Chinchilla Exercise and Environmental Stimuli
Regular out-of-cage exercise is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY for maintaining the health and happiness of your pet chinchilla, please see Chuffy’s story. Under normal circumstances a healthy … Read more
Chinchilla Lifestyle
This category of for all information about Chinchilla’s lifestyle.
Chinchilla Behavior: What To Expect
Chinchilla Behavior Some of the general behavioral patterns or guidelines that we have learned derive from our years of working with hundreds of chins via … Read more
Introducing Chinchillas: Group Compatibility
Maintaining Group Compatibility Cagemate conflicts are anti-social behavior that occurs within a group (two or more) after they’ve been cohabitating peacefully after they’re bonded. Conflicts … Read more
Initiating Bonding With A Chinchilla
Initiating Bonding: A Hands-On Approach The commonly advised (a lot of common advice is problematic) “hands-off” or, “let the chin come to you” approach of … Read more
Chinchilla Behavior: To People and Other Animals
Environmental Stress The Attitude & Behavior Determinants Often, the people who give the most online advice are not the same people who spend hours every … Read more
Chinchilla Intelligence and Communication
Chinchilla Communication General Characteristics of Communication It’s important to bear in mind that chinchillas are truly as unique as individuals. They vary as much as … Read more