Make Your Own Chinchilla Products
Do you want to make your chinchilla toys, a house, tunnel, hammock, or other accessory? Here are the safe materials you can use in your diy project for your pet chinchilla. Common parts safe to use: Lumber: Balsa, Aspen, Pine, Poplar Natural woods: apple, pear, grape, cottonwood, elm, mulberry, pecan, sycamore, willow, yucca Other naturals: […]
Superpet Chin Hut
The Superpet Chin Hut is a pine house that slides together without tools. While it’s made of thin wood and will require glueing (elmer’s school or nontoxic wood glue will work) to stay together, it’s a great option for those pet owners who don’t have tools to build their own or don’t want to pay […]
Superpet Fiddlesticks Large
Superpet Tropical Fiddlesticks in the large size is a very versatile product. Basically they are long round sticks of wood connected by a thick wires running through them so they can be bent into lost of shapes. I’ve used them to cover part of the wire floor, or roll them into a tunnel, or arch […]
Superpet Chew Proof Water Bottle
The Superpet Chew Proof Water Bottle is a glass bottle with metal covering it’s plastic cap. I had an okay experience with these bottles. I had really liked them at first, the glass is thick and has a flat side so it sits tight to the cage and it’s great that the chins can chew […]
Lixit Quick Fill Bottle
The Lixit Quick Fill Water Bottle is my current favorite water bottle for chinchillas. When my chinchillas moved to the basement, I suddenly acquired a dropping problem and as you can guess glass water bottles and cement don’t mix. I had a previous bottle I liked called the Edstrom Water Buddy that had been long […]
Lixit Chew Proof Glass Water Bottle
If you are having problems with your chinchilla chewing holes in the water bottle, a glass water bottle is the solution! Glass water bottles are easy to clean and are dishwasher safe. The Lixit Chew Proof Glass Water Bottle is my preferred glass bottle. It is easy to screw the top on and off, as […]
Chinchilla FAQs
Q. Will my chinchilla’s fur fall out if it gets wet? A. No, most likely not. Chinchillas can “furslip”, which means they can release hair as a defense mechanism, so if say they got wet and were scared, they may lose some fur but water itself will not cause fur loss. If your chinchilla were […]
How to Clean Your Chinchilla Cage
The best way to keep your pet chinchilla healthy is to keep the cage clean. A dirty cage can lead to parasites or infection, not to mention will smell bad.
How To Ship a Chinchilla
Whether you are moving a long distance, or sending your chinchilla to a new home, here is some information on how to set up shipping your chinchilla. Chinchillas must be shipped by airline. They cannot be shipped by FedEx, UPS, or USPS.
How To Care For Baby Chinchillas
Anytime you house a male and female chinchilla together, you should be prepared for babies. Chinchilla babies are called kits. Average litter size is 2, however litters can range in size from 1-7, with litters over 4 being rare.