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Q & A / Some new owner questions
« on: December 22, 2011, 08:02:21 PM »
Hi all,
I'm looking at getting a chinchilla and I have some questions before I get one. Any help is very much appreciated!
1. Do they smell?
2. Would my bedroom with limited noise be a suitable place for my chinchilla cage?
2a. Would it be best to close the bedroom door or leave it open?
3. If supervised, could I let my chinchilla run around my room for play time?
4. Do chinchillas like to hide when they are let out to explore like rabbits?
5. Do chinchillas like to be held and cuddled during play time?
6. Would the wood toys, even the colored wood, be a suitable toy for my chinchilla?
7. Where is a good place for buying quality toys?
8. When I first bring my chinchilla home, how should I go about introducing it to myself and getting it used to it's new home?
9. What is the best chinchilla food to feed them from petco or petsmart?
10. If the chinchilla is bonded with me, would it be friendly toward other family members that live in the house?
11. How much time is recommended to spend with my chinchilla each day to keep it happy and healthy?
12. Would my chinchilla be okay if its cage is somewhat close to a window?
13. With my cage, I will need bedding at the bottom and in the nesting box, correct?
14. When I clean the cage, will I need to take every toy and shelf out and clean it or do they pick on corner to go to the bathroom in? I will obviously change the bedding anyways and in the nesting box but just don't know what to expect.
Thanks for any and all help. I know it's a lot of questions so any help or advice or any kind is GREATLY appreciated. I'm just nervous and want to give my chinchilla the best home it can have. Thank you again!
--Darby
I'm looking at getting a chinchilla and I have some questions before I get one. Any help is very much appreciated!
1. Do they smell?
2. Would my bedroom with limited noise be a suitable place for my chinchilla cage?
2a. Would it be best to close the bedroom door or leave it open?
3. If supervised, could I let my chinchilla run around my room for play time?
4. Do chinchillas like to hide when they are let out to explore like rabbits?
5. Do chinchillas like to be held and cuddled during play time?
6. Would the wood toys, even the colored wood, be a suitable toy for my chinchilla?
7. Where is a good place for buying quality toys?
8. When I first bring my chinchilla home, how should I go about introducing it to myself and getting it used to it's new home?
9. What is the best chinchilla food to feed them from petco or petsmart?
10. If the chinchilla is bonded with me, would it be friendly toward other family members that live in the house?
11. How much time is recommended to spend with my chinchilla each day to keep it happy and healthy?
12. Would my chinchilla be okay if its cage is somewhat close to a window?
13. With my cage, I will need bedding at the bottom and in the nesting box, correct?
14. When I clean the cage, will I need to take every toy and shelf out and clean it or do they pick on corner to go to the bathroom in? I will obviously change the bedding anyways and in the nesting box but just don't know what to expect.
Thanks for any and all help. I know it's a lot of questions so any help or advice or any kind is GREATLY appreciated. I'm just nervous and want to give my chinchilla the best home it can have. Thank you again!
--Darby