Chinchilla fur comes in many colors, the most common ones include standard gray, velvet black, light black, etc., and the rarer ones include pure black chinchilla, purple chinchilla, pure white chinchilla, etc. The specific color of a chinchilla is determined by the genes of its parents. For example, a standard gray chinchilla has two gray chromosomes in its body, while a pure black chinchilla has two black chromosomes. The baby born from the combination of the two will appear black. , dark black, light black, pure black, and standard gray four colors.

Notes on chinchilla breeding

1. The breeding of chinchillas cannot be determined according to the owner’s preferences. During the mating process, if they do it at will If combined, there is a high probability of causing miscarriage and stillbirth in chinchillas.

2. Totoro, except that the standard gray will definitely match the standard gray, in other cases, several colors will appear with probability. Therefore, when breeding, we need to select the color we want the baby to appear in, and then make effective selections based on the existing breeding cats.

3. The gestation period of chinchillas is relatively long, about 110-120 days, and the lactation period will be about 45 days. The owner should not let the chinchilla give birth frequently, as this will affect the chinchilla's health.