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Fur or Fur Free?

Where do you stand on the fur industry?

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Common Chinchilla Ailments

Although chinchillas are relatively robust and hardy, they do succumb several common health concerns, most of which are preventable. The most common illness that a chinchilla will succumb is going to be...

59 comments    chinchilla chinchilla abscess
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Chinchilla Basics

Chinchillas are very unique amongst the small animal pet world. They look like a cross between a squirrel, rabbit, rat, and who knows what else, but in reality... It's just a chinchilla. A cute ball of fur. ...

33 comments    diet pets animals
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My Favorite Animals

Animals are a major group of multi-cellular organisms that make up the Animalia kingdom. Animals can range in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors, amongst other varieties. I will say that this kingdom amongst...

9 comments    pets dogs animal
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Chinchilla Cages - What to Put Inside Your Chinchilla's Cage

Chinchilla Cage - Midwest 142 Ferret Nation Double-Level Ferret Cage with Ramps Chinchilla cages can easily be livened up with chinchilla toys, accessories, and essentials. Let's talk about what you can put...

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Hamsters With Wet-tail

Hamsters are not the only small animal that can get "wet-tail," but they are the most common small animal to succumb to it. Chinchillas, rabbits, gerbils, rats, and mice, can all get wet-tail, as it is caused...

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Chinchilla Health & First Aid

Chinchillas may look foreign and exotic.. Well, that's because they are. They're not your average fancy rat or lop bunny, but in terms of anatomy, they do have the same basic anatomy of the smaller sized...

17 comments    first aid chinchilla
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Caring for Small Animals: Hamsters, Mice, Rats, & Chinchillas

When referring to small animals as pets, it tends to represent any small mammal pet, such as hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, chinchillas, degus, etc. Small animals are great...

18 comments    pets hamsters pet rat
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Be Careful When You Choose a Chinchilla Cage

There is a difference between a hamster cage and a chinchilla cage. I've seen a lot of cases where people do not realize this. The 1’ x 1’ x 1’ cage that you see in the pet stores is good, if you...

0 comments    rodent chinchillas chinchilla
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Chinchilla Facts - You Should Know Prior To Getting Your Pet

Did you know that the chinchilla was named after the Chincha people of the Andes region of the Andes Mountains in South America. Chinchilla actually means "little Chincha". Around the end of the 19th century,...

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