You are the most underrated UA-camr, I’ve been here since 11 subs, your the best, such good content, and keep up the good work! These are all so relatable with my chinnie, i love your content, have an awesome day! Sincerely, your biggest fan! Maya!
Mine just dashes, jumps and wriggle himself out because he wants to explore and play. When he wears off the adrenaline then I know it's petting and photo time
I adopted my chinchilla from a shelter. We believe that she was just under a year old. Allowing me to pet her literally took a year and a half. I agree that the chew toys, hay, hanging toys, hay mats, wooden houses can be expensive due to the amazing frequency that everything gets chewed up. That along with the fact that chinchillas are quite intelligent and need an ever-revolving set of toys so as not to get bored. Yes they are a prey animal through and through. She licks my finger when I pet her, but place her on the floor and it is immediately..."who are you?". They are usually sweet animals, but the prey behavior is strong in these creatures so humans should not expect to be able to cuddle them constantly.
yes!! I totally agree with this! I'm sorry to hear that it took so long for your chinchilla to allow you to pet her. But hey, at least now you are bonded with her!!
Same with rabbits,birds or other pets 😉 My chinchillas never do that. I have them since they are 11 weeks and the bond between us is same like with a dog. They wait on the door when i come from work,when i go to bed they sleep with me.If im sad or depressed they jump on my legs and licking me . Its just how you handle with animals.
Try to sandy your hands first as chinchillas seriously hate all oily greasy sticky things including human hands. So that your hands by chinchilla sand before touching chinchillas.
I feel like my chinnie is diffirent then others ;-; shes cuddly in comparsed to other chinnies. She would hop onto my chest and cuddle up expecting pets and hugs. When shes mad she would ignore everyone at all cost, play by herself and eat when we arent looking only. While my male just wants to eat food and play with my female lol
Yeah. After watching this, I realized how much more low maintenance my rabbit is. At the very least, their poops are easier to clean since they are much bigger little round balls instead of tiny almonds.
Once you've bought everything initially, I found chinchillas to be extremely cheap to look after. I grab a couple of bags of granules and chinchilla salad every couple of months, the water is basically free, and like 3 years ago i got him a 4.5kg bucket of sand and its only half empty. A big bag of hay lasts forever too. So yeah, the initial spending is alot, but afterwards its pretty cheap.
?!?!? I don't see the sand being relevant unless you bathe your chinchilla in it. You're supposed to bathe your chinchilla in volcanic ash, in case you didn't know. Also, they should be eating pellets and timothy hay, I'd recommend Oxbow. Fruits, nuts, and veggies are extremely unfit for their diet, as the high sugar content can cause bloating. Seeing as you might be fairly new at owning a chinchilla, you want to avoid any plastic, anything not strictly a-ok for them, small wires they can get limbs stuck in, and brands like Kaytee and Carefresh. In terms of treats, I give my chinchillas oats occasionally (up to about 2 oats/day) and a dried rose hip at most once daily (high vitamin c content, is good for them, but can cause weight and bloating if offered too often.) If you have any questions, don't hesitate to let me know. A good reliable source of information about how to care for a chinchilla and tips would be planetchinchilla.com. Hopefully this helps you and your chinchilla(s) out!
@@loriensieh6246 I get the feeling you know exactly what I meant even though admittedly, I used the wrong terms. My chinchilla bathes in dust and eats pellets. And as I mentioned with the 'dust', I've been using it for 3 years, so I wouldn't say I'm "fairly new" to owning a chinchilla. The info you gave is useful for new chinchilla owners however.
Thanks for this! I was debating getting a chinchilla. This actually talked me out of it (not a bad thing!) Just realized not the commitment I wanted on top of having sugar gliders and a dog !
Thanks for telling us this. Really helpful. At least people who decided to get chinchilla need to think whether they are ready or not to pet chinchilla.
When I take photos he tries to eat my phone. He’s nicked the case already 😂 but I’m kinda wanting a new one anyways but it still works fine it covers the phone lol he’s so funny and cute
I remember when I got my two chinchillas, me and my mom were discussing pets and some how ended up at a PetSmart and bought two of them, got a big cage lots of food treats and proper care tools. Although we had all the proper things for them, we had done close to zero research! But we realized they were way more then they thought, I did a TON of research and still am to this day (for fun). At first I was nervous they wouldn’t live a good chinchilla life but we worked it all out. To this day they are both my two little spoiled children (they act like spoiled brats lol). After months of healthy chinchillas, Lulu (one of the two chinchillas) got a big bump on her chest, we took her to the vet and since chinchillas don’t have a good breeding system then tend to have all the same health problems. She got the bump drained but later it came back, and she went into surgery… ever since she has been healthy as can be! But a few months later Chica (the other chinchilla) got the same thing, but this time it was more related to her teeth. And unlike Lulu this wasn’t just and infected cut, she was full on sick. We didn’t risk surgery because it was expensive and she most likely would survive it! So the best was to keep giving her medication and hoping for the best. But soon she stopped eating and rarely drank water… so every morning, after I got home from school, and before bed I would spoon/syringe feed her some Critical-Care and water. But she was still so skinny, and you could easily feel every bump on her spine. But one day we get back from school and the bump had popped! We where scared, she was exposed. We both thought she was gonna die in our hands. But she didnt, she kept fighting. The vets were so surprised that they were hearing that she was better, instead of hearing her pass. She is healthy today, we think she either has some minor mental problems or is a rung due to her past and current behavior. But that doesn’t change a thing in my eyes! I love both my babies and that will never change! 🥰 (AS LONG AS THEY STOP EATING MAH FINGERS 😤) lol
its great you got two and willing to put in all the effort and research needed. buying from pet stores generally isnt a good idea, its sad the animals are almost always sick. i had a pair of gerbils from a very small shop who took good care of the animals and probably also took then from smaller hobby breeders. they were healthy all their long lives of close to 6 / 7 yrs. The small shop closed down because theres a large one in town thats simply known and popular. all gerbils i had from there had severe health issues. one died very young for seemingly no reason. two brothers i had later both had cancer with large growing tumors in their belly, its devastating.
my family has a tradition where we have to take on a new responsibility when we turn 16. The responsibility being our own small pet. My brother got a snake but I was thinking of getting a chinchilla. I've been doing a lot of research and i think its the pet i want! I love furry animals and i;m very patient.
