Chinchillas will freeze to death when the temperature is lower than 5 degrees Celsius. Generally, the lowest temperature that chinchillas can withstand is between 5-10 degrees Celsius. Although chinchillas’ thick hair can keep out the cold, if they live below 5 degrees Celsius for a long time, they will freeze to death. Areas can still cause chinchillas to catch colds and become sick until death. Therefore, when chinchillas live in the north, they must pay attention to keeping warm and cold in winter.

Cold protection measures for raising chinchillas

1. In winter, you can put some cotton and straw in the chinchilla’s nest to keep warm. You can also put some cotton and straw in the chinchilla’s nest. Place a heater next to the nest to ensure a warm and comfortable living environment for chinchillas and avoid catching colds.

2. When raising chinchillas in winter, you can also feed them high-calorie foods such as peanuts and melon seeds to supplement fat energy so that they can survive the winter smoothly and safely.

3. If it is in a particularly cold environment, it can also be given appropriate light to improve its physical fitness.