PROS & CONS of Owning a CHINCHILLA

No video

PROS & CONS of Owning a CHINCHILLA | CUTE BUT MESSY!?

Рет қаралды 48,077

Chin Villain

Күн бұрын

Пікірлер: 95

@ChinVillain 4 жыл бұрын

It sounds all fun and games having such an adorable creature, but they can be little fluffy monsters! Like this video if you agree!I Playtime is one of my favorite topics! LIKE this video if you give you chinchillas playtime! My chinchillas always spend their time either scared or on a mission to escape and don't get me started on them trying to chew kick board trim! Anyways, I want to know all about your experiences with playtime! COMMENT BELOW all of your experiences good or bad and if anyone has any stellar setups, tell me all about! Thank you so much for watching! Make sure to download your FREE CHINCHILLA CARE GUIDE in the link below! bit.ly/38nBLVo

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

@Yicheng Wu Haha! Sounds like you know the struggles!

@AurandtFamily 4 жыл бұрын

Cute video! 💜 Rabbits are odorless too! (Rabbits are also lagomorphs not rodents.) Rabbits groom themselves like cats. The smell usually associated with rabbits is actually their pee, poop, and cecotropes.

@ChinVillain 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Makes sense why I know people that complain about it now!

@catmommippy2403 2 жыл бұрын

I was gunna make this comment too haha. You clean out their litter box often and your good to go!

@user-zh8oy2dz8m Жыл бұрын

I don’t know why I click this video but I look like a guinea pig and A hamster

@user-zh8oy2dz8m Жыл бұрын

I meant I actually want a pet guinea pig and a pet hamster 🐹🐹

@alexgibson4666 2 жыл бұрын

my chinchilla was an impulse buy but i have changed a lot of my daily routine to be able to own one it takes a lot of work but in the end it’s amazing to have them as pets!!! 😊

@facelessdex9909 Жыл бұрын

ive been told all my life that my chinchillla, ollie, would only live to 10, my buddy is 14 and i got so dang happy when i found out he has many years left with me

@my.lil.goobers Жыл бұрын

I recenty got a Chinchilla these are very true although I am still learning about the care for Chinchillas and your videos are just what I need thanks!

@kate-myteacher-harris3809 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE my chinchillas!! They are sisters and are a pair. I agree with the mess with the hay!!!!! However, I found the guineadad hay and it sounds weird but it is so clean!! Also give lots of love and playtime and they hop out of their cage and into my hands. ❤️

@taylorhart6272 3 жыл бұрын

i’m thinking about getting a chinchilla and mess has never been an issue with me my bunnies can be the worst sometimes but it always ends up being worth it in the long one ( my bunnies are also free roam so sometimes i walk into my room and there’s a mess all over my floor ) 😭😭😭

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Haha. I believe it. Chinchilla's are not as potty-trainable as a rabbit unfortunately.

@808vlogs7 3 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised this video doesn’t have more likes

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate this! ♥️

@thewhimsicalmajesticb9302 3 жыл бұрын

I am really really wanting to get a Chinchilla but quickly discovered during research it’s best to house two together. So I am investing in a two story cage/enclosure and I already have a play pen similar to that you have shown in the video. I also am doing tons and tons of research, along with making sure we also purchase a window air conditioner where they will be. As I live in California, and we have a swamp cooler and so we’re investing in an air conditioner.

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you are doing everything you can for your new furbabies. Hopefully I can give you some tips. Chinchillas can be housed alone as long as you give them enough attention. However, if you decide to get two chinchillas, I would suggested getting an already bonded pair or contacting the breeder and asking them to bond them for you! It will be a lot less stressful for you as there is no guarantee that they will successfully bond up. Also, if you do decide on two, make sure that if there is a problem that they can be separated. I would also say that since you are in a warmer climate, I would get the ac unit and make sure that you can get a room under 72 degrees Fahrenheit as chinchillas are very sensitive to temperature. Please let me know if you have any questions at all that I can help you with!

