Chinchillas As Pets龙猫作为宠物

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You may wish to consider a chinchilla as a possible pet.你不妨考虑灰鼠作为一个可能的宠物。 They are of the rodent family, (but it doesn't seem that way).它们是啮齿动物的家庭， （但它似乎没有这种方式） 。

Also known as "chins" they have incredible velvety fir, and they resemble a chubby squirrel with Mickey mouse type ears.也被称为“下巴”他们难以置信的天鹅绒般的杉树，它们类似于一个胖乎乎的松鼠与米老鼠型的耳朵。 They are nocturnal, although they do get up and play alot during the day.它们是夜间，但他们做起来，并发挥了许多在白天进行。 Chins are very smart and playful, and I'm told can be trained.下巴是很聪明的和好玩，并告诉我可以训练。 They are also very clean,so their cage area doesn't tend to stink as many other types of caged animals can.他们也很干净，所以他们的笼子面积不容易发臭的许多其他类型的笼动物。

I got my first pair of chinchillas, as adults, a proven breeding pair.我我第一次对灰鼠，作为成人，证明配对繁殖。 They were nice enough but they never really did bond with us.他们不够好，但他们从来没有真的债券与我们联系。 We ended up having 3 litters total.我们上涨了3款物总额。 They usually have 1-3 babies (also known as kits), and their pregnancy is 111 days (about 4 months), which is very long gestation period for an animal that size.他们通常有1-3婴儿（也称为包） ，以及其怀孕111天（约4个月） ，这是很长的酝酿期的动物，大小。

The babies are born fully formed, "ready to go" you might say.在婴儿出生完全形成， “准备好了， ”你或许会这样说。 Fully furred, eyes opened, running around.充分furred ，眼睛开了，跑。 They can even eat adult food almost from day 1, although they prefer to nurse.它们甚至可以吃成人食品几乎从第1天，但他们更喜欢护士。

Chinchillas eat prepared chinchilla food that comes in a pellet form.龙猫准备灰鼠吃食物，是在一个球的形式。 They also need 1 raisin a day (which they LOVE!).他们还需要一葡萄干一天（他们的爱！ ） 。 Every few days it's a good idea to give them a dust bath.每隔几天这是一个好主意给他们一个尘埃洗澡。 You can purchase"chinchilla dust" at a pet store.您可以购买“灰鼠灰尘”在一家宠物商店。 You put it in a bowl and they dive in, roll and kick up a fuss, and is pure delight to watch.你把它放在一碗，他们在跳水，推出并启动了一个大惊小怪，是纯粹的喜悦观看。 Company always love to watch "Ittle bittle" take her bath.公司一直很喜欢看“小bittle ”带她洗澡。

The real joy for us came as we kept one of the babies, we later sold mom and dad.真正的喜悦，我们来到我们保持一个婴儿，我们后来卖给妈妈和爸爸。 She bonded really well with us, she was handled a lot from birth on.她保税真的很好我们，她处理了不少从出生的。 She has been one of the BEST pets I've ever had (of any kind of animal).她一直一个最佳的宠物我已经过（任何种类的动物） 。 She is playful, friendly, never bites, when she "barks" its a quiet, cute kind of bark.她是调皮，友好，从来没有咬，当她“树皮”的一个安静，可爱的树皮。 A whole lot of personality and character she is.整个大量的品格和人格的她。

Chins are more playful type pets, than a sit down lap type animal.下巴更好玩型的宠物，比坐下圈型的动物。 I would recommend getting a baby if you decide to get a chinchilla.我将建议得到婴儿如果您决定得到灰鼠。 They usually run about $100.它们通常运行约100美元。 in the US for a pet, but that price can vary a lot.在美国的宠物，但价格不能更改了很多东西。 Try to purchase one from a reputable breeder.尝试购买一名来自信誉种鸡。

Another very nice quality about chins as pets, is they have no claws or fingernails.另一个非常不错的下巴质量作为宠物，是他们没有爪子或指甲。 They have these little soft pads on the bottom of their feet, so you don't get scratched.他们这些小软衬垫底部的脚，所以你不要刮伤。 I wouldn't recommend them with small children however, as young children could easily hurt a chinchilla.我不会推荐他们年幼子女然而，由于年幼子女可以很容易地伤害灰鼠。

They have a life span of about 25-30 years.他们有寿命约为25-30年。 They do need to live indoors, or climate type controlled setting.他们确实需要生活在室内，或气候类型控制设置。 Chins come in a variety of colors but the standard gray color is the most common, and the other, more rare colors will cost more usually.下巴有多种颜色，但灰色的标准颜色是最常见的，以及其他更为少见的色彩将更加通常成本。 Because of their very long life span, be sure you're ready for that commitment before getting one however.因为他们很长的寿命，确保您准备好为这个承诺才不过之一。

I found when I was trying to sell the babies that most people had no idea of what a chinchilla was, or had even seen them.我发现当我试图出售的婴儿，大多数人已经不知道什么是灰鼠的，甚至看到他们。 That made it a bit difficult to find homes at times, although with such few babies, this wasn't a problem.这使得它有点难以找到家园时，尽管这种几个孩子，这不是一个问题。 The people who did come to purchase a chin had this 1 thing in common: all of them had either owned a chinchilla previously, or had a close friend who did and had been around them.人们谁也来购买一个下巴有这种一共同点：他们都可以拥有一个灰鼠以前，或有亲密的朋友和谁没有了他们身边。 That really says something about this type of animal for a pet.这真的说一些这种类型的动物为宠物。

I would however, if you do decide to purchase a chinchilla, get only one and not a pair.但是我想，如果你决定购买灰鼠，获取只有一个，而不是一对。 If you have one, they bond much better to their human owner (you), than if you have a pair.如果你有一个，它们债券好得多，以他们的人权所有者（你） ，比如果你有一对。 That's probably the biggest reason why the original pair never bonded much to us, because they were so closely bonded to themselves.这可能是最大的原因原来对许多从未保税我们，因为他们是如此紧密的关系，以自己。

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