You also need to think about where you’re going to be in life. Chinchillas live 20 years, and a lot of dorms and landlords don’t allow pets (though probably won’t blink an eye at a hamster or goldfish).
as someone who has several we actually do have cuddly chinchillas.. i do remember a while back just sitting in the living room and seeing one of them just casually walk out from under the couch.. at first i thought my eyes tricked me but no she has somehow managed to escape her cage and had just been there chilling all along
Pandora is being so cute. I was literally just playing with my chinchilla in my room.also my chinchilla now realized that she can go in my dresser and now she goes and poops in my dresser. But she is to cute to be mad at her
This video is so accurate 😂. My chinchilla passed away earlier this year so was cute to watch and remember him. RIP Rufus, miss you little buddy 😢 Only one I was surprised by was #7 as I fully expected them to be nocturnal like my hamsters.
Another really important misconception is that you can trust pet stores to only label chinchilla safe things as "for chinchillas." Always do your own research into the food and toys you give them! They can't have a lot of things that would be fine for rabbits or guinea pigs, they can't have plastic or fruits or veggies (even dried! They can get diabetes or fatty liver), and pet stores rarely care.
My chinchillas are called Billie and Stuart. They ate my cactus und sometimes Stuart randomly screams in the middle of the night so Imma get a heartattack
@@Chinchillakingdom they scream, when there is smth off or they feel threatened (p.e. from the cat sounds of our neighbors or a cheeky big bird on the balcony). And yes, sometimes they have nightmares, too. Then ours are screaming and waiting until we come to pet them 😭❤️
@@hanneybeearts3537 bwahaha I thought it was just mine. he starts yelling if he hears people talking and no one is petting him. He’s like “Excuse me! I’m here as well”. Usually if you talk back he immediately settles and just looks 👁👄👁
"chinchillas are not like dogs, they don't just listen to you when you tell them to do something" I could tell my dogs to sit and only one of them listens. I tell my chinchilla to sit and they listen lol. Has anyone else trained their chin? Its really hard tho
OH. MY. GOD. I JUST CLICKED ON A VIDEO AND NOW YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAV UA-camRS I WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR ADORABLE CHINCHILLA. (I have 4 right now and two others are already sold)
OH. MY. GOD. thank you for watching my video!!! And thank you for supporting the channel, it really means a lot!! ❤️❤️ wow, 4 chinchillas must keep you very busy!!!
@@shirin8609 I must say,not very good,they are very loud at night,leace a loot of poop and when you leave them to wander in the house/apartament they also leave poop every 5 seconds.But,if you have the time and a house,i do think that you could buy one
Finally, someone who speaks the truth. I have chinchillas and this is exactly right lol bang on with your explaining, and it is nice to know that mine are the same :) ♥️♥️ really good video. Pandora is so cute!
Good video, there were some things I did not know, even though I studied animal psycholgy and keeping. Because there are just so many pets, especially rodents, chinchillas didn't get too much info. I used to keep gerbils and degus and miss having a pet at home, while my cat lives with my mom (cause its a lot nicer for her there ,as i dont have a balcony and mostly tilted roof windows, with no windowsill to sit on and I didnt want her to go through such a big, stressfull change, especially at her higher age) Chinchillas were pets I had considered for long, they are relatives to degus but there are some differences. One thing to consider though is that chinchillas should not be kept alone either. Like the majority of rodents except hamsters. Since in europe almost no one has air conditionioning and this roof apartment gets very hot, i wouldnt be able to keep the temperature down. Another reason why I havent gotten another pet yet, is that im quite sick often not feeling well, so I don't feel able to provide most pets with enough care and attention, as much as i would like to.
As a kid we had 500 of these guys and my brother and I earned money feeding, watering, giving them dust baths and changing their papers...I actually kind of miss the times when it was just me, the chinchillas and a radio just making sure they had the stuff they needed to be happy and comfortable. If one got out we had a little dog that would corner them for us to grab because they tended to get into spaces we couldn't easily get to. So, instead of them bolting as you crawled under something they would be focused on the dog who was more curious of them than anything.
My chinchilla chili is rlly affectionate and well behaved his original owner must of always played with him, chili greets me every morning comes up to the cage and just asks to be pet it’s so cute and he’ll chill on my chest one next to me on my bed and I clean his cage a lot I don’t mind I love the little dude I’d die for him and my room is always cool for him always the the best temp for him
As a former chin owner, I agree with all the above! lol I had 2 and the boy destroyed my 64 controller cable, ran his wheel and barked most of the night, chased the cats and assaulted them, chewed a hole in the wall, grabbed curtains and pulled them in to his cage and chewed them up, pooped every where etc. Still one of the best little pets ever.
