Maybe you like the cute Chinchilla baby, but as a novice, I also hope to raise a healthy chinchilla, so how to choose a healthy chinchilla? What should I pay attention to when choosing? Just follow the editor to learn about purchasing chinchillas!

How to choose a healthy chinchilla?

1. Body shape

The body shape is short and round, and there is no large area defect in the fur. The small area of hair shortage may be molted or rubbed off.

Look at the overall cat body: Chinchilla's body hair is thin, dense and uniform, and there is no exposed skin or human-like dandruff after blowing the cat body hair away with the mouth , Tail hair should be thin and stiff, no lack of hair and dandruff-like objects. (Note: Chinchillas that lack hair may have fungus or hair-biting disease, remember)

2. Color of the chinchilla

No matter what color of chinchilla, choose a lively and active nature. The running and jumping movements are flexible, and the walking does not shake or sway. This is healthy, and the active movement should not be too exaggerated. After normal play, it can be stopped. Do not have sudden hair bites, mania, crazy jumping, biting cages and other phenomena. Usually, chinchillas sleep during the day. Like a timid chinchilla, when a stranger is approaching, it will panic, squeak from time to time, and sometimes even lose hair because of fear. It is a normal phenomenon.

3. Eyes

There is no smear around the eyes of Chinchillas, no redness and swelling. Do not pick chinchillas with a lot of yellow-green eye stains, or redness around the eyes, as the eyes may be inflamed.

4. Anus

The anus of chinchillas should be clean, without loose stools or dirt. Normal chinchilla feces should be hard, oval about half a centimeter long, dark green or dark brown, otherwise there will be symptoms of indigestion. And can urinate, defecate normally, without frequent urination. Otherwise, male cats with congenital frequent urination and inability to urinate smoothly may be infertile.

5. Teeth

Totoro's two incisors should be the same length, just like human's. But the only difference is that its teeth should be yellow, can be covered by the lips, no teeth. Chinchillas that are white and salivating because of their teeth are too long to eat and may have gingivitis. And chinchillas should have no damage to the whole body, the tail is upturned, the limbs are symmetrical and there is no deformity, and they can open their mouths to eat normally.

6. Tail

Grab the chinchilla's tail with your right hand and place it on your left arm. Blow on the back of the chinchilla, it is better that no obvious skin can be seen after the fur is scattered, otherwise it means that the breed is not good.

7. Gender

Relatively speaking, male chinchillas are better tempered than female chinchillas, and female chinchillas are more prone to nervousness and irritability during the breeding season. If you don't plan to breed, buy male chinchillas first. Buy a pair of chinchillas. If the females are not 8 months old, they must be kept in separate cages. Premature pregnancy can easily lead to dystocia.

8. Age

The last point, and the most important point, is that the suitable breeding age is more than 3 months. Female cats are prone to health problems and a higher mortality rate.

9. Excrement

The excrement of a healthy chinchilla should be dark brown oblong with high hardness. If you find that the chinchilla's stool is soft or loose, it means that the chinchilla is sick, so don't buy it.

What should I pay attention to when choosing?

1. Buyers should prepare cages, toys and food for chinchillas in advance. Don't buy a chinchilla first, take it far away to buy supplies, and don't make up with inappropriate cages. To ensure that the living environment of chinchillas cannot be lower than minus 5 degrees for a long time, and it must not be higher than 28 degrees above zero;

2. Every chinchilla is born timid. The chinchilla sniffs it, pleases it with snacks, and then asks the chinchilla's original owner to take it out of the cage and slowly hand it into his own hands. Chinchillas nibbling their fingers is a tentative behavior. Buyers must not panic and frighten the cat.

3. Use stable equipment to bring chinchillas home (for example, do not let chinchillas roll around on fixed circular equipment, and the equipment should be able to hold two chinchillas. It is most suitable, and there should be enough ventilation holes around. Sawdust must be placed in the appliance for warmth and practical grass. Remember, chinchillas stay in temporary carrying equipment (such as a covered cat bath tub) for no more than 3 hours. hours, otherwise it will be very dangerous.

I believe that many friends who love chinchillas have a certain understanding of how to choose a healthy chinchilla, and also have a clearer understanding of what to pay attention to when choosing I hope the above content can help you!