First Aid Box A few things you should have in your box. Note if breeding your chinchillas the rate of problems do increase and you must have a calm soft voice when dealing with emergency births etc. Most female chinchillas have their litter born with no serious problems. Saying that of course does not mean you will never have an emergency with birthing. You should aslo have in hand a few droppers or pipettes and formula in case mum is having difficulty feeding multiple births or may be ignoring her kit/s Pl.ease read up on pregnant females before the due date
Before You Buy A Chinchilla You Need a cage to put it in. check out our prices and cut out the middle dealer Kingdom Chinchillas Custom Made Cages get you cage all ready for the new chinchilla. away from draughts and not on floor ot at a window where draughts are most common
Please read the page on feeding before you bring your treasured chinchilla to their new home Feeding your chinchilla
After you bring your chinchilla home, do not take it out of cage for at least a week until used to your hand feeding it etc. This isn't the time to be showing it off to your friends either. Please allow the young chinchilla who has been used to a breeder taking it out and hand training it for you. Please at least give it time to get used to it's new cage. This is a whole new world inside it's new cage and a chinchilla needs to get used to this new home. Once it is settled and confident with you changing food and water and giving a treat once a day, or hand feeding one pellet at a time before putting food dish back in. You can now think about taking it onto your lap.
Chinchilla - facts a few answers to frequently asked questions about chinchillas
Noticed something unusual about your chinchilla's appearance? An observant owner will notice changes instantly and seek advice if something looks not quite right with their chinchilla. The advice we give here is covering most common minor upsets etc. we advice a few things to try if you cannot get to a vet right away. If at all in doubt please do go to your vet for a checkup.
See this page Hand Training do 'not' move on to next stage until this step is mastered otherwise you will end up chasing the poor little chinchilla all over the room to get it back into the cage.
once you have trained your chinchilla to being used to you holding it. Read
Training Out Of Cage Safe playtime remove any hazards
Exercise balls my thoughts on them. Be aware of the dangers
Chinchilla Sounds What's your chinchilla saying? check this sound page out.
Quick links for minor ailments
Emergency treatment is required for HeatStroke /fits those first few moments of quick thinking can save your chinchilla. Electric Shock and Fits
Mum not allowing kits to feed check for Mastitis
some facts you may need on new born kits Newborn kit facts
Kits attacking each other? - multiple births suppliment needed? - kits appear hunched, tail down, weak and not feeding
Suppliment feeding for hungry kits
Leg Amputation (Rissa's chinchillas)
Tumour Removal Operation Photographs (if sqeamish at such graphic pics best not to view) Nina's chinchilla.