Chinchillas as Pets : How to Take Care of Chinchillas

Taking care of chinchillas requires cleaning out the cage every week, offering a bowl of chinchilla dust for bathing, changing out the water regularly and feeding them a weekly orchid grass supplement. Properly care for pet chinchillas with advice from the manager of a pet store in this free video on exotic pets.

Expert: Jennica
Bio: Jennica is an employee at Pet Planet in Riverton, Utah. She works with pets on a daily basis.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• exotic pets
• chinchillas
• what do chinchillas eat
• baby chinchillas
• chinchillas care
• pet care
• rodents

[magicalpixies1]

Timothy once a week ?? They need unlimited hay DAILY ! Please correct this ? This advice could kill them :o(

[linam333]

they're so cute O_O

[Kismetmetme]

@sillyxpicklexxx3 They give the password out to mutilple people who are trusted and they each upload daily how-tos. easy.

[Kismetmetme]

@magicalpixies1 Nonono, thats not what she meant. She was assuming you feed them processed pellets. it's simply a cheaper substitute, she was saying "If you feed your chinchilla the pellets, you still want to give them the fresh timothy hay about once a week." Though you are correct in saying that feeding it once overall a week would kill them.

[clowntju]

they need more sand!!!

[sillyxpicklexxx3]

please tell me why these people have SO many videos

[1423078943120789]

Minccino

[TheTheNBK]

i got my bunny from that store

[sarahlydear]

Chinchillas can actually live to be 25, I've heard of longer though. They're deffinitly a big commitment& not to be taken lightly. The only thing I can say is places like "expertvillage" aren't going to give you a good, full idea on how to proper take care of any pets. They are here to give you an over view& they have so many things that they are "experts" on that they can't really give you 100% proper info. Don't take what these people are saying at point blank. Try a forum, like Lucky's Place.

[wolfsrain0000]

chinchillas shouldnt be pets,they r never should have been domesticated,a house is just not for chinchilla especially cages,no matter how big,ppl should stop buying them

[200sheldon]

my chinchilla is awesome thumps up for chinchillas thay are sooooo cute

[ApollosPlace]

Expert Village really needs to take a look at who they have do their "expert" info.

Fresh hay constantly, NO plastic in their space, they need a good pellet Mazuri or Oxbow. Do NOT feed pellets or treats made for other small animals.