How about raising a chinchilla?

Totoro is easy to raise. The feeding method of chinchillas is as follows:

1, cage

My neighbor totoro needs some space to stretch, so it needs a bigger cage. In addition, my neighbor totoro likes to be clean and needs to keep the cage dry and clean.

2. cold pad?

Totoro's hair is thick, and it will get heatstroke if it exceeds 28. If possible, you can turn on the air conditioner, and then put some summer mats and a small fan.

3. Molar calculus

Totoro's teeth will continue to grow, so it is necessary to insist on grinding teeth to ensure health, otherwise the long front teeth will make it difficult for Totoro to chew and affect health.

4. Feelings with my neighbor totoro

My neighbor totoro is very timid. In nature, it belongs to the animals at the bottom of the pyramid and needs a certain sense of security from its owner. My neighbor totoro should put the cage in a quiet corner away from light when he comes home, and the owner had better not disturb it. Once you are familiar with my neighbor totoro, you can have physical contact with it. But remember, if it makes a mistake, don't hit it, or it will make my neighbor totoro rebellious towards you.

5, the correct way to take a bath

The thickness of the bath powder covers the bottom of the whole bath container, preferably about 3-5 cm thick. After using the sand bath, pick out the dirty things, expose them to the sun for dozens of minutes, and then save them for next use. After reusing 10 times, throw away the new one.

6. food

Totoro's food is mainly ladder grass and alfalfa hay. Wheat, barley grass and oats can be used as auxiliary hay for chinchillas. But chinchillas can't eat weeds and fresh grass.

First of all, chinchilla

Gray mouse: it is a general term for rodents, ciliates and ciliates.

The short-tailed chinchilla is large, with a body length of 30-38 cm and a tail length of about 10 cm. The long-tailed chinchilla is small, with a body length of 24 ~ 28 cm and a tail length of 14 ~ 15 cm. Generally, female rats weigh 5 10 ~ 7 10g, while male rats weigh 425~570g. The first half is like a rabbit, the second half is like a mouse, with big and blunt ears and fluffy tail. Eyes are bright, and there are many long beards on both sides of the nose. The fur of the standard chinchilla is blue-gray, the abdomen gradually fades to white, and the abdomen has a clearly demarcated white belt.

This species is gregarious, docile and nocturnal. It is a rabbit-sized chipmunk, native to the Andes in South America. It is famous for its soft and beautiful fur, and it is on the verge of extinction because of being hunted by humans.

Second, living habits.

Mu Si is gentle, does not bite people, likes to live in groups, is good at jumping, and is timid and afraid of being disturbed. He is used to sleeping peacefully during the day and foraging at night, and likes to lie on his back in a cage and bask in the soft sunshine. Usually, men and women get along well with each other and rarely quarrel, and fighting only happens occasionally during the breeding season. When female and male chinchillas mate, they will make a soft "cooing" sound like pigeons.

Hairy mice like dry and cool environment, and the suitable temperature is 2 ~ 30℃, and the temperature below zero or above 30℃ is not suitable for their growth. Too much rain, high humidity and cold wind are bad for the growth and development of chinchillas. Therefore, most chinchillas are kept indoors in a dark environment.

My neighbor totoro likes to eat fresh and juicy plants, as well as bark, hay and seeds. Under artificial feeding conditions, hay, grain and green feed, or compound feed are usually fed. The feed intake of adult chinchillas is about 5% ~ 6% of body weight. My neighbor totoro eats like a squirrel. It sits on its hind legs, grabs food with its forelimbs and feeds it into its mouth bit by bit. The life span of chinchillas is generally 15 ~ 20 years, of which 8 ~ 10 years is fertile. ?

Sand bath is the most important habit of my neighbor totoro. I like to roll around in the sand table and clean my body, and I have the habit of being bitten by rodents.

Third, the level of protection

It was listed in the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species IUCN)2008 (VER 3. 1- Vulnerable (Vu)).