I loved my chinchilla, but he got out once, and REFUSED to go back into his cage. So I tied a string to the door, and sat across the room. OMG! He kept jumping off, and on the door like he KNEW what would happen 💀 Eventually he went in, I yanked the string, and he went CRAZY inside trying to get out 🤣 🤣 🤣
With them being smart. I remember I had one of those dog enclosed things so I could bring my chinchilla outside onto my back yard and she was calculating where she could escape and she managed to squeeze under the enclosed fence. Luckily it was easy to catch her and bring her back inside.
I learned the noise one the hard way, the first night I had him his wheel woke me up because it was so loud but eventually adapted to the noise and I sleep just fine and unfortunately became a heavy sleeper 😂
In Asia they are called Totoro. Expectation: Cute and fluffy. Reality: They can grow plants, grow up to 7 feet tall and call on flying cat bus at nighttime.
My two chinchillas are rescues and they don’t like affection whatsoever. They will only let me stroke them but not under the chin or nose or anything. Their ears seem very ticklish aswell but all the ones I’ve seen online don’t even react when their owners touch their ears
The cost of chinnnies goes up as they get older. Their tummies get more sensitive as they age and vets are expensive. We only have one pet bc we want to afford the best care. I get nervous when people get chinnies but they wouldn’t be able to afford a vet visit in case of an emergency.
What an adorable chinchilla ! Just might have to be careful about the wheel, it's actually not good for their back, since it doesn't suit the natural shape of their spine (so it can even become dangerous over time). Mine never had this but will usually run in a chin-proof room for 1 to 2h a day ^^
Like with hamsters, I assume the wheel is only harmful if it is too small, which is what causes the back to bend downwards while running, causing back problems from long term exposure. My own hamster will not run in a noisy wheel, and considering how extremely well all rodents hear and need to be alert, I'd say the wheel in the video is "harmful" in the sense that it must be very stressing for the chinchilla to run in such a noisy wheel. My previous hamster also despised when a wheel was noisy. Not having a wheel at all is also harmful, at least for hamsters as they run up to 9km every night and will thus be in need of exercise if they do not have a wheel. I don't know about chinchillas, but considering they are prey animals, I assume they also spend a lot of time running in nature, and would need a proper substitute for that in captivity. Hamsters are usually never comfortable with free roaming for more than 20 minutes at a time, and chinchillas seem to have the same need to feel safe. Thus I doubt that chinchillas like to be out for 1-2 hours straight every day, unless of course it's divided into 10-20 min intervals.
Hi, I literally just got a chinchilla over a week and half ago from my friend. She’s living in a good environment right now and I’m still ordering her new things to play with. I’ve done a lot of research about a chinchilla, and my chinchillas cage is right next to where I sleep. I was wondering if chinchillas could get fleas or any other types of bugs on them, if so could you please give some tops to help prevent them. My parents would not let me keep her if she ends up getting fleas because I also have other animals in my room and do not want them to get fleas either. Thank you for the tips, I’m new to your channel and your channel is pretty useful to me! Thank you for taking proper care of your chinchilla as well, it looks so happy and comfortable where it’s at! God bless you!
Hello, I'm so happy for you! From my experience, it is rare that chinchilla will get flees simply because their fur is too dense, so the flees will suffocate 😂 One thing you do need to watch out for is ringworm. (it's not a worm, it's a fungus). If the environment that are in is not clean, the risk of getting ringworm is higher. But I'm sure you are going to take great care of her, so it shouldn’t be a problem! Oh and welcome to the channel! ❤️
@@carolinedrake7383 chinchillas are one of the cleanest animals I've ever encountered. They don't cause a lot of allergies, they don't get bugs/mites (not saying they can't, but its rare), and they clean themselves very well. But they do poop....ALOT! Lol best of luck with your new friend!
My chinchilla Garou almost never lets me pet him and only comes to me when I have sweets in hand, besides, he is the one that bites my things the most😫😫
Ok so i guess my chin is kinda like Pandora my chin one time i left her little door of her cage open and she bit the cage door and slid it open and got out at the middle of the night and i woke up too her on my head mean while i was sleeping i couldn't get her back in her cage that i had to get my older brother and thats my story of the great chinchilla escape
I feel like they are guinea pig+cat+annoyed detective who thought that they finally find a hole to get under the damn sofa but it disappear the next day.
Chinchillas are so much like guinea pigs; they even make the same noices haha. (Of course not the same, but very similar: poop a lot, chew a lot, like to hide and not be held for too long)
You said that chinchillas get scared easily and while I don't debate you at all, I had one chinchilla in my life and her name was Pixichew ( rip) And she wasn't afraid of ANYTHING. Dogs, people... not scared one bit! Sik
I have never been around a chinchilla before, but if there is one thing I'd like to do before I die of old age in about 80 years time, it's to touch a chinchilla. I cannot possibly pass peacefully before I know just how soft they are.
Hey I’m curious why you use fleece, I used fleece for 6 years for my rats but changed when I read into how bad it is for ammonia control, since changing to kiln dried pine they’re much happier and love digging, whilst I don’t know whether chinchillas would like to dig I do know fleece isn’t good for ammonia control (from my own experience)
hmm that's interesting. Thank you for bring this up! I believe a lot of chinchilla owners use fleece because it is very clean and easy to manage (especially with the pee). The kiln dried pine would work as well, but will cost more in the long run. I think it's really up to personal choice. 😊
@@Chinchillakingdom oooo okay interesting! I’d guess they don’t chew as much as rats, they look very polite 🥺 my rats used to obliterate the fleece😅 I love chinchillas but unfortunately I’m allergic to hay and straw so couldn’t have them!
