The grey-blue chinchilla is very similar to the standard grey chinchilla, with the same white belly and grey back, but with a lighter shade of grey.

The pigments of most of the blue genes in gray-blue chinchillas are not easy to see. People who don't understand will think it is a light-colored gray chinchilla, but they can be distinguished by comparing the color of the ears.

Chinese name: gray-blue chinchilla

Common name alias: chinchilla, long-tailed chinchilla, chinchilla

English name

Latin name: Chinchilla laniger

Geographical distribution: Andes, South America

Reproduction: Viviparous

Weight: Male 400-500g/Female 450-800g; Body Length 20-25cm; Tail Length 7-15cm Squirrel is very similar, long-tailed and short-tailed, small and fat, with head The head is like a rabbit, and the tail is like a squirrel. The chinchilla has large, bright eyes, many whiskers of different lengths on the side of the nose, and is sensitive to touch. The ears are large, thin, and bluntly rounded. The forelimbs are short with 5 toes, and the hind legs are strong with 4 toes and are good at jumping. The hair on the back and sides of the chinchilla is gray-blue (and some other artificially cultivated colors), and the abdomen gradually fades to white.

The chinchilla likes a dry and cool environment, preferably 5-25°C, and does not like it Strong direct sunlight, nocturnal, nocturnal animal. Its temperament is docile, timid, likes a quiet environment, sensitive to the surrounding environment, when frightened, it emits a long alarm sound like crying; when angry, it emits a sound like snake hissing or purring; It makes a soft "coo" sound like a dove when mating. The female Chinchilla is dominant in the group, if the male and female bite Frame, the general female wins. But when males and females are raised together, they get along very harmoniously and rarely fight. It sits on its hind limbs and uses the small claws of its front limbs to bring food to its mouth.