How long does it take to keep a chinchilla close to people?

Use the following method and it will be enough in one week.

1) Frequently pass food to the chinchilla with your hands. For example, feed the chinchilla grass pellets and dry food as staple food, and feed it hay as snacks with your hands; or when the chinchilla is hungry, you can give the food first Give it to him to eat, and then put it in the food bowl

2) After a few days, give the food to the chinchilla as usual, then put the food in the palm of your hand, put your hand on the door of the cage, and let the chinchilla smell it by itself . After the first few days of hand-feeding training, chinchillas at this time will usually smell the owner's palm, and then tentatively climb up the palm to get food. Be sure not to move at this time and continue to put food in the palm of your hand, so that the chinchilla feels that it is safe to eat in the palm of your hand.

3) After a few days of palm feeding, when the chinchilla habitually squats in your palm to eat, gently stroke its forehead or chin with your other hand (note, don’t touch it in a hurry first). Back, some chinchillas really hate people touching their back). After a few days of this, the chinchilla will be happy to squat on your hand to feed and enjoy your caress at the same time

When you complete steps 1} to 3), you are already halfway successful! come on!

4) Then, when the chinchilla squats on your hand to eat, gently, slowly and steadily move your hand out of the cage door. The chinchilla feels the movement of the owner's hand and will I was a little panicked, but since it had been in the owner's hands for a long time, I should continue to eat with peace of mind after hesitating for a while.

5) When the chinchilla gets used to the gentle movement of the owner's hand, the owner can slowly and steadily move his hand to his chest, lean against his chest, and then continue to caress him gently and give him delicious food. , forming an embracing shape with your hands and arms. After doing this a few times, the chinchilla will get used to the owner's arms.

After completing steps 4) and 5), you will basically be considered successful.