Me and my boyfriend say that chinchillas are ADHD the animal, always moving easily bored. I'm autistic and ADD and my little Picchu is the perfect pet for me.
I feel like Chinchillas are like cats in some ways. Like, some are more cuddly then others. I use to have seven cats- (they're at my dad's house, I moved with my mom) and some of them were cuddly, some not, and some in between. I now have a chinchilla and chubs is very cuddly -w-
I have rats ... what is the best pet ? My rats are getting old and would like to have a change of pet possibly .... Thumbs up for rats and thumbs down for chincilla ... im ready for anything but I just wanna know what others think ^-^ Thank you!
Very good info. I would recommend your video. You need an exotic vet in NJ, maybe elsewhere too. All animals are very smart. I miss my chinchillas and degus. - RIP
Ahh yes, I want to snuggle with my Chin so bad, but I settle for being her jungle gym cause at least she is close to me. We finally got to a point where she enjoys me petting her, which felt like a huge milestone.
Thank you guys so much for watching! Make sure to hit the LIKE button if you like chinchillas :)
You are the most underrated UA-camr, I’ve been here since 11 subs, your the best, such good content, and keep up the good work! These are all so relatable with my chinnie, i love your content, have an awesome day! Sincerely, your biggest fan! Maya!
I love chinnies :)
@@colorcorrected1627 Cool!!
@@colorcorrected1627 Thats soo amazing! So grateful to those who supported me at the start, and glad you enjoy my videos! ❤️❤️
@@billsbillsbillsss7783 Omg, I love chinnies too! 😂💕
"Don't chew on that!" Became the most commonly used phrase when I got my chinchillas.
omg yes!! they really do chew on EVERYTHING!!!
SAME 😂
Lol same, i pretty much sing it to them when i put my hand in my cage and they try to chew on my nails and sleeves
My dad got our family a chinchilla and we named him Chewy and he chewed up our blinds because we had his enclosure by the window lmao
@@Chinchillakingdom mine litteraly bit on the charger cable and broke it
I hate him but I don’t mind him being here
When my chinchilla doesnt want to be pet she punches me .
Oh wow, she punches you! Must be feisty lil one!
Mine be pushing me 😭
Omg same! He pushes my hand away with his two front paws 😭
My chinchilla named hank likes pets he always comes up to the cage when he sees me for pets he never does not want pets
Mine just dashes, jumps and wriggle himself out because he wants to explore and play. When he wears off the adrenaline then I know it's petting and photo time
I adopted my chinchilla from a shelter. We believe that she was just under a year old. Allowing me to pet her literally took a year and a half. I agree that the chew toys, hay, hanging toys, hay mats, wooden houses can be expensive due to the amazing frequency that everything gets chewed up. That along with the fact that chinchillas are quite intelligent and need an ever-revolving set of toys so as not to get bored. Yes they are a prey animal through and through. She licks my finger when I pet her, but place her on the floor and it is immediately..."who are you?". They are usually sweet animals, but the prey behavior is strong in these creatures so humans should not expect to be able to cuddle them constantly.
yes!! I totally agree with this! I'm sorry to hear that it took so long for your chinchilla to allow you to pet her. But hey, at least now you are bonded with her!!
Same with rabbits,birds or other pets 😉
My chinchillas never do that.
I have them since they are 11 weeks and the bond between us is same like with a dog.
They wait on the door when i come from work,when i go to bed they sleep with me.If im sad or depressed they jump on my legs and licking me .
Its just how you handle with animals.
@@syria4free737 where are your UA-cam videos??
Try to sandy your hands first as chinchillas seriously hate all oily greasy sticky things including human hands. So that your hands by chinchilla sand before touching chinchillas.
I feel like my chinnie is diffirent then others ;-; shes cuddly in comparsed to other chinnies. She would hop onto my chest and cuddle up expecting pets and hugs. When shes mad she would ignore everyone at all cost, play by herself and eat when we arent looking only. While my male just wants to eat food and play with my female lol
Yay, that's so awesome to hear! She sounds like the cutest chinnie!! 🥰
OML LUCKY :0
Mine to, her name is Minnie. I use to be a herion addict, but now I'm a fluff addict.
She's awesome
Ahh, so Pandora does have her "no touching" days 😅😁
Of course! 🥰🥰🥰
My chinchilla used to have his no touching days too.
He poops like 60 poop at night(it’s actually like 27)
He also can fit underneath his cage and he hates pictures but obsessed with videos
Wait her name is Pandora? Oh my God that is actually the cutest thing ever...🥺.
Yeah… I don’t listen to the no touching days😅
Thank you for mentioning that chinchillas aren't low maintenance. From my experience they aren't but they're worth all the effort.
yes, worth all the effort! ✊✊
Yeah. After watching this, I realized how much more low maintenance my rabbit is. At the very least, their poops are easier to clean since they are much bigger little round balls instead of tiny almonds.
Once you've bought everything initially, I found chinchillas to be extremely cheap to look after. I grab a couple of bags of granules and chinchilla salad every couple of months, the water is basically free, and like 3 years ago i got him a 4.5kg bucket of sand and its only half empty. A big bag of hay lasts forever too. So yeah, the initial spending is alot, but afterwards its pretty cheap.
