The chinchilla raised at home is not a cat. It is a rodent. It is also known as American chinchilla, downy rat, chinchilla, etc. It is named because it looks like the chinchilla in Hayao Miyazaki's cartoons. Cats belong to the feline family and are widely used pets in families all over the world. They are different from chinchillas.

How to raise chinchillas

1. Prepare a suitable cage. The bigger the better, chinchillas have extremely strong jumping ability, and ordinary small cages cannot satisfy it. activity needs. A small cage will also make it feel oppressive, which will affect its physical and mental health over time.

2. The bottom of the cage is covered with good quality bedding. It is best to choose better quality bedding. Poor quality bedding will have a strong smell, and chinchillas have a very sensitive sense of smell, which can easily affect the health of chinchillas.

3. Feeding is divided into staple food, snacks and forage. The staple food should be selected appropriately. The staple food contains all the nutrients needed by the chinchilla’s body. The snacks are to increase the diversity of the chinchilla’s food. Feed as little as possible. , forage is to promote the digestion of chinchillas and prevent defecation difficulties, and can be fed alternately with the staple food.

4. Prepare teething sticks. Most of them are made of apple branches, which can supplement nutrition and grind teeth at the same time. Chinchillas also like to eat them, and they are very cost-effective.