Bonni's Chinchilla Photo Gallery

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Here is a young chinchilla playing at the computer. He is probably looking at himself on my website! This site is chinchilla tested and approved...

You would not believe how many people have asked me what a chinchilla is and what they look like. Well, if you are also one of those people, here is your chance to find out. Or, if you already know about chinchillas, here you can view some photos of the furry little critters.

Here are two examples of chinchillas; a standard grey on the left, and a beige on the right.

Technically, chinchillas belong to the rodent family. Here in our home, as with most chinchilla owners, our chinchillas are part of the family. When hand-reared, they can be very docile and affectionate, much like a dog or a cat. But don't let your dog or cat play with them! Cats are not well liked by chinchillas; neither are most larger domestic pets--so it is advisable to keep your chinchillas in a special safe room away from larger household pets.

Here is a cute young chinchilla playing merrily among toys while chewing on a little snack.

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Chinchillas love snacks, but don't overdo it on the treats. These furry little friends are easy to feed and keep, with very little maintenence. They do, however, request a clean water bottle filled daily and fresh, healthy food. They eat things such as: alfalfa cubes, alfalfa sprigs, oats, alfalfa pellets, various dried fruits and seeds, bran meal, and so forth. All of these can be obtained by contacting my favorite chinchilla food source, Chuck Yount of Lone Star Chinchilla. You can contact him by emailing him at: chuck@usac.net.

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Chinchillas are very playful when allowed to run around in a safe area. They are sometimes quite funny to watch, and they do things that bring out the "oohs and ahhhhs" in the room they are in. Be careful where you turn them loose to play; for they, much like children, can get themselves stuck in some pretty strange places. Once, my beige "Casey" got trapped behind some books on my office bookcase, for example. It is best to inspect the area you are going to have them do their running and playing in, so that these kinds of problems can be avoided. Chinchillas can get very frightened when they can't find their way out of such places.

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