@wolfhernedez7739 2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to replace my daughter's bunnies bc the poop was getting way out of hand. But thanks to this, I will not be getting one!

@twinkle7879 2 жыл бұрын

I always keep mine in the basement and it’s always cool down there so he never has to worry about overheating

@ACockatielsSong Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine had a chinchilla and just by jumping from shelf to shelf in the cage, poop would go flying everywhere because there would be poop on the shelves. That would be the only negative thing I would say about chins. Except they are too cute!

@Dat1eevee 3 жыл бұрын

I had a bunny and he would run out his cage trying to look for me when he hears my voice

@qee787 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you start you video with that epic 'Oh My Gawddd' 🤣 I really want chinchillas buttt i found out they are not suitable for me- sadly :'

@ChinVillain 4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! Thanks! They are cute but are such a mess! Sorry, about not being able to own them right now! Hopefully, I can provide an optimal dosage of floof so you can live your desire of owning a chinchilla through me!

@jac1161 3 жыл бұрын

That's an AWESOME beginning hahaha. Dying laughing. So true.

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

RIGHT!? They are poop machines! Haha!

@palomajean3967 Жыл бұрын

Such an informative video! Rats and ferrets are usually odorless as well, if your ferret is smelling you’re bathing it to often, a ferret should only be bathed like 2 times a YEAR during shedding seasons, and rats should NEVER be bathed if they smell it’s usually because their cage isn’t clean or they peed in one of their beds which means it’s probably time for a spot clean :) hope this was helpful!

@oliviabandish6761 4 жыл бұрын

“ Fluffy little monsters” XD

@ChinVillain 4 жыл бұрын

Accurate representation! 😎

@user-oq2uc6mw3v 11 ай бұрын

I am getting two baby chinchillas next week and your videos help me get ready for them

@bunnycare101 7 ай бұрын

did you get them?

@dirtbikeboy3309 3 жыл бұрын

I had a gerbil and would throw all his bedding across the room🤣🤣🤣

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Yes... It's the digging with my chinchillas. Haha!

@JulioRegis 2 жыл бұрын

Looking to get my first one ... When you said escape artist it reminded me of my hamster I would catch it in the act it was hilarious seeing him find places he could potentially squeeze through...

@dirtbikeboy3309 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly chinchillas look easier to take care than my gerbil

@samibenabdallah3659 6 ай бұрын

TY!

@myajohnson5643 3 жыл бұрын

OK this is my icon of my Chinchilla named Charlotte so this is kind of a story since you tell me that they were nocturnal Charlotte being nocturnal help me so when I go to the chiller I thought it was slick the same time as me but Charlotte was nocturnal but it actually help meSo when I was younger I always had trouble sleeping because I was afraid of the dark my parents always had to sleep with me or I will cry or want to go to sleep at the same time and I was very very very tired in the morning and I couldn’t function so used to go to sleep in but when I go chinchilla it helps me because I was afraid to sleep by myself and I was afraid to sleep on my arm and now I’m not because she actually hurt me a lot

@bryanrose1793 Жыл бұрын

PLEEEZE HELP!!! 🙏 I got 2 sister chinchillas, 3 days ago. One seems to be adjusting pretty well, so far. But her sister has me worried. I have 3 concerns...😟 1. How can tell if she is eating and drinking water or not? 2. How can I teel if they are getting along or not? The reason I ask is that they were always together, but today they are separated. 3. How can I make her feel happy and not so scared? She constantly stays in the hut and always scurries when I enter the room. And her ears are folded down, as if she is depressed. 😥 I would appreciate any and all advice. 🙇‍♂ Thank you

@ATF.California Жыл бұрын

Well idk how your cage is set up but answer to 1st question: pay attention to how much food, hay water you give her to see if she eating it if she is pooping and peeing a lot then she is eating fine. Second question: female chins are the aggressive ones males are more chill females are super territorial so if you want to check if they get along grab one female get her close to the other female to see how she reacts if she throws her pee at her then no they won’t get along but if u want them to get along the way I do it is put them in a pet carrier bag together take them for a 30 min car ride once the ride is over they should be able to get along. Question 3: all chins males and females get scared when anyone walks past them they are pray animals so they are super cautious They are active during night and sleep and tired during day A way to cheer them up treats and dust baths and play with them.

