What do chichilas eat?

Chinchillas naturally eat grasses, leaves and twigs. - Chinchillas' teeth grow continuously throughout their life needing wearing down and keeping at the correct length/shape by eating grass/ hay/grass-based chinchilla pellets. Not eating the right diet can result in serious dental disease.

1. What can I feed my chinchilla?
2. What is a chinchillas favorite food?
3. What fruits and veggies can chinchillas eat?
4. What foods are poisonous to chinchillas?
5. Do chinchillas bite?
6. Do chinchillas stink?
7. What does a chinchilla drink?
8. Can chinchillas eat eggs?
9. Do chinchillas like to be held?
10. Do chinchillas need a friend?
11. What do chinchillas bathe?
12. Can chinchillas eat cheerios?
13. Do chinchillas like rose petals?
14. Can chinchillas eat grapes?
15. Can chinchillas get wet?

What can I feed my chinchilla?

Chinchillas require a high fiber diet and should be offered grass hay (such as Timothy hay or other low calcium hays such as orchard grass, oat hay, or meadow hay) free choice (available 24 hours a day). Hay should be the main component of their diet.

What is a chinchillas favorite food?

80-90% of a chinchilla's diet should be high quality grass hay, such as timothy hay or orchard grass hay. Your chinchilla should always have hay available. Pellets should be plain, hay-based pellets, with no seeds, nuts, or dried fruit.

What fruits and veggies can chinchillas eat?

Fresh Vegetables and Fruits

Some suitable veggie options for chinchillas are carrots, kale, parsley, dandelion greens, lettuce, collard greens and turnip greens. Fruit choices include strawberries, pears, bananas and apples. Always chop vegetables and fruits up into very small bites.

What foods are poisonous to chinchillas?

There are a number of foods that are poisonous to chinchillas so always double check before you feed them. DO NOT FEED your chinchilla with the following: asparagus, avocado, peas, cabbage, corn, lettuce, broccoli, spinach, rhubarb and rhubarb leaves. Other dangerous foods are banana, sunflower seeds and peanuts.

Do chinchillas bite?

In the wild, chinchillas are prey. ... With no escape route available, the chinchilla may bite the threat (often the owner's fingers). This type of biting is most common if the pet owner tries to reach in suddenly to grab the chinchilla. Chinchillas have long and extremely sharp front teeth.

Do chinchillas stink?

Unlike many household pets, chinchillas are pretty much odor-free. If your chinchilla does leave a smell, either he's sick or you're not cleaning his cage as often as you should. If your pet's body develops an odor, take him to the vet as soon as possible for diagnosis and treatment.

What does a chinchilla drink?

Constant access to clean drinking water from a drinking bottle, checked twice daily. Without water chinchillas can become seriously ill. Good quality hay which should make up the majority of their diet and should be available at all times.

Can chinchillas eat eggs?

In the wild, chinchillas are omnivores, which means that they eat both plants and meat. However, they eat mostly vegetation and seeds. Occasionally, they will eat insects and bird eggs.

Do chinchillas like to be held?

They are active and playful and, with gentle handling from a young age, most chinchillas become quite tame and can bond closely with their owners. But don't expect them to like being held and cuddled like dogs and cats. They usually don't, although they'll express their affection for you in other ways.

Do chinchillas need a friend?

Chinchillas need: Keeping with at least one other friendly chinchilla, unless advised otherwise by a vet/clinical animal behaviourist. Chinchillas can be kept as male/female pairs* or single sex groups. They¿re naturally sociable, living in groups in the wild.

What do chinchillas bathe?

In lieu of soap and water, chinchillas “bathe” in fine dust which helps evenly distribute natural oils, clears away dirt and debris, and keeps their fur silky soft. In their native, arid habitats in the mountainous regions of South America, chinchillas use volcanic ash to keep clean.

Can chinchillas eat cheerios?

Cheerios are a popular breakfast cereal that are safe for chinchillas to eat … ... That means they should only be given to your chinchilla in moderation to avoid creating a calcium-phosphorus imbalance in your chinchillas diet.

Do chinchillas like rose petals?

Here is a small list of treats that you can give to your Chinchilla: nettle leaves, linden leaves, chamomile flowers, peppermint leaves, romaine lettuce, dandelion root, dandelion leaves, Malva sylvestris leaves, raspberry leaves, strawberry leaves, carob leaves, cactus flowers, blackcurrant leaves, marigold flowers, ...

Can chinchillas eat grapes?

Chinchillas can eat small amounts of fruit such as: Apples. Blueberries. Grapes.

Can chinchillas get wet?

Chinchillas have dense fur that is not meant to get wet. ... Many animals would choose to cool off by taking a bath but chinchillas do their own thing. Instead of water baths, chinchillas take dust baths.