@@chinpalsalso you have to don't kill them 1.If he is running near with you, look under feets 2.Don't let them take water bath 3.they like to eat everything
I own 4, they are a lot of work. And yes, they truly want nothing to do with you lol. Absolutely love my puff balls though. Dust and very fine hair proximal to the cage Emergency 'power out' small cage in basement.
I used to have 3, they are super cute and fluffy and a great conversation starter. However... they shit a **lot,** up to 200 times a day, they cant eat certain woods so they need specific wood chip bedding, sticks to chew on, pummus rock which is a porous volcanic rock. they can and will run under your feet as your walking. They sleep pretty much all day and are nocturnal so they will be running everywhere and making noise late night. They are smart and stubborn so they will find super weird spots to hide if you arent careful (under your fridge, behind desks/dressers etc), they absolutely *cannot* get wet since their fur is so dense (around 200 hairs per follicle, humans have 1-2). They cant be put in the same cage because they will fight, unless theyre from the same litter, they will still fight sometimes though. Theyre really cool though
The second I learned chinnies don't wanna smuggle, I went for a rabbit instead. Every pet is perfect, but not every owner is perfect! Great job taking care of them.
Yeh rabbits pee does bother us a bit but since our helper cleans it and bunny have their separate room so , no problem we are chill and can cuddle for some minutes in bed as well.
Thank you for sharing the urgent reality of owning chinchillas. I had to Summer my sister's Chinchillas on year because she couldn't get her house cool enough. She also had real Marble slabs for her Chillers to lay on because Marble stays cooler than the actual room temp. It helps bunches. Thes are very sensitive creatures with super specific needs that have to be met! They don't do well being overly handled and they will literally throw hair off if they are stressed. She obviously takes excellent care of her Chillers but they are Not for everyone & this video is very factual & accurate. They require specific food, specific amounts, very few snacks, volcanic ash to dust/ bath themselves in, very cool temps, low stress, very clean cages, etc. Please read up on many sites for care before considering buying one. 💕🐭
I agree, you have to research. People think because they are small cage type creatures they are perfect first pets for children. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have a pet rabbit and compared to my dog she is so much work and if I hadn’t done my research I could have very easily killed her by simply feeding her the wrong thing.
@carmengogeidnas9670 the power of well-timed food is an amazing thing. I socialized all mine. Did shoulder or hoodie training (hoodie training is for them to chill either in the hood of a hoodie or the big front pocket)with them, basic manners, etc etc. My first chin... I went into a pet store one day and he was there. Gorgeous ebony & silver boy. He was a store pet because as the owner said: "We can't in good conscience inflict him on anyone." 🤣 He *loved* me, sat on my shoulder, hung out with me. I kept visiting him at the store and after about the 5th time they said, "Clearly this is your animal. He hates everyone else." And that's how I went down the chinchilla hole, which is way worse than a rabbit hole
@carmengogeidnas9670 I just thought of something - a lot of the animals raised by the fur trade don't make great pets unless socialized when young over generations. Mink, foxes, chinchillas, sable, martens are some that come to mind. Most common pets have been kept as pets for generations. Chins might only be a generation or two or three out of the fur farm, so pet qualities haven't been selected for over time with the breeding. They're bred for fur, not personality. I can say by the time I got to the third generation with the color morphs I was breeding for the pet trade, they were very desirable little beasts because I didn't release them from my care until they were hoodie trained. I had several boys I desensitized to the point where I could take them just about anywhere, and they sorta became de facto Chinchilla Ambassadors lol. My first chin, an ebony/silver boy, ended up almost bomb proof. Could take him just about anywhere. Had a travel box he liked if he wanted to get away from people. Otherwise he'd be on shoulder, top of my head, hoodie hood, or hoodie pocket. I always had to emphasize to people that Teekin was not a typical chin and to not go get one based on meeting him.
@@eviedevi.dym? Air condition requires electricity. Temperature regulation requires electricity. Filtration systems require electricity and more. You need consistant electricity for these animals, otherwise they’ll die. It’s usually reccomended to have mutliple back up generators.
@@eviedevi. chinchillas are from the Andes mountains and live at very high altitudes. They do not tolerate temps above 72F and humidity is a huge issue as well. This also contributes to their very restrictive diets - if you like to give food treats to pets chins are NOT for you lol Edit: I’d also like to thank you for asking your question - without the knowledge it’s easy to think they are like bunnies or rats
@@junebunny0712 I have never enjoyed summer less than when I had my Chinchilla Wednesday. That being said, she was 100% worth the stress. Hands down single most wonderful companion I’ve ever had the pleasure of caring for.