@-somebody-unknown-9065 Жыл бұрын

I have to chinchillas, one I call my “little piggie” because she is a pink white chinchilla, so it looks like she has a pig nose! Plus she always finds a way to find some form of treat. 😂 I admit she is a big chunky. My other chinchilla I call “The Bebe” because she is smaller then the other, and she acts more baby-ish We highly suspect she has some mental issues because she seems a bit delayed and she has had multiple seizures randomly, and got super sick out of the blue. But it doesn’t hold her back! (Plus Little Piggie is always by her side ❤)

@nuviia2045 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I am maby getting two chinchillas and i was wondering if its best to have to females or to males in the same cage? Good video BTW

@kimvalenta9135 3 жыл бұрын

Me wait... Only 48 people give they're chinchilla Play time out of 1100....

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, playtime is definitely optional because it could be dangerous. =]

@petr79 3 жыл бұрын

Got 2 males, 10 months old. Still need to modify their ramps and shelter, replacing them with wooden ones. Waiting for orders to arrive. Have to devote 10-15 minutes à day to clean their cage and the surroundings. Sometimes they can empty the whole hay without eating it. After few days they got used to their environment and don't cry or become scared at my presence. Ineed to get them to a vet for a first checkup because they sold them to me cheaply (both for 120 euro) but without receipt or medical card, so I have to issue a new one. I have both AC and dehumidifier fortunately.

@Emmybee444 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is a old video but ferrets are in the family Mustelids and are Carnivores.

@NAMEREDACTED-lg4bw Жыл бұрын

I love animals! 💗

@stormpower 2 жыл бұрын

nice video!!! Thx!

@XxKittyMewMewXx9 Жыл бұрын

My bf and I have a chin and he learned how to push his water bottle out of the cage until we finally moved it and he can't anymore. We also think he's a hoarder now cause a bunch of his chew toys were around and in his house and my bf moved them all to give him space, but then he gathered them all up again immediately.

@fluffydragonslayer3688 Жыл бұрын

i bet an air purifyer next to the cage would help mitigate some of the dust/hair storm

@nyxkc6083 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Doll thanks. F.Y.I you are such a beautiful girl! 🌸

@missemzofficial Жыл бұрын

I live in the UK and 90% of the time it's cold here , I don't have ac but would I be able to use a fan to circulate around the room? Also tiles in the cage too

@xfallen_chinchillax Жыл бұрын

3:12 ear piercing?? On a chinchilla???

@Solomon0424 3 жыл бұрын

4:58 Cats are like that.

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Cats are snakes! 🐍

@rosebibby7547 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I’m training to become a child care worker and I’m also interested in getting a chinchilla what time of day do they like to interact so I can plan my routine

@Mafu_Akitokinnie 2 жыл бұрын

Hello i just wanted to ask, does anyone know why my chinchilla bites her cage and is desperate to get out? Everytime i let her out and i put her back in her cage she bites it and tries to escape being desperate abt it, meanwhile the other chinchilla loves her cage?

@jayeburd8184 2 жыл бұрын

Do you want one more. Mine is not odorless...the entire room is stinky :( If I clean his cage it lasts for two days max. He's so cute but I'm about to have a baby and being sensitive to smells was horrible. So I can't have him in the same room where the baby is going to be....this is difficult. I did replace two Internet cables because he chewed them up twice lol

@nickywarner5826 2 жыл бұрын

This cooooooooooooooolllll

@beeswaxyt9760 Жыл бұрын

Is it ok to have a plastic wheel or does it need to be wood?

