matter of personal experience and several other breeders, we have found less is more. Chins do not need treats, they are often given more for out enjoyment than the chins. I have 'trained' my chins using hay cubes and wooden chews. Those items are not really treats but my chins think they are cause its something i handed to them