A good treat to give your chin is plain cheerios. All of their excess hay and waste goes to this. I put 2 cardboard boxes together, the second with a 4" mouse hole as entrance after going into 1st one. There stomachs are not made to digest yogurt, and it can cause bloating, and sickness that can lead to death. as for fruits, while sugars are not ideal, certain fruits can be used in moderation. I have read that sometimes, this problem is inherited. First, pistachios are high in fat. My chinchilla, Chi chi doesn't get very many treats because it can make her have a better chance of having diabetes. The important thing is to make sure that your chinchilla continues to eat his regular food which is where the necessary nutrition comes from. I will let them have unsweetened cheerios and unsweetened shredded wheat. I have slightly altered what I do with the wood and added 10 to 15 minutes in a pressure cooker. Really? I love these little guys & just trying to do the right thing so they can live safe, happy & to the fullest. I feed my chinchilla Timothy pellets and Timothy hay once a day. Provide your pet with chinchilla pellets and timothy hay everyday. Not to be rude but a lot of people don't know this, I've been around animals all my life and have had a lot of success in wildlife rescue My uncle use to ranch them for their fur and I hated him for that, now I spend my life trying to save them. I know I bitched about those who flame others but everything about that suggestions screams fatty liver disease and digestive upset. Timmothy hay is the best and should be their main food source. I agree with Katherine. We live in West Virginia, rescued them from a friend who lives close. Patience is required & they come to u. I mainly give my chinnies the stuff that is free in the garden in summer. I saw on you tube that I can give her some. Just want to make sure that the New Zealanders out there no that a cheerio is a wheat bran type cereal and not a small red sausage -Lol, I give my chins a raisin once a week but just 1 or 2 at the most some Wil let their chins have 1 or 2 up to 3 times a week but chins are susceptible to diabetes and fits because of high sugar content I have 1 chin that can't have anything treat-like.Anything with a hugh water content like carrots and apple can cause diarrhoea which is horrible for the chin & the owner-I dehydrate slices of apple myself so I no what's in it this can be done in the oven if you don't have a dehydrator and banana chips are ok as a treat but rarely-You want to treat them as you love them but chins are different than any other furry pet yourve had give them a peice of wood to chew and a sand bath as a treat and a run round your home everyday and they'll be the happiest chins around-Good luck their awsum furry pals/ family members lol. Just because by some miracle your chinchilla is still alive does not mean it's good, and by you passing on all of this bad information you're only putting other people's chinchillas lives at risk. The corn is extremely detrimental to their stomachs and their overall health Just an extra note I thought I would leave since I didn't see corn on the bad list. If their teeth gets too long, they cant eat and can die. You think outside of the box, that's always a good thing. Dried Clover: safe i think, but in moderation Now all I give him is plenty of timothy hay and Oxbow chinchilla diet daily. Water can help when your chinchilla is too hot. For something that is sweet to them and a bit healthier than corn, try dried veggie bits, often sold for people (some places sell them for parrots too)- it usually has green and red pepper, carrot, peas and tomato, and some have jalapeo,which some chins love and some hate- most of mine love the teeny tiny bits of mild ones in the bags of veggies I get. crap. They stand on the apple-wood stick bridge I made by drilling all sticks on both sides to hang with ceiling wire. Just wanted to tell you how much I loved your story. What Vegetables Can Chinchillas Eat? [List] - Your Chinchilla Pet Care Be it pellets and hay/pellets, forage and hay or forage and hay only. Red Clover Flowers: ^ Fresh fruits are 100% off-limits. Louie is. i have had a chinchilla for 2 years and we have given him stuff like apples( fresh) and cheerrios and strawberrys and carrotts and peppers and stuff like that.

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