How to Feed Chinchillas

Most people don't realize that chinchillas eat with their hands and may even throw their food from time to time. (This is only cute when you are tiny and furry.) Keep your chin happy and healthy with the right diet.

Things You'll Need

  • Hay
  • Rabbit Pellets
  • Dried Fruits
  • Alfalfa
  • Chinchilla Water Feeders
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Instructions

    • 1

      Feed your chinchilla commercially prepared rabbit pellets as its main diet; these are made using a more newly researched formula than chin pellets. Mix the pellets with grass hay and alfalfa.

    • 2

      Provide 2 tbsp. of food a day.

    • 3

      Give dried fruits as treats, but in moderation. These supplements should be only 10 percent of your chinchilla's entire food intake.

    • 4

      Supply a drinking valve and change the water daily.