No matter what the pet is, if it is not properly trained, it is very rare that a pet will return to a specific point for excretion. Some Chinchillas even excrete in their own food bowls, which has a great impact on the Chinchilla's environment and food hygiene. So if you want to train your chinchilla to defecate, what are the training methods and precautions? Let's take a look!

How to train my chinchilla to defecate?

Step 1: Fixed cat litter box

You need to prepare a Chinchilla fixed cat litter box and place it in a fixed place at home. The cat litter box can be made by yourself or purchased in the market, and then you can put a layer of cat litter in the litter box.

Step 2: Familiarize yourself with the litter box

In daily life, the breeder should let the chinchilla familiar with the litter box first. First, you can catch the chinchilla and put it in the sandbox, then gently pat its head and buttocks, and tell it that this is where it will go to the toilet later. Although chinchillas don't know what you mean at first, but after training and understanding it will gradually understand.

Step 3: Master the time and regularity of the cat's urination

Master the time and regularity of the chinchilla's urination and defecation. Before the chinchilla has formed a good habit, pay close attention to it The behavior of chinchillas. If it is found that the chinchilla has signs of urination and defecation, it is necessary to guide the chinchilla in time or catch it in a fixed litter box and let it defecate.

Step 4: Clean up the litter box

The dirt in the litter box should be cleaned up in time, but the smell of chinchilla defecation and urine should also be left in the litter box. , This can attract chinchillas to defecate, and it is more conducive to chinchillas to develop the habit of defecation in a fixed litter box.