?!?!? I don't see the sand being relevant unless you bathe your chinchilla in it. You're supposed to bathe your chinchilla in volcanic ash, in case you didn't know. Also, they should be eating pellets and timothy hay, I'd recommend Oxbow. Fruits, nuts, and veggies are extremely unfit for their diet, as the high sugar content can cause bloating. Seeing as you might be fairly new at owning a chinchilla, you want to avoid any plastic, anything not strictly a-ok for them, small wires they can get limbs stuck in, and brands like Kaytee and Carefresh. In terms of treats, I give my chinchillas oats occasionally (up to about 2 oats/day) and a dried rose hip at most once daily (high vitamin c content, is good for them, but can cause weight and bloating if offered too often.) If you have any questions, don't hesitate to let me know. A good reliable source of information about how to care for a chinchilla and tips would be planetchinchilla.com. Hopefully this helps you and your chinchilla(s) out!
yeah i agree, especially if you buy everything in bulk, you're pretty much set for a long while before you have to go out and buy more :)
@@loriensieh6246 I get the feeling you know exactly what I meant even though admittedly, I used the wrong terms. My chinchilla bathes in dust and eats pellets. And as I mentioned with the 'dust', I've been using it for 3 years, so I wouldn't say I'm "fairly new" to owning a chinchilla. The info you gave is useful for new chinchilla owners however.
Can we talk about how huge that cage is though? Happy to see someone giving proper care to their chinnies!
Thanks for this! I was debating getting a chinchilla. This actually talked me out of it (not a bad thing!) Just realized not the commitment I wanted on top of having sugar gliders and a dog !
Thanks for telling us this. Really helpful. At least people who decided to get chinchilla need to think whether they are ready or not to pet chinchilla.
Yeah that's the hope! Thanks for commenting! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
When I take photos he tries to eat my phone. He’s nicked the case already 😂 but I’m kinda wanting a new one anyways but it still works fine it covers the phone lol he’s so funny and cute
Omg yes! It's the same with Pandora, whenever I have my phone near, she tries to bite the case! 😂
I’m so glad that pandora is having a good life with you!!
She is very loved :)))
me with 6 Chinchillas:
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oh great, things destroyed and poop everywhere
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oh great, now who's gonna clean the poop ahah
Yup
I remember when I got my two chinchillas, me and my mom were discussing pets and some how ended up at a PetSmart and bought two of them, got a big cage lots of food treats and proper care tools. Although we had all the proper things for them, we had done close to zero research! But we realized they were way more then they thought, I did a TON of research and still am to this day (for fun). At first I was nervous they wouldn’t live a good chinchilla life but we worked it all out. To this day they are both my two little spoiled children (they act like spoiled brats lol).
After months of healthy chinchillas, Lulu (one of the two chinchillas) got a big bump on her chest, we took her to the vet and since chinchillas don’t have a good breeding system then tend to have all the same health problems. She got the bump drained but later it came back, and she went into surgery… ever since she has been healthy as can be! But a few months later Chica (the other chinchilla) got the same thing, but this time it was more related to her teeth. And unlike Lulu this wasn’t just and infected cut, she was full on sick. We didn’t risk surgery because it was expensive and she most likely would survive it! So the best was to keep giving her medication and hoping for the best. But soon she stopped eating and rarely drank water… so every morning, after I got home from school, and before bed I would spoon/syringe feed her some Critical-Care and water. But she was still so skinny, and you could easily feel every bump on her spine. But one day we get back from school and the bump had popped! We where scared, she was exposed. We both thought she was gonna die in our hands. But she didnt, she kept fighting. The vets were so surprised that they were hearing that she was better, instead of hearing her pass. She is healthy today, we think she either has some minor mental problems or is a rung due to her past and current behavior. But that doesn’t change a thing in my eyes! I love both my babies and that will never change! 🥰 (AS LONG AS THEY STOP EATING MAH FINGERS 😤) lol
its great you got two and willing to put in all the effort and research needed. buying from pet stores generally isnt a good idea, its sad the animals are almost always sick. i had a pair of gerbils from a very small shop who took good care of the animals and probably also took then from smaller hobby breeders. they were healthy all their long lives of close to 6 / 7 yrs. The small shop closed down because theres a large one in town thats simply known and popular. all gerbils i had from there had severe health issues. one died very young for seemingly no reason. two brothers i had later both had cancer with large growing tumors in their belly, its devastating.
@@Tropicanine I’m so sorry that happened to you! May all your furry friends rest in peace. 😔💔
my family has a tradition where we have to take on a new responsibility when we turn 16. The responsibility being our own small pet. My brother got a snake but I was thinking of getting a chinchilla. I've been doing a lot of research and i think its the pet i want! I love furry animals and i;m very patient.
You also need to think about where you’re going to be in life. Chinchillas live 20 years, and a lot of dorms and landlords don’t allow pets (though probably won’t blink an eye at a hamster or goldfish).
Chinchillas are social animals so you need at least 2 chinchillas.
as someone who has several we actually do have cuddly chinchillas.. i do remember a while back just sitting in the living room and seeing one of them just casually walk out from under the couch.. at first i thought my eyes tricked me but no she has somehow managed to escape her cage and had just been there chilling all along
*looks at my mom*
Me : *we need to adopt this*
ahah yes!!!
The chinchilla or your mom?
Pandora is adorable!
pretty adorable indeed 😊💕
Pandora is being so cute. I was literally just playing with my chinchilla in my room.also my chinchilla now realized that she can go in my dresser and now she goes and poops in my dresser. But she is to cute to be mad at her
Aww how can we every be mad at them 🥺🥰
It's alrgiht ! They can't control poop but they can with pee :)
@@tragile9108 Yes, totally! :))
This video is so accurate 😂. My chinchilla passed away earlier this year so was cute to watch and remember him. RIP Rufus, miss you little buddy 😢
Only one I was surprised by was #7 as I fully expected them to be nocturnal like my hamsters.
