Newborn Chinchilla Today

Female chinchillas will have a very difficult time providing for large litters so in these cases you might need to rotate kits being fed hand feed or give babies to foster chinchillas.

Newborn chinchilla today. A group of chinchillas is called a herd. Nearly every pet chinchilla in the united states today is a direct descendant of 11 chinchillas that chapman brought to the country. We have been breeding since 2004 with it all starting with just one pair. Most pets arrive at shelters because the owner had to move could no longer afford the pet had a death in the family or simply gave up the responsibly of being a care taker for a chinchilla.

During the delivery loki dances and rolls around. Using their tail as counter balance these little acrobatic creatures are capable of jumping upwards of 6 feet. With their bushy tails tiny ears long whiskers and adorably fluffy fur the little creatures can truly make you say awww in fact it is said that the chinchilla fur is the softest out of all land mammals. Foster chinchillas refer to other female chinchillas who have recently given birth.

This newborn chinchilla is a girl and her name is mimi. Chinchillas can give birth to as many as seven kits but it s very rare. As your chinchilla continues to grow the weight guidelines will change. Because of this these animals take dust baths and should never take wet baths.

Newborn kits are born with hair and with their eyes open. Chinchillas are without a doubt one of the most adorable animal species ever. Today mochi gave birth to two adorable baby chinchillas loki poki. Our chinchillas are only produced from the highest quality animals from the best breeders across the us europe russia and other areas across the world.

Since baby chinchillas are fragile creatures. This video captures mochi giving birth to poki loki s younger brother. Chinchillas have some of the densest fur coats out of all mammals. We are located in eau claire wisconsin but travel quite often making deliveries possible for your new chinchilla.

Proper weight guidelines for baby chinchilla s as a rule of thumb baby chinchillas should weigh approximately 30 60g. There are some bedding options that can be fatal for your baby chinchillas such as cedar and pine bedding. Therefore if you have a wired cage then make sure to place solid flooring to cover the wired ground.