What foods kill chinchillas?

Chinchillas love raisins, but too many can lead to digestive issues. Fruits to avoid include bananas and citrus, such as oranges. While they’re not poisonous, you should also avoid offering seeds and nuts, as too much protein and fat can lead to health issues.

What are the best treats for chinchillas?

Here’s a list of healthy chinchilla treats you can give in moderation.

• Dried rose hips.
• Dried Herbs (dandelion roots or leaves, rosemary, hibiscus, parsley, strawberry, and blackberry leaves).
• Dried fruit (apple, banana, and papaya).
• Raisins and dried cranberries.
• Fresh fruit (apple, strawberry, or pear).

Can chinchillas eat chocolate?

Chocolate is filled with fat and sugar which can: Damage your chinchilla’s digestive tract. Damage your chinchilla’s nervous system.

How many times a day do you feed chinchillas?

Chinchillas in the wild tend to consume most of their food early in the morning and late at night. Similarly, pet chinchillas should be offered food twice a day but may consume food throughout the day, as they tend to eat more slowly than other small animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs.

Can I give my chinchilla tap water?

The best kind of water you can give to your chinchilla is bottled water. If you do use tap water, always boil it the night before giving it to your chinchilla. That is just as good as getting bottled water. Filtered water is a good preference as well, since it filters 99\% of the giardia parasites out of the water.

Do chinchillas eat grass?

Chinchillas require a high fiber diet and should be offered grass hay (such as Timothy hay or other low calcium hays such as orchard grass, oat hay, or meadow hay) free choice (available 24 hours a day). Hay should be the main component of their diet.

Can chinchillas eat cactus?

Wild chinchillas in the Amazon region of South America eat a combination of grasses, cactus fruit, leaves, and the bark of small shrubs and bushes. Nuts and dried fruit make excellent treats for the pet chinchilla.

Do chinchillas eat nuts?

Only give your chinchillas small amounts of dried fruit and root vegetables as treats. You can also give them assorted dried herbs and plantain. Avoid nuts and seeds as these are high in fat.

How to feed a chinchilla that won’t eat?

Just feed enough pellets that your chinchilla will eat in one day, there should be just a few pellets left in the bowl by the next feeding time. That way you are always feeding your chinchilla fresh pellets, you can easily spot if a chinchilla is off its food and you are not wasting any food either.

What kind of health problems do chinchillas have?

Common Illnesses in Chinchillas 1 Dental Disease. 2 Ringworm. 3 Fur Issues. 4 Heat Stroke. 5 Gastrointestinal Problems.

Can chinchilla pellets be used as a substitute for food?

They shouldn’t be used in place of a proper diet of chinchilla pellets and hay. Also, as with people, some chinchillas may not react well to all foods so give new items in small amounts. Many foods are unsafe for chinchillas because of certain chemicals they contain. Others are simply unhealthy. These should be avoided.

Can chinchillas eat timothy hay?

Yes, our chinchillas have access to constant Timothy hay, the thing is, just like humans, chinchillas migrate to the food they like and pellets are in that group. Since loosing Gizmo due to tooth issues, we have pulled pellets out of their diets and added natural source items such as seeds leaves and grasses.