@alizandytorres274 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had a chinchilla my parents won’t let me get one I have to wait till all my pets die and I have a turtle bird fish hamster cat and a dog and my turtle is going to last like 95 years so that’s gonna go well

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Yes.... but once you move out of your parents house you can have more control over which animals you keep! So there's still hope. 😉 Just make sure you can provide the best care for each one!

@user-hj5uf5sn5h 3 жыл бұрын

What was the shiny thing on your white chinchillas ear?

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

It's an ear tag that the breeder used to tell her apart from her siblings. I talk about it in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/madjiJZz0raRp4U.html

@davidenns7810 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Lizziebun2008 Жыл бұрын

rabbits are also pretty much odorless lol.

@808vlogs7 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been wanting to get a chinchilla for a wile I’m just trying to save up

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

They are so worth it! I am thinking about doing a video about chinchilla care on a budget. Would that be helpful?

@808vlogs7 3 жыл бұрын

YEAH that would actually be a great help for me

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

@@808vlogs7 Awesome! I'll start researching and make a video for you!

@stephenpowell5912 Жыл бұрын

❤💖🥰😍🤩

@myajohnson5643 3 жыл бұрын

So you might see in my icon a this is my chinchilla named Charlotte if you tell me about the pros and cons of a chinchilla so about being nocturnal well this is the story of Charlotte actually helping me go to bed when I was lies to be terrified of the dark and terrified of going to sleep my parents always had to stay with me in the bed or I would not go to sleep but when I go I can chela she stayed in my room and she helped me a lot because I knew that I was sleeping with somebody and when she was right next to my bed I felt comfortable and I slept so early and my parents were so so so happy that I didn’t have to sleep with them anymore

@nature_rabbits5370 4 ай бұрын

I have rabbits I can handle anything

@tinnnytintin 3 жыл бұрын

How much is good chinchilla food? Edit: I did some calculations and if your chinchilla lives 20 years it’s going to cost about 800+ dollars in food.

@ChinVillain 3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are a big financial commitment! Here is the food I get them.... www.chewy.com/oxbow-essentials-chinchilla-deluxe/dp/123577

@finchie_team3708 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm i have one black and a white chinchilla 🤔 one devil and angel?😶

@yellowsnoweater8899 2 жыл бұрын

So there a over sized hamster

@n.semivivus9272 Жыл бұрын

Ferrets aren't rodents.

@stewiepid4385 3 ай бұрын

Actually, Ferrets are 10 times messier.

@PeacheIIe 3 жыл бұрын

Rabbits and ferrets aren't rodents lmao.

@DavidYoel13 8 ай бұрын

Rabbits and ferrets are not rodens 🤦‍♂️

@itsjustmai4917 2 жыл бұрын

ferrets aren’t rodents lol

@bodiesliikemaps 2 жыл бұрын

True, but neither are rabbits (lagomorphs). She means well tho lol

@victorrubio9085 2 жыл бұрын

And it is not for me 😂.

@xnimoeee8410 2 жыл бұрын

Please take that awful water bottle out of the cage and get a water bowl These water bottles are bad for them and other animals They don't get so much water out of them at once, their posture isn't natural at all and they look awful SURE you can have more space with them and the water doesn't get dirty But they are NOT GOOD PLEASE

@ChinVillain 2 жыл бұрын

Adding a water bowl is unsafe for a chinchilla as they can tip the bowl over or fall into the bowl and get wet. It is very dangerous for a chinchilla to get wet as their fur is very dense which makes it harder for chinchillas to dry. This extra moisture that gets trapped under their fur can cause fugus or infection. As a water bowl may be a better option for other rodent species, I would suggest using a glass water bottle for chinchillas as you do not run the risk of them getting wet. In addition, chinchillas are native to desert-like environments and will generally get most of their water from their food, however in captivity their food is dried which means we must offer a water source but they generally do not need a lot of water.

@jacquiacomics819 2 жыл бұрын

Mine tore the covers off several old books I had... didn't even realize he had been sneaking up on the upper shelves of the bookcase until it was too late... He's fine... the books not so much.