A Few Chinchilla Facts I Discovered

Recently, I found some interesting facts about chinchillas and would like to share them on here. I figured that chinchillas are very adaptive when it comes to sleep and can sleep in the tiniest of holes, crevices or spaces. Other than that, whenever they get frightened, chinchillas release a patch of fur, mainly to escape the grasp of a predator. The hair grows back after sometime.

Being devoid of dander, one of the leading causes of pet-related allergies, chinchillas are preferred as pets. In the wild, chinchillas often live in groups that carry up to 100 members. They are highly social animals and can ‘die’ of boredom. In the wild, the predators of chinchillas include birds of prey, felines, skunks, snakes and canines.

Other than that, I've come to realize that chinchillas are prone to dental disease, especially if they do not have a proper diet. Chinchillas have a similar hearing range to that of the humans. They can hear the same tones and pitches as us, although their ears are a lot more sensitive. This little creatures also have 20 hypsodontic teeth! The basic four things chinchillas need are playgrounds, playmates, housing and food. They are very social and these are basically everything a kid needs, or even an adult human for that matter.

Chins are very social by nature, they are also very active, if your chin doesn’t move enough, doesn’t have toys to chew on and ramps to climb and jump on she will slow down her metabolism, eat less, lose fur even and basically she will not have her natural habitat, and in order to make their life span longer you need to replicate everything you can from their natural habitat. If you slow them down you are shortening their life, literally.