Another really important misconception is that you can trust pet stores to only label chinchilla safe things as "for chinchillas." Always do your own research into the food and toys you give them! They can't have a lot of things that would be fine for rabbits or guinea pigs, they can't have plastic or fruits or veggies (even dried! They can get diabetes or fatty liver), and pet stores rarely care.
yes!! there is a lot of misinformation in the pet stores!! Thank you for this comment!! 😊😊
My chinchillas are called Billie and Stuart. They ate my cactus und sometimes Stuart randomly screams in the middle of the night so Imma get a heartattack
oh wow! I've heard sometimes they scream when they get nightmares, but not entirely sure 😅
@@Chinchillakingdom they scream, when there is smth off or they feel threatened (p.e. from the cat sounds of our neighbors or a cheeky big bird on the balcony). And yes, sometimes they have nightmares, too. Then ours are screaming and waiting until we come to pet them 😭❤️
@@hanneybeearts3537 bwahaha I thought it was just mine. he starts yelling if he hears people talking and no one is petting him. He’s like “Excuse me! I’m here as well”. Usually if you talk back he immediately settles and just looks 👁👄👁
@@hanneybeearts3537 awww your chins sound so cute!
@@Chinchillakingdom thank you! they are ❤️ our funny fluff balls 😊
I'm literally crying for the cuteness
ahaha ❤️
"chinchillas are not like dogs, they don't just listen to you when you tell them to do something" I could tell my dogs to sit and only one of them listens. I tell my chinchilla to sit and they listen lol. Has anyone else trained their chin? Its really hard tho
Yes! I have, soo difficult
@@billsbillsbillsss7783 What tricks did you teach your chinnie?
@@mickeymouse2854 sit and roll over
aww that's so adorable! 🥰
@@Chinchillakingdom Thank you!
OH. MY. GOD. I JUST CLICKED ON A VIDEO AND NOW YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAV UA-camRS I WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR ADORABLE CHINCHILLA. (I have 4 right now and two others are already sold)
OH. MY. GOD. thank you for watching my video!!! And thank you for supporting the channel, it really means a lot!! ❤️❤️
wow, 4 chinchillas must keep you very busy!!!
@@Chinchillakingdom I'm glad I can support you, other chinchilla fans and all the chinnies out there =>
A good word to describe chinchilla intelligence is "persistent." They are *incredibly* persistent (even stubborn) haha :)
Thank you for making this 🙏🏽 was recently thinking about getting a chinchilla and this was very informative
Chinchillas can actually adjust to your sleep schedule like mine has!
that's very cool!
This just makes me appreciate my cat even more😆
I have PTSD and I was recommended to get a pet. Chinchillas are beautiful.
Don't get a chinchilla,i've had one,they are not good or friendly pets. They are wild animals. Brother,you should pray instead.
I got a snake, he helps with anxiety and grounds me
I used to have PTSD and my dog and chins helped me a lot but might be because I adore animals so being near them makes me feel better anyway!
@@Albert-oe3yg What was your experience with chinchillas like?
@@shirin8609 I must say,not very good,they are very loud at night,leace a loot of poop and when you leave them to wander in the house/apartament they also leave poop every 5 seconds.But,if you have the time and a house,i do think that you could buy one
Finally, someone who speaks the truth. I have chinchillas and this is exactly right lol bang on with your explaining, and it is nice to know that mine are the same :) ♥️♥️ really good video. Pandora is so cute!
Thanks for this! Thinking about getting one to keep me company 🥰
ooo yay! I'm very excited for you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
My chinchilla learned that when she started chirping at 2AM it was a surefire way to get my attention. So that became my life.
My chinchilla changed my life. I love her dearly.
Good video, there were some things I did not know, even though I studied animal psycholgy and keeping. Because there are just so many pets, especially rodents, chinchillas didn't get too much info. I used to keep gerbils and degus and miss having a pet at home, while my cat lives with my mom (cause its a lot nicer for her there ,as i dont have a balcony and mostly tilted roof windows, with no windowsill to sit on and I didnt want her to go through such a big, stressfull change, especially at her higher age) Chinchillas were pets I had considered for long, they are relatives to degus but there are some differences. One thing to consider though is that chinchillas should not be kept alone either. Like the majority of rodents except hamsters. Since in europe almost no one has air conditionioning and this roof apartment gets very hot, i wouldnt be able to keep the temperature down. Another reason why I havent gotten another pet yet, is that im quite sick often not feeling well, so I don't feel able to provide most pets with enough care and attention, as much as i would like to.
As a kid we had 500 of these guys and my brother and I earned money feeding, watering, giving them dust baths and changing their papers...I actually kind of miss the times when it was just me, the chinchillas and a radio just making sure they had the stuff they needed to be happy and comfortable. If one got out we had a little dog that would corner them for us to grab because they tended to get into spaces we couldn't easily get to. So, instead of them bolting as you crawled under something they would be focused on the dog who was more curious of them than anything.
My chinchilla litteraly destroied everything good I own but i can't got upset of her because she's to cute
ty for posting!! I'd rather not get a chinchilla now. sad, but the good is i'm informed more on this animal, and know i wouldn't be able to have one .
yes, chinchillas are definitely not for everyone! But good job for getting informed and doing research!
