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Basic Chinchilla Tips

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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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
Perhaps we could call this species aomething other than "fur seal"? (Photo credit below.)87

Fur or Fur Free?

Where do you stand on the fur industry?

22 comments    conservation womens clothing
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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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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...

61 comments    chinchilla chinchilla abscess
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Signs and Treatment of Wet-tail in Hamsters

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...

266 comments    mice hamster rat
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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,...

10 comments    family pets exotic 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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Not All Bedding is Safe for a Chinchilla Cage

Two chinchillas, Pedro DePacas and Spicoli, have inspired me to write this hubpage. It is important to know what is safe to put in a chinchilla cage, or any cage for that matter. Just because something is in...

0 comments    pet safety pine shavings
Mice work best - or sleep best - in numbers!73

Facts You Never Knew About Mice

Umm, is that a trick question? Am I a man – implying I’m brave – or a mouse – implying I’m highly intelligent, fast, strong, flexible, vigilant, a great climber with exceptional sense of smell,...

0 comments    black fast species
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