How should chinchillas be kept? What do you usually eat?

When you first hear chinchilla, you must think of MiyazakiHayao's animation "chinchilla". The chinchilla in it is very big, soft and cute, and it is very cute. What does the real chinchilla look like? The difference is very big. Let's take a look at how to keep chinchillas. What do you usually eat?

First, how should chinchillas be kept?

1. Temperature and humidity: chinchilla breeding environment should be dry, humidity should not be too high. The suitable temperature for chinchilla growth is 8-25 ℃, and the relative humidity is less than 50%. Chinchillas can withstand temperatures above 0 degrees, but not for a long time. Pay attention to ventilation and cooling in summer, long-term high temperature (more than 30 degrees Celsius) can easily cause chinchilla heatstroke and even death, you can use air-conditioning cooling or other cooling methods to reduce indoor temperature. In the hot season, a small amount of salt (0.5%) can also be added to chinchilla's drinking water to prevent dehydration.

two。 Air: indoor should be well ventilated and fresh air, but should pay attention to prevent the wind through the hall, feeding cages can not be placed against the door. The cushion material is changed regularly to prevent the growth of bacteria and produce harmful gases.

3. Lighting: chinchillas are active at night and rest during the day. Its visual sensitivity is not high. They don't like sunlight and strong light, and they like soft light. High temperature season should be placed in a shady place to prevent direct sunlight to avoid the occurrence of heatstroke.

4. Enemy harm: indoor should be strictly prevented from rats, cats, dogs and other animals approaching or contaminating food. Animals that pose a threat to chinchillas can make chinchillas nervous and cause some symptoms, such as large area hair loss, reduced food intake and so on.

What does chinchilla usually eat?

Chinchilla is a kind of herbivorous small animal with a wide range of feed sources, simple feeding equipment, convenient management, less labor input, low cost (about 1,000 yuan per adult mouse for one year), quick effect and more benefits, and has a great development prospect.

Grass is an indispensable part of chinchilla's daily food, and it is one of the staple foods of chinchilla, mainly alfalfa. Other grasses have different tastes and have their own uses. There are more and more kinds of chinchilla edible grass available on the market, such as alfalfa, Timothy, fruit tree grass, vanilla, oatgrass, wheat grass, mint grass, nettle grass, dandelion grass and so on.

Alfalfa: a leguminous plant, it is one of the three major forage grasses in the world and is grown all over the world. Protein is very high, fat, crude fiber, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus content is also slightly higher than other grasses, its nutritional value and is very suitable for chinchilla, so it has become an indispensable staple food for chinchilla.

Timothy: also known as cattail grass, belonging to the Gramineae family, is the edible grass food for many pets. Although the nutritional composition of Timothy is similar to that of alfalfa, its nutritional value is much lower than that of alfalfa, but it contains more sugar, so it is very popular with chinchillas.

Fruit trees and grasses: belong to Gramineae plants, suitable for adult chinchilla rabbit to eat, is a fresh taste of grass food, taste more delicate. Like Timothy, it is low in protein and rich in crude fiber, which helps to recuperate chinchilla intestines and stomach.

Vanilla: unique fragrance even the most fastidious pets are attracted, high in fiber and boosting appetite.

Oatgrass: oatgrass has wider leaves and is a high-fiber food that diversifies chinchilla's diet; it contains more protein than ladder grass and is another flavor choice.

Dandelion grass: contains pure natural fiber that can promote microbial digestion, remove toxins from the body, has anti-inflammatory functions, can resist inflammation and muscle spasm, and is very rich in vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin A, Bline C, and high levels of calcium and iron.

It should be noted that any grass needs to be dried and given to chinchillas to eat. It is recommended to buy all kinds of grass specially made for chinchillas, which is safe and secure.