Very true on the escape cage bc on first day or like week they uh chewed on the bars and when the cage was open they try to hop out
My chinchilla chili is rlly affectionate and well behaved his original owner must of always played with him, chili greets me every morning comes up to the cage and just asks to be pet it’s so cute and he’ll chill on my chest one next to me on my bed and I clean his cage a lot I don’t mind I love the little dude I’d die for him and my room is always cool for him always the the best temp for him
As a former chin owner, I agree with all the above! lol I had 2 and the boy destroyed my 64 controller cable, ran his wheel and barked most of the night, chased the cats and assaulted them, chewed a hole in the wall, grabbed curtains and pulled them in to his cage and chewed them up, pooped every where etc. Still one of the best little pets ever.
I loved my chinchilla, but he got out once, and REFUSED to go back into his cage. So I tied a string to the door, and sat across the room. OMG! He kept jumping off, and on the door like he KNEW what would happen 💀 Eventually he went in, I yanked the string, and he went CRAZY inside trying to get out 🤣 🤣 🤣
Mine just screams in the middle of the night if I forgot to give him his treat
With them being smart. I remember I had one of those dog enclosed things so I could bring my chinchilla outside onto my back yard and she was calculating where she could escape and she managed to squeeze under the enclosed fence. Luckily it was easy to catch her and bring her back inside.
I learned the noise one the hard way, the first night I had him his wheel woke me up because it was so loud but eventually adapted to the noise and I sleep just fine and unfortunately became a heavy sleeper 😂
This is good info because I'm probably going to get a chinchilla on Christmas
I have a really good hack I use, I use the extension hand held part of a vacuum and just vacuum the cage! It’s so fast and easy
Very informative video! I’m trying to decide if I want to get a chinchilla!
Glad to hear that! If you do end up getting one, I'm very excited for yoU! XD
Pandora is so chill! 😍 my chinchillas wouldn't let me stroke them or handle them like that.
So adorable! Not a pet for me, though. Thank you for the video.
In Asia they are called Totoro. Expectation: Cute and fluffy.
Reality: They can grow plants, grow up to 7 feet tall and call on flying cat bus at nighttime.
I gotta say these are so accurate my mom has 6 chinchillas
My two chinchillas are rescues and they don’t like affection whatsoever. They will only let me stroke them but not under the chin or nose or anything. Their ears seem very ticklish aswell but all the ones I’ve seen online don’t even react when their owners touch their ears
The cost of chinnnies goes up as they get older. Their tummies get more sensitive as they age and vets are expensive. We only have one pet bc we want to afford the best care. I get nervous when people get chinnies but they wouldn’t be able to afford a vet visit in case of an emergency.
yes, one should never get a chinchilla without considering the prior costs! Thank you for this comment!
fek it if family member in danger worry about saving first, paying comes later
When my mom bought a chinchilla I was scard but if u have a long time with your chinchilla he will love u
What an adorable chinchilla ! Just might have to be careful about the wheel, it's actually not good for their back, since it doesn't suit the natural shape of their spine (so it can even become dangerous over time).
Mine never had this but will usually run in a chin-proof room for 1 to 2h a day ^^
Like with hamsters, I assume the wheel is only harmful if it is too small, which is what causes the back to bend downwards while running, causing back problems from long term exposure.
My own hamster will not run in a noisy wheel, and considering how extremely well all rodents hear and need to be alert, I'd say the wheel in the video is "harmful" in the sense that it must be very stressing for the chinchilla to run in such a noisy wheel.
My previous hamster also despised when a wheel was noisy.
Not having a wheel at all is also harmful, at least for hamsters as they run up to 9km every night and will thus be in need of exercise if they do not have a wheel.
I don't know about chinchillas, but considering they are prey animals, I assume they also spend a lot of time running in nature, and would need a proper substitute for that in captivity.
Hamsters are usually never comfortable with free roaming for more than 20 minutes at a time, and chinchillas seem to have the same need to feel safe. Thus I doubt that chinchillas like to be out for 1-2 hours straight every day, unless of course it's divided into 10-20 min intervals.
First!! I love your videos!! 😊💗
Yay! tysm for watching! 💕
Hi, I literally just got a chinchilla over a week and half ago from my friend. She’s living in a good environment right now and I’m still ordering her new things to play with. I’ve done a lot of research about a chinchilla, and my chinchillas cage is right next to where I sleep. I was wondering if chinchillas could get fleas or any other types of bugs on them, if so could you please give some tops to help prevent them. My parents would not let me keep her if she ends up getting fleas because I also have other animals in my room and do not want them to get fleas either. Thank you for the tips, I’m new to your channel and your channel is pretty useful to me! Thank you for taking proper care of your chinchilla as well, it looks so happy and comfortable where it’s at! God bless you!
Hello, I'm so happy for you! From my experience, it is rare that chinchilla will get flees simply because their fur is too dense, so the flees will suffocate 😂
One thing you do need to watch out for is ringworm. (it's not a worm, it's a fungus). If the environment that are in is not clean, the risk of getting ringworm is higher. But I'm sure you are going to take great care of her, so it shouldn’t be a problem! Oh and welcome to the channel! ❤️
@@Chinchillakingdom Thank you so much! I clean her cage around 2-3 times a day so she lives in a pretty clean cage!
@@carolinedrake7383 Wow! Squeaky clean!! 🧼
@@carolinedrake7383 chinchillas are one of the cleanest animals I've ever encountered. They don't cause a lot of allergies, they don't get bugs/mites (not saying they can't, but its rare), and they clean themselves very well. But they do poop....ALOT! Lol best of luck with your new friend!
Great vid!! It was so accurate lol
Yay, so happy to hear that! 😊
it really helpful video, Tks!