PSA they live about 20 YEARS. DO NOT GET A CHINCHILLA WITHOUT BEING 100% CERTAIN YOU WILL DEDICATE THE NEXT 20 YEARS TO LOVING AND CARING FOR IT. If that's not the type of person you are, and the chinchilla will end up neglected or surrendered to a shelter or new owners, GET A DIFFERENT PET.
Oh, I never knew they need cool temperatures! But I just read that if they’re in hot or humid weather, they can get sick and DIE 💔😭 Important info for anyone thinking of getting one!
I used to have a chinchilla and I didn't even know this! He lived for a long time though, so I guess we were lucky to be in a country that doesn't get very warm.
If you need reliability, get rid of the nest stat. Something like an ecobee or honeywell T6 will give you all the same features, but the thermostat won't glitch out on you nearly as often. Seasoned HVAC contractor, those things are junk and cause nothing but issues.
Ty for this I have been looking into getting smart home stuff and wasn’t sure what to get aside from a nest. I live in Texas and have geckos so if my system glitched out it could actually kill them (the kind of geckos I have die if 80°+)
They like warmth sometimes too. Its as thereputic as long as the surrounding air is cool. For example, while I play Xbox, mine loves to stand I’m front of the fan
Chinchillas are nocturnal rodents it turns out, so if you treat their sleep schedule like a cat's, then that chin will always greet you (usually at sundown/sunup).
I think it's funny that #1 is what I knew, growing up. My mom's review was always "they're very nervous animals, they don't want to hang out." Which was an excellent deterrent when that _isn't_ what you're looking for!
When I was a teenager, I worked on a chinchilla ranch. This lady had over 200 chinchillas, and the cages were not cleaned often enough. So I'd say another thing that's often not said is they can get reeeeallly stinky if their cages aren't kept super clean.
@@chinpalsif you have natural gas or propane it's an 'easy' very low maintenance way to go. It routinely does a check on itself to make sure it's good. It will kick on automatically and swap over power when it detects an outage. The whole installation is pricey; the generator and switch gear is like 7k, and install is another 3k. Otherwise gasoline is the other option, manual, servicing and routine checks to make sure it's good.
I used to pet sit for chinchillas (also cats owned by the same person) and I loved spending time with the chins. They weren’t cuddly since they were rarely held or interacted with and were rather skittish. However, pet sitting really opened my eyes to the responsibility of owning them and they made so much mess! The chins are housed in the owners walkout basement, which is quite cool so the entire time you’re cleaning the chins or spending time with them, you’re absolutely freezing.
Yessss the arctic and the dehumidifier lolllll too true. Man yours at least let you hold them for a second longer than mine. Chaos only lets me get him if he's escaped the play pen and he'll sit still in shock for a second after being caught lolll.
Don't forget the cost, the special things they need, their habit of chewing on everything they can possibly get hold of, the never-ending supply of little poops everywhere... At least they live a lot longer compared to the other furry little things that steal your heart, then destroy it when they pass...💔
lmao the last part hits. A friend gifted me a freaking white mice that I ended up adoring (I never knew they can have personalities other than just poop and eat lol so it was a shock that I ended up loving its company) I bought so much supplies and houses that were for hamsters because I loved the little guy and I wanted to give him new stuffs to play with T.T. I had no idea they could only live for like a year...
Here's to answer everyone's questions. The first one is just a random fact, but not all of them are like that. The second one is also a fact; I started off with two chinchillas and ended up with nine (I gave them all away though). The third one is a downside of having chinchillas; they're very messy. But if you clean their cage every day then you should be fine. The fourth one is because chinchilla's fur is so thick that you need to keep your house cold for them. If you like a cold house then you'll be fine. The fifth one is because since chinchillas need to be cool, if your power goes out then so does your air, and a chinchilla would die of heat stroke if that happened.
I love this. They sound like most bunnies, but a step over. I really appreciate when content creators take their pets seriously like that. I very much contemplated chinchillas before settling on freeroam bunners as pets now that I am adult. I might still go for them in the future, especially now that I have found a veterinarian specialized in exotics and with an extra interest in rodents, lagomorphs and the like. Those vets can be far in-between and are never "budget". Thank you. Your flufflings are absolutely enchanting! ❤
My band geek ass just sitting here trying to figure out if this Mario rendition was nothing but bassoons or if there was a soprano sax hidden in there somewhere
I have a chinchilla but I think I'm going to sell her because I get overwhelmed sometimes on taking care of her and I feel like she have a better home somewhere else if they put more effort into making sure she gets what she needs and gets enough play time and stuff like that and I people who have chinchillas have a lot of responsibility
@@chinpals I'm honored you noticed my comment! I love your channel. 😊 My boy's name is Teddy and he's a year and a half old dark ebony. I'm convinced he's actually a duckling in a chinchilla's body with how his personality is. 😆
@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago I used to raise color morphs for the pet trade. At one point I had 29. You think they're antisocial as pets - try keeping the males alive cuz the females do not play around. It is possible to have multiple chins in one cage, but then their delicate little legs run more risk of damage if multiple chins are ramping off the sides of the cage at the same time. And we still love the furry little sociopaths
Not true guinea pigs are awesome and lovey, the few I've had were attached to me within days and were super fun, they would sing to me or for me when they missed me, and I ended up taping pics of myself to the wall behind their living arrangement (series of cages amd habitats all interconnected into a guinea pig mansion of sorts) and my bestest baby would sleep as close to my pic as he could get when I wasn't home. It was adorable. It was a good trick to help them throughout the days I had to work away from home. They were a blast and as long as they've been handled and socialized, they are great pets. Sadly, too many are neglected and end up scared and in pain from the lack of care... Heartbreaking they're just lover who want to be loved... :(
@charlidabomb3723 INCREDIBLY true. It's the unfortunate side effect of people thinking that a 'caged critter' is less responsibility and, therefore, more suitable for a child's first pet. Something I desperately wish pet shops were more vocal about... or even cared about, for that matter, even a fraction as much as they do their bottom line. Point is, if you want easy and child friendly... Get them a teddy bear, not a living creature. And if you yourself don't have the time, money, or desire to properly take care of a living creature... Then please, save yourself the hassel, save yourself the ever growing financial investment that has a return of 0$ but lots of love, and save yourself the possible animal neglect charges... Or at the very least, the neglectful truth you will carry in your subconscious (so long as you aren't a straight up psychopath) that will come from acquiring a caged pet of ANY kind under the delusion that they will be less of a mess, less money, or less physically or emotionally needy than any other animal. Because you are lying to yourself if you do... For example, you mentioned "pain"... Not enough people understand how horrible a lack of love can be on a guinea pig. That love is evident to anyone who DOES take proper care of theirs but may be lost on those who have never seen it to begin with due to their neglect. Just as importantly, how when you love something, you think more about it's comfort, thereby avoiding the truly painful effects that those who lack love for theirs often overlook. Thereby causing pain to them, even if they do happen to try to care for them physically. It's easy to overlook things like unkept fur and specially the condition of their teeth and claws. They may be seen as 'skittish' or even 'unfriendly' because they might bite or run into a corner (as they likely don't have housing if they are mistreated) when they see you. Whereas a well cared for and well loved one, runs OUT of their housing and straight to the side of their environment to greet you with bright eyes and the very adorable, albeit quite loud, song of the Guinea Pig! Singing its little heart out with excitement, wondering what fresh veggies you brought him today. 😭 Sorry, writing this reminded me of the one my daddy raised when I was little, how much that little guy loved him, and all the things my dad taught me about them. From not feeding them the many things that are either toxic or just plain useless, the constant need for nail care and trimmings, and the certain foods and treats that make a visible difference in keeping their teeth in check. Even what's best to use as bedding, how often to clean their environments, and why it can be so beneficial to live in farm-country if you own one. Lol, my goodness, those little creatures can truly make a full-grown man fall in love with them, huh? When you know how special the heart of a well cared for and beloved Guinea pig is... It just hurts that much more to know more guinea pigs are in bad living situations than healthy ones. Heck, that's not even mentioning the number of people who simply aren't appreciating them or seeing them as deserving of a well suited and capable adult owner. As opposed to a neglectful child, that likely hasn't even developed empathy yet.
Very very true , there definitely not good for anyone who thinks they can cuddle and chill with them , I have two and I feel like we just live together cos we have too 😂 forever cleaning there mess. And how there poo manages to get to places they ain't been I will never know!
You can! It helps if they're socialized when they're little, where you get them definitely plays a part. I had chinchillas for 13 years, always got them from a breeder, and they all genuinely enjoyed human attention. Some were cuddlier than others but they all liked to hang out.
@ashtonraether5215 agree , just saying there not like cats or other social animals that will just chill and sleep next to etc. My 2 are only 6 months old and they jump all over me etc and run around but dnt like to be held etc. Every chin is different tho like all animals no matter how there raised in my opinion its just down to the individual animal.
Chinchillas have been placed on the forbidden to own list in European countries. These creatures are not pets! They need specialist care, which most people are not able to give them.
This is spot on. Our chins have their own play room in the basement that keeps them safe, cool, and allows them to run around safely during free time. They also want nothing to do without you and would rather you not touch them lol