Thank you!
When my chin doesn’t wanna be pet he climbs up my arm and goes to my head
My chinchilla Garou almost never lets me pet him and only comes to me when I have sweets in hand, besides, he is the one that bites my things the most😫😫
Bite his things to assert dominance
Ok so i guess my chin is kinda like Pandora my chin one time i left her little door of her cage open and she bit the cage door and slid it open and got out at the middle of the night and i woke up too her on my head mean while i was sleeping i couldn't get her back in her cage that i had to get my older brother and thats my story of the great chinchilla escape
haha yeah they can find all sorts of creative ways to escape 😂
I feel like they are guinea pig+cat+annoyed detective who thought that they finally find a hole to get under the damn sofa but it disappear the next day.
Chinchillas are so much like guinea pigs; they even make the same noices haha. (Of course not the same, but very similar: poop a lot, chew a lot, like to hide and not be held for too long)
Getting good pictures of my chin are so much harder than photos of my dogs lol
4:03
Pandora: ok they don’t see me now this is my time
4:12
Pandora: now we eats curtain
4:21
Pandora: GET YOUR HAND OFF
4:22
Pandora: CURTAIN HIT ME
ahaha i love this!! 😂😂❤️❤️
i have always wanted a chinchilla
This was very helpful idk if I get a chinchilla 😅but this does help a bit so thank you.🌺
You said that chinchillas get scared easily and while I don't debate you at all, I had one chinchilla in my life and her name was Pixichew ( rip) And she wasn't afraid of ANYTHING. Dogs, people... not scared one bit! Sik
Our chinchillas never let us pet them. Ever. We do let them run pretty wild, so I'm sure that's it, but I sometimes wish they'd let us pet/hold them.
Could you do a video on everything you have for Pandora? I would love to see it! :)
Yes! This is a fantastic idea, I might make next Sunday's video on this topic :) Keep an eye out 🥰🥰
@@Chinchillakingdom Yay!!
@@mickeymouse2854 Check my most recent video for a surprise! 🥰🥰🥰
this reminds me of chinchilla notebook thank goodness you exist after she quit
I have never been around a chinchilla before, but if there is one thing I'd like to do before I die of old age in about 80 years time, it's to touch a chinchilla. I cannot possibly pass peacefully before I know just how soft they are.
They are so soft
Hey I’m curious why you use fleece, I used fleece for 6 years for my rats but changed when I read into how bad it is for ammonia control, since changing to kiln dried pine they’re much happier and love digging, whilst I don’t know whether chinchillas would like to dig I do know fleece isn’t good for ammonia control (from my own experience)
hmm that's interesting. Thank you for bring this up! I believe a lot of chinchilla owners use fleece because it is very clean and easy to manage (especially with the pee). The kiln dried pine would work as well, but will cost more in the long run. I think it's really up to personal choice. 😊
@@Chinchillakingdom oooo okay interesting! I’d guess they don’t chew as much as rats, they look very polite 🥺 my rats used to obliterate the fleece😅 I love chinchillas but unfortunately I’m allergic to hay and straw so couldn’t have them!
Also guinea pigs poop a lot too so yeah dont try getting one if you don't like cleaning poop three times a day
yup, rodents tend to poop a lot haha
Me and my boyfriend say that chinchillas are ADHD the animal, always moving easily bored. I'm autistic and ADD and my little Picchu is the perfect pet for me.
I feel like Chinchillas are like cats in some ways. Like, some are more cuddly then others. I use to have seven cats- (they're at my dad's house, I moved with my mom) and some of them were cuddly, some not, and some in between. I now have a chinchilla and chubs is very cuddly -w-
Big respect for auto-correct
I have rats ... what is the best pet ? My rats are getting old and would like to have a change of pet possibly ....
Thumbs up for rats and thumbs down for chincilla ... im ready for anything but I just wanna know what others think ^-^
Thank you!
Thanks for the video i loved it you and pandora are so so nice and i love chinchilla so iike .
So glad you liked it! 🥰
These soooo apply to degu too!
awwww yee! XD
I agree
i agree too
One thing to add for thr messiness is the dust baths: dust is everywhere. I have to dust near my chinny's cage area almost everyday
Ppl:dont feed your chinchilla fruits
My chinchilla:eats fruit and other food
They are cute but so high maintenance....But I love them😀
facts! ❤️❤️
Back then..a kangourou was in love with a rabbit who fall in love with a mouse...
And Bam..chincilla were from kabgaroo eggs...
Look at that fuzzy little baby.
I miss having chinnies.
awww yee, chinnies are floofly lil babies ❤️
“Under 76 degrees”
me in Florida: *sure*
Thanks for the info!
Glad this helped!
Chinchillas are very smart!
Thank you. Pandora is so adorable. I am a newly chinchillas breeder, so I also have the same feelings of yours. ^^;
Thank you! That was very helpful !
Pandora is so pretty! ❤
The chinchilla is so freaking cute
Very good info. I would recommend your video.
You need an exotic vet in NJ, maybe elsewhere too.
All animals are very smart.
I miss my chinchillas and degus. - RIP
My chinchilla is friendly she love me and me too because she is so so cute and happy all day ❤❤❤
Ahh yes, I want to snuggle with my Chin so bad, but I settle for being her jungle gym cause at least she is close to me. We finally got to a point where she enjoys me petting her, which felt like a huge milestone.
oh wow, that IS a loud wheel xD I have a tictac wheel. Sure...it cost me 120 dollar plus shipping lol. But it's silent :D